Free C++ Builder Alternatives
The best free alternative to C++ Builder is Microsoft Visual Studio. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Code::Blocks or CodeLite. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to C++ Builder and 12 is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to C++ Builder are Bloodshed Dev-C++ (Free, Open Source), B4X (Freemium), React Studio (Freemium) and Cevelop (Free).
- Microsoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft. View 107 alternatives to Microsoft Visual Studio
- Free Personal • Proprietary
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- Windows
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- .NET Framework
Microsoft Visual Studio vs C++ Builder
It does not have a native GUI designer like C++ Builder. Yes you can use .NET framework but that is not native.Although I love VS, it is a set of IDE that comes with compilers, frameworks, etc. This is no RAD.MS VS is not RAD, doesn't have visual components like Borland product, anyway cannot be compared to BCB or being called alternative. It is just something different and I'm not sure, but I'm convinced those alternatives should be free. - Code::Blocks is a free C++ IDE built to meet the most demanding needs of its users. It is designed to be very extensible and fully configurable. View 59 alternatives to Code::Blocks
- Free • Open Source
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- BSD
- CodeLite is an open-source, cross platform IDE for the C/C++/PHP and Node.js programming languages. View 49 alternatives to CodeLite
- Bloodshed Dev-C++ is a full-featured Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for the C/C++ programming language. View 45 alternatives to Bloodshed Dev-C++
Discontinued
No longer developed. Last version, 5 Beta 9.2 (4.9.9.2), released on February 21th 2005, is still downloadable, but a maintained version of Dev-C++ with updated code is Orwell Dev-C++
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- Windows
- Cross platform development tools for native iOS, Android, desktop and server applications. B4X is a Rapid Application Development (RAD) tool for real world apps. The programming language is a modern version of Visual Basic. View 96 alternatives to B4X
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Create app flows and components. Express their properties and data linkage visually. View 7 alternatives to React Studio
- The C++ IDE for professional developers. View 84 alternatives to Cevelop
- Orwell Dev-C++ is a Portable (IDE) Integrated Development Environment and Compiler for the C++ programming language. View 39 alternatives to Orwell Dev-C++
Discontinued
The latest version is from April 2015. Project inactive for a while, see https://sourceforge.net/p/orwelldevcpp/forums/general/thread/ce51da27/
- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Microsoft Small Basic puts the fun back into computer programming. View 70 alternatives to Microsoft Small Basic
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