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The best IDE alternative to IDLE is Eclipse, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to IDLE and 16 are IDEs so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting IDE alternatives to IDLE are PyCharm, Thonny, Light Table and PyDev.

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Default IDE which come installed with the Python programming language. It aims to be simple and intuitive, and is especially useful for programmers just learning Python. The editor has syntax highlighting, search features,...

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IDLE alternatives page was last updated Jun 17, 2019
  1. Eclipse icon
     1137 likes

    Eclipse is an extensible development platform with runtimes and application frameworks for building, deploying and managing software across the entire software lifecycle. Many people know Eclipse as a Java IDE, but it is much more than that- Eclipse actually consists of over 60...

    160 Eclipse alternatives
    eclipse on windows 10

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Top Eclipse Features

    1.  IDE
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Java IDE
    4.  C++
    5.  Refactoring
    6.  Autocompletion
    7.  Syntax Highlighting
    8.  Portable
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Spell Checking
    12.  Code Formatting
    Eclipse iconIDLE Icon

    Eclipse VS IDLE

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    • Eclipse is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to IDLE.

    • Eclipse is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to IDLE.

    • Eclipse is Free and Open SourceIDLE is also Free and Open Source
  2. PyCharm icon
     282 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.

    73 PyCharm alternatives
    PyCharm screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Top PyCharm Features

    1.  Code Completion
    2.  IDE
    3.  Python IDE
    4.  Code Formatting
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  Syntax Highlighting
    9.  Git Support
    10.  Autocompletion
    11.  Support for Themes
    12.  Privacy focused
    PyCharm iconIDLE Icon

    PyCharm VS IDLE

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  3. Thonny icon
     13 likes

    Python IDE for beginners. Its supports different ways of stepping through the code, step-by-step expression evaluation, detailed visualization of the call stack and a mode for explaining the concepts of references and...

    12 Thonny alternatives
    Faithful representation of function calls.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Thonny Features

    1.  Debug mode
    2.  Step by Step
    3.  Debugging
    4.  Python IDE
    5.  Module installation
    Thonny iconIDLE Icon

    Thonny VS IDLE

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  4. Light Table icon
     59 likes

    Light Table is a new interactive IDE that lets you modify running programs and embed anything from websites to games. It provides the real time feedback we need to not only answer questions about our code, but to understand how our programs really work.

    91 Light Table alternatives
    Light Table screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Electron / Atom Shell

    Light Table Features

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Clean design
    Discontinued

    The last version (0.8.1) is from January 2016.

    Light Table iconIDLE Icon

    Light Table VS IDLE

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  5. PyDev icon
     14 likes

    PyDev is a third-party plug-in for Eclipse. It is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) used for programming in Python supporting code refactoring, graphical debugging, code analysis and many other features.

    17 PyDev alternatives
    PyDev screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Eclipse

    PyDev Features

    1.  Python IDE
    PyDev iconIDLE Icon

    PyDev VS IDLE

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  6. NINJA-IDE icon
     34 likes

    NINJA-IDE (from the recursive acronym: "Ninja-IDE Is Not Just Another IDE"), is a cross-platform integrated development environment (IDE). NINJA-IDE runs on Linux/X11, Mac OS X and Windows desktop operating systems, and allows developers to create applications for...

    59 NINJA-IDE alternatives
    NINJA-IDE screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    NINJA-IDE Features

    1.  Python IDE
    NINJA-IDE iconIDLE Icon

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  7. Komodo IDE icon
     52 likes

    Code smarter and faster with Komodo IDE, the cross-platform professional development environment for dynamic languages and open technologies. Komodo's award-winning feature set includes standard editor functionality like code formatting, commenting, auto-indent and syntax...

    73 Komodo IDE alternatives
    UI with dark theme

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Komodo IDE Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Autocompletion
    4.  Multiple Cursors
    5.  Code Completion
    6.  Python IDE
    7.  Package Control
    8.  Customizable
    9.  Debugging
    10.  Embedded debugger
    Komodo IDE iconIDLE Icon

    Komodo IDE VS IDLE

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  8. PyScripter icon
     23 likes

    PyScripter is a free and open-source Python Integrated Development Environment (IDE) created with the ambition to become competitive in functionality with commercial Windows-based IDEs available for other languages.

    44 PyScripter alternatives
    PyScripter screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    PyScripter Features

    1.  Python IDE
    PyScripter iconIDLE Icon

    PyScripter VS IDLE

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  9. Ecere SDK icon
     15 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.

    58 Ecere SDK alternatives
    Ecere SDK screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Ecere SDK Features

    1.  Debugging
    Ecere SDK iconIDLE Icon

    Ecere SDK VS IDLE

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  10. Pyzo icon
     13 likes

    Pyzo is a cross-platform Python IDE focused on interactivity and introspection, which makes it very suitable for scientific computing. Its practical design is aimed at simplicity and efficiency. It consists of two main components, the editor and the shell, and uses a set of...

    32 Pyzo alternatives
    Pyzo screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Pyzo Features

    1.  Python IDE
    Pyzo iconIDLE Icon

    Pyzo VS IDLE

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  11. Eric icon
     15 likes

    Eric is a full-featured IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for Python and Ruby, This is one of the best options for programming in Python.

    44 Eric alternatives
    The IDE

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Eric Features

    1.  Ruby
    2.  Python IDE
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  12. Wing Python IDE icon
     11 likes

    Wing is a highly customizable Python IDE that uses both static and runtime code analysis to provide auto-completion, call tips, code documentation, goto-definition, find uses, refactoring, and many other features.

    35 Wing Python IDE alternatives
    Wing Python IDE screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Wing Python IDE Features

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Python IDE
    3.  Mercurial support
    4.  Embedded debugger
    5.  Remote Debugging
    6.  Built-in editor
    7.  GitHub Integration
    8.  Project overview
    9.  Django
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    Wing Python IDE VS IDLE

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    • Wing Python IDE is the most popular commercial alternative to IDLE.

    • Wing Python IDE is Paid and ProprietaryIDLE is Free and Open Source
    • Wing Python IDE is LightweightIDLE is not according to our users
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