Arduino IDE Alternatives for Linux

Alternatives list

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   PlatformIO

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

   18 PlatformIO alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • IDE

   Origin

   • Estonia
   • EU

   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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   Nuncio Bitis

   Negative comment•Dec 3, 2025

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   PlatformIO doesn't have definitions for the ESP32-S3-DevKitC-1. They force you to use the DevKitM-1, which is different. Also, PlatformIO doesn't have a full set of BLE libraries (e.g. doesn't support BLE descriptors)

   jamilsonjunior

   Positive comment•Mar 27, 2017

   0

   More complete than Arduino IDE.

   littlegreenrock

   Negative comment•Jun 15, 2024

   0

   Installation and setup is impossible

   

   

   • Most users think PlatformIO is a great Arduino IDE alternative.

   • PlatformIO is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Arduino IDE.

   • PlatformIO is the most popular Open Source alternative to Arduino IDE.

   • PlatformIO is Free and Open SourceArduino IDE is also Free and Open Source
2. Arduino Eclipse plugin

    10 likes

   Where Arduino meets Eclipse.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • IDE

   Origin

   • Netherlands
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Arduino IDE
   • Eclipse

   

   

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   Guest

   Positive comment•May 26, 2018

   1

   It is a professional multiplatform extensible development environment that lets you create Arduino sketches at nearly the same ease as the Arduino IDE and keep nearly the full power of the professional development environment. Think about refactoring, unit testing, debugging...

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   Guest

   Negative comment•Nov 26, 2015

   -1

   Absolutely completely different

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   • Most users think Arduino Eclipse plugin is a great Arduino IDE alternative.

   • Arduino Eclipse plugin is Free and Open SourceArduino IDE is also Free and Open Source
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   OneWare Studio

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   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

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • IDE

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Mac
   • Linux
   • Flathub
   • Flatpak
   • Snapcraft

   

   

   

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   UECIDE

    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

   • IDE

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux

   

   

   

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   Guest

   Positive comment•Sep 30, 2019

   1

   It supports the development of PIC µCs

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   

   • UECIDE is Free and Open SourceArduino IDE is also Free and Open Source
6. 

   

   Zerynth

    9 likes

   A set of software tools for designing embedded applications and IoT connected devices using any 32-bit microcontrollers and connecting to any cloud infrastructure. All in Python & hybrid C/Python language.

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • IDE

   Origin

   • Italy
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Android
   • iPhone

   

   

   

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   • Zerynth is the most popular Android & iPhone alternative to Arduino IDE.

   • Zerynth is Freemium and ProprietaryArduino IDE is Free and Open Source
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   Embeetle IDE

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   Embeetle is a new IDE for microcontrollers, built from scratch. It provides only the features you need for embedded programming, and makes those features intuitive.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application type

   • IDE

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Linux

   

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   Guest

   Positive comment•Apr 22, 2021

   0

   Embeetle shows all the code files that are hidden in Arduino.

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   

   • Embeetle IDE is Free and ProprietaryArduino IDE is Free and Open Source
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   Ktechlab

    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.

   28 Ktechlab alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Circuit Simulator
   • Electronic Design Automation Tool

   Origin

   • International

   Platforms

   • Linux

   

   

   

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   Guest

   Negative comment•Jul 15, 2015

   2

   Not compatible with atmel processors

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   

   • Most users think Ktechlab is a great Arduino IDE alternative.

   • Ktechlab is Free and Open SourceArduino IDE is also Free and Open Source
   • Ktechlab is Privacy focused and LightweightArduino IDE is not according to our users
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    Arduino Studio

     1 like

    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.

    17 Arduino Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Origin

    • Switzerland

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Brackets

    

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    Wia

     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)

    

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    • Wia is the most popular iPad, SaaS & Android Tablet alternative to Arduino IDE.

    • Wia is Free Personal and Open SourceArduino IDE is Free and Open Source
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    roobuilder

     1 like

    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

    • Free
    • Open Source (LGPL-3.0)

    Application type

    • IDE

    Origin

    • Hong Kong SAR China

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    

    

    

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    MaxBlox

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    MaxBlox is a complete application development platform. The entire system is web-based and allows the ability to build applications that operate over the web. This is architected as a Platform as a Service (PaaS) system.

    154 MaxBlox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    

    

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