IntelliJ IDEA AlternativesOnly Free apps categorised as IDEs - Page 4

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 are mainly IDEs but may also be Code Editors or Text Editors. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of IntelliJ IDEA.
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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 Feb 21, 2025
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  1. jGRASP icon

    jGRASP

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    jGRASP is a lightweight development environment created specifically to provide automatic generation of software visualizations to improve the comprehensibility of software. It produces static visualizations of source code structure and visualizations of data structures at...

    10 jGRASP alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    jGRASP screenshot showing CSD and a linked list debugger viewer

    jGRASP Features

    1.  Portable

    jGRASP VS IntelliJ IDEA

     
  2. The Welkin Suite IDE icon

    The Welkin Suite IDE

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    The Welkin Suite is a new generation Salesforce Platform platform IDE that allows working with Apex, Visualforce, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and any images.

    4 The Welkin Suite IDE alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    The Welkin Suite IDE screenshot 1

    The Welkin Suite IDE Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting

    The Welkin Suite IDE VS IntelliJ IDEA

     
  4. Embitz icon

    Embitz

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    Embitz is a free C/C++ IDE built to meet the most demanding needs of its users working in the field of embedded software development Finally, an IDE with all the features you need and operation across different targets (ARM, MSP430, PIC, ...).

    136 Embitz alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Embitz screenshot 1

    Embitz Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions

    Embitz VS IntelliJ IDEA

     
  5. Java-Editor icon

    Java-Editor

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    Integrated Java development environments set high requirements on the computer equipment.

    136 Java-Editor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Java-Editor screenshot 1

    Java-Editor Features

    1.  Java IDE
    2.  GUI Designer

    Java-Editor VS IntelliJ IDEA

     
  6. Minibuilder icon

    Minibuilder

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    MiniBuilder is a very lightweight Flash builder, created for developing programs written in ActionScript 3. It's written in ActionScript itself.

    5 Minibuilder alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Minibuilder screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last release 2010. Last commit 2011.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Minibuilder VS IntelliJ IDEA

     
    Comments about Minibuilder as an Alternative to IntelliJ IDEA
    Lesmana
    Negative •Sep 29, 2022
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    minibuilder is for flash not java

    Guest
    Negative •Jun 21, 2016
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    Flash is not java, IDEA is for java

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    • Minibuilder is Free and Open SourceIntelliJ IDEA is Freemium and Open Source
    • Minibuilder is LightweightIntelliJ IDEA is not according to our users
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    SyncJEdit

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    A free Java IDE with integreted tools: class hierarchy, add listener automatically, project relationship, view zipped file, add class code, runtime input stream, view class and Java file in class paths, format Java file.

    15 SyncJEdit alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SyncJEdit screenshot 1

    SyncJEdit Features

    1.  Supports Zip files
    2.  Debugging
    3.  Java IDE

    SyncJEdit VS IntelliJ IDEA

     
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