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The best free IDE alternative to IntelliJ IDEA is Visual Studio Code. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to IntelliJ IDEA and many of them are free IDEs so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free IDE alternatives to IntelliJ IDEA are VSCodium, Eclipse, Microsoft Visual Studio and Apache NetBeans.

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IntelliJ IDEA is the JetBrains IDE for pro development in Java and Kotlin. Built for your comfort, it unlocks productivity, ensures quality code, supports cutting-edge tech, and protects your privacy.

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IntelliJ IDEA alternatives page was last updated Mar 3, 2025
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  1. Zasper icon

    Zasper

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    A powerful IDE for data science, Zasper excels with massive concurrency support, enabling numerous simultaneous connections, minimal memory usage, and speedy performance. Suited for REPL-style data apps like Jupyter notebooks, fully supported on Mac with limited Linux support.

    67 Zasper alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Zasper screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Built-in terminal emulation
    8.  Data science
    9.  Version Control Integration
    10.  Electron based

    Zasper VS IntelliJ IDEA

     
  2. Lapce icon

    Lapce

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    Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust.

    193 Lapce alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Lapce screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Rust
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Built-in terminal emulation
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5. Git icon  Git Support
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Full-Text Search
    8.  Portable
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Dark Mode
    12.  Modal editor

    Lapce VS IntelliJ IDEA

     
  4. Trae icon

    Trae

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    Trae is an adaptive AI IDE that transforms how you work, collaborating with you to run faster.

    24 Trae alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Trae screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2. Git icon  Git Support
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Real time collaboration
    5.  Syntax Highlighting
    6.  Code Formatting
    7.  Autocompletion
    8.  Full-Text Search
    9.  AI-Powered

    Trae VS IntelliJ IDEA

     
  5. JetBrains Fleet icon

    JetBrains Fleet

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    Built from scratch, based on 20 years of experience developing IDEs. Fleet uses the IntelliJ code-processing engine, with a distributed IDE architecture and a reimagined UI.

    194 JetBrains Fleet alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    JetBrains Fleet screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Code Formatting
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Autocompletion
    6.  Support for MarkDown

    JetBrains Fleet VS IntelliJ IDEA

     
  6. Xcode icon

    Xcode

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    Xcode 14 includes everything you need to develop, test, and distribute apps across all Apple platforms. Leverage the simplicity and power of Swift and SwiftUI with a new multiplatform app experience, code faster with enhanced editor features, and start testing and deploying from...

    51 Xcode alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Xcode screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Code Formatting
    4.  Portable
    5. Git icon  Git Support
    6.  Support for MarkDown
    7.  Syntax Highlighting
    8.  Support for scripting
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Autocompletion
    12.  Full-Text Search

    Xcode VS IntelliJ IDEA

     
    Comments about Xcode as an Alternative to IntelliJ IDEA
    Peter Giters
    Negative •May 3, 2023
    0

    That IDE is only for apple dev

    IntelliJ IDEA Icon
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    • Xcode is Free and ProprietaryIntelliJ IDEA is Freemium and Open Source
  7. Squircle IDE icon

    Squircle IDE

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    Squircle IDE currently supports coding in the following programming languages: ActionScript, C, C++, C#, Groovy, HTML, Java, JavaScript, Json, Julia, Kotlin, Lisp, Lua, Markdown, PHP, Python, Ruby, Shell, Smali, SQL, Toml, TypeScript, Visual Basic, XML and YAML.

    66 Squircle IDE alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
    Squircle IDE screenshot 1
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    Squircle IDE screenshot 3

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  Code Completion

    Squircle IDE VS IntelliJ IDEA

     

    • Squircle IDE is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to IntelliJ IDEA.

    • Squircle IDE is Free and Open SourceIntelliJ IDEA is Freemium and Open Source
    • Squircle IDE is LightweightIntelliJ IDEA is not according to our users
  9. Phoenix Code icon

    Phoenix Code

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    Phoenix Code is a text editor designed to make coding as intuitive and fun as playing a video game - specially crafted for web developers, designers, and students.

    29 Phoenix Code alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    Phoenix Code screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Distraction-free
    4.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Live Preview
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  Support for MarkDown
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No registration required
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  No Coding Required
    10.  Dark Mode

    Phoenix Code VS IntelliJ IDEA

     

    • Phoenix Code is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to IntelliJ IDEA.

    • Phoenix Code is Free and Open SourceIntelliJ IDEA is Freemium and Open Source
    • Phoenix Code is Lightweight and Privacy focusedIntelliJ IDEA is not according to our users
  10. Cosmic IDE icon

    Cosmic IDE

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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?

    52 Cosmic IDE alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    Cosmic IDE screenshot 1
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    Cosmic IDE Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Works Offline
    3. Git icon  Git Support
    4.  Java IDE

    Cosmic IDE VS IntelliJ IDEA

     
  11. DevPod icon

    DevPod

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    DevPod is infrastructure-independent and client-only, which makes it incredibly easy to get started with. Codespaces but open-source, client-only and unopinionated. Works with any infra, any programming language, any IDE, etc.

    20 DevPod alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    DevPod screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1. Git icon  Git integration

    DevPod VS IntelliJ IDEA

     
  12. CodeLobster PHP Edition icon

    CodeLobster PHP Edition

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    CodeLobster - Free portable PHP IDE with support Drupal, Smarty, WordPress, Joomla, JQuery, CodeIgniter, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, CakePHP, Facebook, Symfony

    75 CodeLobster PHP Edition alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    CodeLobster PHP Edition screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The company seems to have stopped the support for CodeLobster PHP Edition: they recommend to use CodeLobster IDE icon CodeLobster IDE (see http://www.codelobster.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=24735) . Last version, 5.15, released in April 2019, can be still downloaded from the official website

    CodeLobster PHP Edition Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  Portable
    4.  PHP IDE
    5.  Embedded debugger

    CodeLobster PHP Edition VS IntelliJ IDEA

     
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