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GNOME Builder

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Builder is an actively developed Integrated Development Environment for GNOME. It combines integrated support for essential GNOME technologies such as GTK+, GLib, and GNOME APIs with features that any developer will appreciate, like syntax highlighting and snippets.

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License model

  • FreeOpen Source

Application types

Country of Origin

  • US flagUnited States

Platforms

  • Linux
  • Flathub
  • GNOME
  • Flatpak
5 / 5 Avg rating (4)
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Properties

  1.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  Syntax Highlighting
  2.  Dark Mode
  3.  Support for MarkDown
  4.  Autocompletion
  5.  Built-in terminal emulation
  6.  Split-screen view
  7.  Collaborative writing
  8.  Automatic Indentation
  9.  Vim Key Mapping
  10. Git icon  Git integration
  11.  C++
  12.  Rust

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GNOME Builder information

  • Developed by

    US flagChristian Hergert
  • Licensing

    Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 5
  • Alternatives

    58 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

Our users have written 1 comments and reviews about GNOME Builder, and it has gotten 20 likes

GNOME Builder was added to AlternativeTo by brk00 on Jan 29, 2015 and this page was last updated May 14, 2025. GNOME Builder is sometimes referred to as Builder.

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Top Positive Comment
Brage Fuglseth
Jul 16, 2024
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The one-stop-shop for all GNOME app development needs. Code, build and run your app, all in one place.

What is GNOME Builder?

Builder is an actively developed Integrated Development Environment for GNOME. It combines integrated support for essential GNOME technologies such as GTK+, GLib, and GNOME APIs with features that any developer will appreciate, like syntax highlighting and snippets.

You can rely on predictable releases of Builder with each new release of GNOME every six months.

Features:

  • Built in syntax highlighting for many languages
  • Side-by-side code editors
  • Multi-monitor support
  • Code overview mini-map
  • Integration with Git
  • Integration with Autotools, Cargo, CMake, Gradle, Meson, Maven, Make, PHPize, and Waf
  • Clang based auto-completion, semantic highlighting, and diagnostics
  • Python based auto-completion, semantic highlighting, and diagnostics
  • Vala based auto-completion and diagnostics
  • Auto indentation support for C, Python, Vala, and XML
  • HTML, Markdown, and reStructuredText, and Sphinx live preview
  • Optional Vim, Emacs, and SublimeText style editing
  • An integrated software profiler for native applications
  • An integrated debugger for native applications
  • Support for building with jhbuild and flatpak runtimes
  • Support for viewing TODOs found within your code base
  • Fast fuzzy text search across files and symbols