Open Source Delphi Alternatives for Windows

There are many alternatives to Delphi for Windows if you are looking for a replacement. The best open source Windows alternative is Lazarus. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Delphi and 16 are open source and available for Windows so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Windows alternatives to Delphi are PyCharm, MonoDevelop, KDevelop and Free Pascal.

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  1. Lazarus icon
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    Lazarus is a cross-platform IDE for the Free Pascal compiler. It tries to offer a Delphi-like programming experience through its own 'Lazarus Component Library' and supporting many platforms like Windows, OSX, Linux, BSD, Android, iOS and more.

    32 Lazarus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • OpenSolaris
     
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    Lazarus vs Delphi Comments
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    Lazarus uses pascal language like Delphi and lazarus use many visual component Delphi use, components with the same name and in the same place delphi has it, I'm so glad find here an alternative to this program

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    Because it supports very simmilar Object Pascal dialect and can convert projects from Embarcadero Delphi to Lazarus projects.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Lazarus is Free and Open SourceDelphi is Paid and Proprietary
  2. PyCharm icon
     298 likes

    Cross-platform IDE for Python and Django with refactoring capabilities, code completion, VCS integration, deployment, issue tracking, remote debugging, and Community Edition, though lacking database support and web technologies.

    58 PyCharm alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  3. MonoDevelop icon
     127 likes

    MonoDevelop enables developers to write desktop and web applications on Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. It also makes it easy to port .NET applications created with Visual Studio to Linux and Mac OS X maintaining a single code base for all platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • .NET Framework
    • Xamarin Studio
     
  4. KDevelop icon
     81 likes

    A cross-platform IDE for C, C++, Python, QML/JavaScript and PHP.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • KDE Plasma
    • Flathub
    • Snapcraft
     
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    KDevelop vs Delphi Comments
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    Linux support, KDE integration, open source, not Microsoft, not organized crime.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • KDevelop is Free and Open SourceDelphi is Paid and Proprietary
    • KDevelop is LightweightDelphi is not according to our users
  5. Free Pascal icon
     39 likes

    Free Pascal (aka FPK Pascal) is a 32 and 64 bit professional Pascal and Object Pascal compiler. It is available for different processors: Intel x86, Amd64/x86_64, PowerPC, PowerPC64, Sparc, ARM.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Windows Mobile
    • BSD
    • AROS
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • MorphOS
     
  6. Ultimate++ icon
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    Ultimate++, also called U++, is a C++ cross-platform rapid application development framework focused on programmers productivity. It includes a set of libraries (GUI, SQL, etc..), and an integrated development environment.

    58 Ultimate++ alternatives

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  7. SharpDevelop icon
     81 likes

    #develop (short for SharpDevelop) is a free IDE for C#, VB.NET and Boo projects on Microsoft's .NET platform. It is open-source, and you can download both sourcecode and executables.

    25 SharpDevelop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
     
  8. Jmix icon
     67 likes

    Jmix provides powerful full stack architecture along with Rapid Application Development tools for easy start and fast development of modern business web applications.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. CodeTyphon icon
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    CodeTyphon is a fork/distribution of Lazarus with thousands of Lazarus/Free Pascal components bundled into distribution and with own Lazarus expansion features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    CodeTyphon vs Delphi Comments
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    Similar to Lazarus except CodeTyphon has many more of the Delphi expected components.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • CodeTyphon is Free and Open SourceDelphi is Paid and Proprietary
  10. Ecere SDK icon
     15 likes

    A cross-platform Software Development Kit including a GUI toolkit, a 2D/3D graphics engine, a networking library, an audio output library, an IDE, a compiler for the eC programming language, and more.

    56 Ecere SDK alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. OpenXava icon
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    OpenXava is a Web Java Framework for Rapid Development of Enterprise Applications.

    29 OpenXava alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12. GNU Pascal icon
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    The GNU Pascal Compiler (GPC) is, as the name says, the Pascal compiler of the GNU family

    7 GNU Pascal alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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