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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 alternatives page was last updated Feb 21, 2025
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  1. Coder icon

    Coder

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    The Cloud IDE, Solved.

    51 Coder alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Coder screenshot 1

    Coder Features

    1.  Cloud IDE
    2.  Online editor

    Coder VS IntelliJ IDEA

     
  2. Codeanywhere icon

    Codeanywhere

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    Codeanywhere is a code editor in a browser with a powerful ftp client integrated, and all popular web formats are supported (HTML, PHP, JavaScript, CSS, and XML).

    53 Codeanywhere alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    Codeanywhere screenshot 1

    Codeanywhere Features

    1.  Container Virtualization
    2.  Cloud IDE
    3.  Web-Based
    4.  Cloud coding
    5.  Cloud based
    6.  Browser-based
    7.  Web browser IDE

    Codeanywhere VS IntelliJ IDEA

     

  4. JBoss Developer Studio

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    JBoss® Developer Studio provides superior support for entire development lifecycle. It includes a broad set of tooling capabilities and support for multiple programming models and frameworks, including container development.

    7 JBoss Developer Studio alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    JBoss Developer Studio VS IntelliJ IDEA

     
  5. Oracle JDeveloper icon

    Oracle JDeveloper

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    Oracle JDeveloper is a free integrated development environment that simplifies the development of Java EE-based composite applications and provides a complete end-to-end development for Oracle Fusion Middleware including SOA, WebCenter, Business Process Management and Business...

    11 Oracle JDeveloper alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Start Page

    Oracle JDeveloper VS IntelliJ IDEA

     
  6. goormIDE icon

    goormIDE

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    goormIDE is a powerful cloud IDE service to maximize the productivity for developers and teams. You can build your own development environment with just a few clicks and collaborate in real-time on the same docker container.

    15 goormIDE alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • KR flagSouth Korea

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    goormIDE workspace & collaboration features

    goormIDE Features

    1. Docker icon  Support for Docker
    2.  Cloud based
    3.  Cloud IDE
    4.  Docker Container

    goormIDE VS IntelliJ IDEA

     

    • goormIDE is the most popular SaaS alternative to IntelliJ IDEA.

    • goormIDE is Free Personal and ProprietaryIntelliJ IDEA is Freemium and Open Source
  7. Haystack IDE icon

    Haystack IDE

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    The canvas-based IDE that makes navigation and refactoring 10x faster.

    51 Haystack IDE alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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    Haystack IDE Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Floating windows

    Haystack IDE VS IntelliJ IDEA

     
  9. BlueJ icon

    BlueJ

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    BlueJ is an Integrated Development Environment for Java, developed mainly for educational purposes, but also suitable for small-scale software development. It was developed to support the learning and teaching of object-oriented programming, and its design differs from other...

    26 BlueJ alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Raspberry Pi
    BlueJ in Windows.

    Properties

    1.  Educational

    Features

    1.  Java IDE

    BlueJ VS IntelliJ IDEA

     
    Comments about BlueJ as an Alternative to IntelliJ IDEA
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    BlueJ is a learning Tool and not much else, after learning the basics of Java no one should use BlueJ.

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    • BlueJ is Free and Open SourceIntelliJ IDEA is Freemium and Open Source
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    Enide Studio

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    Tool Suite for Node.js, JavaScript, Java and Eclipse plugin Development.

    Included plugins are

    • Nodeclipse
    • Chrome Development Tools, fixed for debugging Node.js
    • MarkDown (*.md) Editor
    • GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM) Viewer
    • Eclipse 4.x Chrome Theme
    • black Moonrise UI them.
    16 Enide Studio alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Enide Studio Features

    1. Git icon  Git Support

    Enide Studio VS IntelliJ IDEA

     
  11. OpenBeans icon

    OpenBeans

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    OpenBeans is an open-source IDE distribution. It is not a fork of Apache NetBeans, but a distribution, in the same way Ubuntu is a distribution based on Debian. It packages the best there is in the Apache NetBeans* ecosystem, polishes it, fixes minor annoyances and serves them...

    95 OpenBeans alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    OpenBeans screenshot 1

    OpenBeans VS IntelliJ IDEA

     
  12. JCreator icon

    JCreator

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

    11 JCreator alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Start page

    JCreator Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Java IDE

    JCreator VS IntelliJ IDEA

     
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