Open Source Arduino IDE AlternativesTop IDEs and other similar apps like Arduino IDE

The best open source alternative to Arduino IDE is PlatformIO. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Arduino IDE and 13 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Arduino IDE are Arduino Eclipse plugin, ArduinoEditor, UECIDE and OneWare Studio.

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  1. PlatformIO icon
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    An open source ecosystem for IoT development. Cross-platform IDE and unified debugger. Remote unit testing and firmware updates.

    20 PlatformIO alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • CLion
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Eclipse
    • Qt Creator
    • Vim
    • Sublime Text
    • GNU Emacs
    • NetBeans
    • Atom
    • Microsoft Visual Studio
     
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  2. Where Arduino meets Eclipse.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Arduino IDE
    • Eclipse
     
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  3. Arduino Editor is a modern development environment for Arduino projects built on the Clang toolchain. It provides fast and precise code completion, smart navigation tools, real-time error highlighting, and full support for multi-file Arduino sketches.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  4. UECIDE icon
     11 likes

    Universal Embedded Computing IDE - UECIDE is aiming to be a generic IDE based on the Arduino IDE which can easilly support ALL the available boards.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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  5. OneWare Studio is the next generation IDE for electronics development. It supports a broad range of development languages including VHDL, Verilog, C++, and more. It is designed to streamline electronics development with features like a high-speed simulation viewer and advanced...

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
     
  6. Ktechlab icon
     28 likes

    KTechLab is an IDE for microcontrollers and electronics. It supports circuit simulation, program development for microcontrollers and simulating the programmed microcontroller together with its application circuit.

    29 Ktechlab alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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  7. XOD icon
     1 like

    A visual programming language for microcontrollers. Like code, but better.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
     
  8. Arduino Studio is a new open source development environment for the Arduino Programming Language. Instead of a monolithic architecture and a centralized development model, Arduino Studio take advantage of Adobe Brackets Editor's pluggable system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Brackets
     
  9. roobuilder icon
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    It's a cross between Glade / Visual Studio — the idea is that most 'action' code for an application is actually quite simple - so entering the code on the event handlers for a widget makes the proximity of code to action better.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  10. codebender icon
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    Program your arduino online. codebender is a web platform for hackers, makers and artists. Code, store and manage your Arduino sketches on the cloud, and even compile and flash them to your Arduino. Right from your browser.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Wia icon
     2 likes

    We help developers build things and connect them to the Internet through our IoT cloud platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  12. WinAVR icon
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    WinAVR (tm) is a suite of executable, open source software development tools for the Atmel AVR series of RISC microprocessors hosted on the Windows platform. Includes the GNU GCC compiler for C and C++.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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