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. Runestone icon

    Runestone

     3 likes

    A performant, lightweight, and simple plain text editor with syntax highlighting, line numbers, search and replace, page guide, and much more.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • DK flagDenmark
    • European Union flagEU
    Runestone screenshot 1
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  2. Quanta Plus icon

    Quanta Plus

     11 likes

    Quanta Plus is a web Integrated development environment (IDE) for HTML, XHTML, CSS, XML, PHP and any other XML-based languages or scripting languages. It is part of KDE, a Linux desktop environment, released in the Kdewebdev package.

    38 Quanta Plus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    CSS, document structure and various ways of editing
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  4. jGRASP icon

    jGRASP

     2 likes

    jGRASP is a lightweight development environment created specifically to provide automatic generation of software visualizations to improve the comprehensibility of software. It produces static visualizations of source code structure and visualizations of data structures at...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    jGRASP screenshot showing CSD and a linked list debugger viewer
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  6. Ki Editor icon

    Ki Editor

     Like

    Ki Editor is a modal editor that supports multi-cursor structural editing.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Rust
    Ki Editor screenshot 1
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  7. Zinjai icon

    Zinjai

     9 likes

    ZinjaI is an IDE (integrated development environment) for C + + developed in the context of a Starter Grant from the Scientific Research at the Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Argentina, designed for use by students of programming.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • AR flagArgentina
    Screen tips
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  9. APDE - Android Processing IDE icon

    APDE - Android Processing IDE

     3 likes

    APDE (Android Processing Development Environment) is a Processing IDE for creating and running sketches on Android devices. You can download APDE from Google Play or the releases page.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    APDE - Android Processing IDE screenshot 1
    APDE - Android Processing IDE screenshot 2
    APDE - Android Processing IDE screenshot 3
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  10. BVRDE icon

    BVRDE

     4 likes

    The BVRDE is a fully integrated development environment for remote cross-platform compiling and debugging of UNIX and LINUX console applications. BVRDE runs on a Windows platform, but compiles and debugs applications on UNIX systems or any system that allow a remote Telnet or...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    BVRDE screenshot 1
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  11. DrJava icon

    DrJava

     3 likes

    DrJava is a lightweight development environment for writing Java programs. It is designed primarily for students, providing an intuitive interface and the ability to interactively evaluate Java code. It also includes powerful features for more advanced users.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    DrJava in Mac OS X
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  12. React Studio icon

    React Studio

     5 likes

    React Studio lets you create components either visually or in code, then use them interchangeably in your designs.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
    React Studio screenshot 1
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  13. JCreator icon

    JCreator

     5 likes

    JCreator is a powerful lightweight IDE for Java. The perfect tool for programmers of every level, from learning programmer to Java-specialist.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU
    Start page
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  14. Easy code icon

    Easy code

     5 likes

    Easy Code is the visual assembly programming environment made to build 32-bit Windows applications. The Easy Code interface, looking like Visual Basic, allows you to program Windows assembler applications (executable files, dynamic and static libreries, COFF object files...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Easy code screenshot 1
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  15. Ecere SDK icon

    Ecere SDK

     14 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • CA flagCanada
    Ecere SDK screenshot 1
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