Eclipse AlternativesIDEs & Code Editors like Eclipse

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   Visual Studio Code

    1520 likes

   Free and extensible code editor with built-in Git support, smart IntelliSense, integrated debugger, 30,000+ extensions, works offline, supports markdown and syntax highlighting for numerous languages.

   245 Visual Studio Code alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • Code Editor
   • IDE

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Online
   • Chrome OS
   • Snapcraft
   • Chocolatey

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Top Positive Comment by Ola Johansson · Apr 20, 2018

   Visual Studio code has rapidly became one of the best cross platform editors on the market, i would say it sits in between a full fledged IDE and a more simple editor. I love it!

   Top Negative Comment by Guest · Oct 16, 2019

   VSC is a code editor, Eclipse is an IDE

   Positive comment by Guest · Feb 1, 2021

   Modern and customizable code editor, which adapts perfectly to the needs of each programmer and each project.

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   • Visual Studio Code is Free and ProprietaryEclipse is Free and Open Source
   • Visual Studio Code is a Code Editor Eclipse is an IDE
   • Visual Studio Code is CustomizableEclipse is not according to our users
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   VSCodium

    458 likes

   This repository contains a build file to generate FLOSS release binaries of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") project, the open source core of the proprietary Visual Studio Code.

   227 VSCodium alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (MIT)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Code Editor
   • IDE

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Flathub
   • Electron
   • Snapcraft
   • Homebrew
   • Chocolatey

   

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   Zed Editor

    153 likes

   Blazing fast code editor offering real-time multi-user collaboration, language-aware syntax highlighting, integrated terminal, multi-buffers for tab-free editing, built-in Vim mode, searchable outline, AI coding assistance, advanced keyboard commands, and cross-platform support.

   127 Zed Editor alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Freemium
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Code Editor
   • IDE

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Flathub
   • Flatpak

   • United States

   

   

   

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   HTMLPad

   HTML, CSS, JavaScript editor featuring AI-assisted code improvements, HTML validator, spell check, FTP access, snippet library, and multi-browser previews for effective web development.

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   Microsoft Visual Studio

    942 likes

   Microsoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for building diverse digital solutions. It supports over 36 programming languages, includes a code editor with IntelliSense, a debugger, and designers for GUI, web, and databases. The Community edition is free and integrates with GitHub Copilot.

   112 Microsoft Visual Studio alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free Personal
   • Proprietary

   Application typeApplication types

   • IDE
   • Code Editor

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Online
   • .NET Framework

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Microsoft Visual Studio vs Eclipse Comments

   Positive comment by externitoritus · Oct 5, 2016

   still the gold standard for C++

   Negative comment by Nuncio Bitis · May 31, 2021

   VS is only for Windows development. It's not meant for Mac or Linux.

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   • Microsoft Visual Studio is Free Personal and ProprietaryEclipse is Free and Open Source
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   Geany

    585 likes

   Geany is a powerful, stable and lightweight programmer's text editor that provides tons of useful features without bogging down your workflow.

   174 Geany alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application typeApplication types

   • Code Editor
   • Text Editor

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Snapcraft
   • Flathub
   • PortableApps.com
   • Flatpak
   • Haiku

   • Germany
   • EU

   

   

   

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   Geany vs Eclipse Comments

   Positive comment by Guest · Oct 29, 2016

   lite weight, close to code

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   • Geany is Free and Open SourceEclipse is also Free and Open Source
   • Geany is a Code Editor Eclipse is an IDE
   • Geany is Lightweight, Minimalistic, Customizable and Privacy focusedEclipse is not according to our users
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   Neovim

    206 likes

   Refactored version of Vim, simplifying maintenance, improving developer contributions, and enabling new user interfaces. Features extensible plugin architecture, lightweight resource usage, syntax highlighting, no registration, ad-free, and distraction-free mode.

   125 Neovim alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application typeApplication types

   • Code Editor
   • Text Editor

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Windows
   • Linux
   • Chocolatey
   • Flathub
   • Snapcraft

   

   

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    IntelliJ IDEA

     450 likes

    IntelliJ IDEA is the JetBrains IDE for pro development in Java and Kotlin. Built for your comfort, it unlocks productivity, ensures quality code, supports cutting-edge tech, and protects your privacy.

    68 IntelliJ IDEA alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • IDE
    • Code Editor

    Origin

    • Czechia
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    • Czechia
    • EU

    

    

    

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    IntelliJ IDEA vs Eclipse Comments

    Top Positive Comment by Marcin · Mar 3, 2018

    More polished and user friendly compared to Eclipse

    Positive comment by snimichi · Jun 18, 2026

    IntelliJ IDEA is just hands down the better editor in all ways that matter.

    Positive comment by Oktay Mercan · Apr 9, 2019

    open source but not complately free, this app freemium :(

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    • IntelliJ IDEA is Freemium and Open SourceEclipse is Free and Open Source
    • IntelliJ IDEA is Privacy focusedEclipse is not according to our users
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    Apache NetBeans

     747 likes

    A free, open-source Integrated Development Environment for software developers. You get all the tools you need to create professional desktop, enterprise, web, and mobile applications with the Java language, C/C++, and even dynamic languages such as PHP, JavaScript, Groovy, and...

    98 Apache NetBeans alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • IDE
    • Code Editor

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Apache NetBeans vs Eclipse Comments

    Positive comment by Oktay Mercan · Jul 31, 2018

    Nice ide support gui devolopment.

    Positive comment by Guest · Mar 3, 2016

    Netbeans is in my opinion quite similar to eclipse but easier to learn and use. Refactoring code (by changing the name of a variable) is a breeze. Just do Ctrl+R and the rest will follow. I have some experience using Netbeans to code Java. Right now I am eager to try it out for coding C as well.

    Positive comment by Guest · Oct 30, 2018

    They are almost identical, from how they manage, organize, programming languages available, tools. Differences only apear when digging through both.

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    • Apache NetBeans is Free and Open SourceEclipse is also Free and Open Source
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    PyCharm

     304 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.

    59 PyCharm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • IDE
    • Code Editor

    Origin

    • Czechia
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    • Czechia
    • EU

    

    

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    GNU Emacs

     392 likes

    GNU Emacs is an extensible, customizable text editor—and more. At its core is an interpreter for Emacs Lisp, a dialect of the Lisp programming language with extensions to support text editing. The features of GNU Emacs include:

    212 GNU Emacs alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Text Editor
    • Code Editor

    Origin

    • United States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Debian
    • MacPorts
    • Homebrew

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Gram

     12 likes

    Gram is a powerful and modern source code editor. It features solid performance and is highly configurable, yet comes with batteries included out of the box. Gram supports many popular programming languages and file formats, and can use Zed extensions to support additional...

    68 Gram alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • Code Editor
    • Text Editor

    Origin

    • Sweden
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Gentoo
    • Homebrew
    • Windows

    • Sweden
    • EU

    

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    Helix

     43 likes

    Helix is a fast text editor for the terminal inspired by modal editors like Kakoune and Neovim. Built as a native app using .

    111 Helix alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MPL-2.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Code Editor
    • Text Editor

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    

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