Eclipse Alternatives for Android

Eclipse is not available for Android but there are plenty of alternatives with similar functionality. The best Android alternative is GNU Emacs, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Eclipse and 11 are available for Android so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Android alternatives to Eclipse are Squircle CE, B4X, Cosmic IDE and AIDE - Android IDE.

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  1. GNU Emacs icon
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    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:

    185 GNU Emacs alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Debian
    • MacPorts
    • Homebrew
     
  2. Squircle CE icon
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    Squircle CE is a fast, lightweight code editor and file manager with support for over 30 programming languages, remote file access via SFTP/FTP(S) and Git VCS integration. Whether you're a student, hobbyist, or professional developer, Squircle CE lets you write, manage, and...

    74 Squircle CE alternatives

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
     
  3. B4X icon
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    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.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  4. Cosmic IDE icon
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    There are a lot of cases where you want to quickly test some Java code but don't have your computer open besides you. You open your browser and search for some website for this purpose. But you're neither guaranteed to have internet all the time (do you?

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  5. AIDE is a monster of an app. It allows you to program Android applications directly on your Android device. That way, you basically cut out the middleman of having to use a computer at all. AIDE is fully compatible with Eclipse projects, so it’s easy to transfer your projects...

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  6. Xed Editor icon
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    Xed Editor is a versatile text and code editor designed specifically for Android devices, offering users the ability to create, edit, and manage their text and code files with ease on their mobile devices.

    54 Xed Editor alternatives

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    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  7. 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.

    31 APDE - Android Processing IDE alternatives

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    • Discontinued

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  8. Dcoder icon
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    Dcoder is a mobile code compiler IDE for android, it lets you code on mobile anytime, anywhere in any programming language.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
     
  9. Cxxdroid icon
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    Cxxdroid is the most easy to use educational C and C++ IDE for Android.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
     
  10. Corezoid Process Engine helps companies build, manage, host and run their processes in the cloud without coding. Get your free 30-day trial with the unlimited version of Corezoid right now, including basic support, documentation and learning center.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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