Eclipse Alternatives

Apps similar to Eclipse include Visual Studio Code, which is free. Other options are VSCodium, Zed Editor, Microsoft Visual Studio and Geany. IDEs like Eclipse are a crowded field, with more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and the web.

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  1. XVT icon
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    XVT is a software development environment for building cross-platform GUI applications in C or C++. XVT allows developers to graphically lay out an application's GUI, and provides cross-platform libraries to aid development.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  2. An evolving development environment for the IBM i platform. It is not a given set of tools but an integrated development environment developed for the users and with the users. An open development of the editor will bring the most benefit to you.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  3. NEO Emacs icon
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    GPU powered Emacs written in Rust with a modern display engine. Aiming for modern design & multi-threaded Elisp, 10x performance, zero-pause concurrent GC and 100% Emacs compatibility.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Proofreading app copy shouldn’t mean scanning raw .strings or XML. Review only what matters—the actual text users see. Catch mistakes before they ship.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  5. VSCodroid icon
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    VS Code ported to Android — a full IDE on-the-go for developers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  6. A lightweight, minimal and powerful code editor. This editor has many features. Some of them are:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. xtool icon
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    xtool is a cross-platform (Linux/WSL/macOS) tool that replicates Xcode functionality with open standards.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
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  8. The uncompromising Python code formatter.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
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  9. MIDletPascal icon
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    MIDletPascal is an Pascal compiler and IDE specifically designed to create software for mobiles. It generates Java bytecode that runs on any Java ME device. In September 2009, Niksa Orlic, who wrote MIDlet pascal, transmitted the source code to the Russian Boolean.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10.  2 likes

    Climacs is an open source Emacs-like text editor written in Common Lisp. It has a good integration with other CLIM-based applications and uses Common Lisp Interface Manager (CLIM) library, called ESA, that provides an Emacs-style user interface, rather than the normal CLIM UI.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  11. Bim is a Vim-inspired, terminal text editor originally built for ToaruOS but also available for Linux, Sortix, FreeBSD, and macOS. Bim aims to be lightweight and featureful with no external dependencies, providing a modern editing experience...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  12. Maqetta icon
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    Maqetta is an open source project that provides WYSIWYG visual authoring of HTML5 user interfaces. The Maqetta application itself is authored in HTML, and therefore runs in the browser without requiring additional plugins or downloads.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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