Free IntelliJ IDEA Alternatives

The best free 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 loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free 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. SyncJEdit icon
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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
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

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    • Windows

    SyncJEdit Features

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

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    HAPedit is an acronym for Html Asp Php editor; a win32 text-mode editor useful for all developers of dynamic web pages.

    131 HAPedit alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    HAPedit Features

    1.  Portable
    Discontinued

    No change since 2004. See http://hapedit.free.fr/news.php

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    DtPad

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    DtPad is a Windows text editor, developed with Microsoft .NET Framework 4 and identified by many advanced features, including HTML and XML code management, search in files, search with regular expressions, note mode (light window in foreground), built-in multilanguage support...

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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    DtPad Features

    1. Wikipedia icon  Wikipedia integration
    2.  Google integration
    3.  Search-in-files
    4.  Support for regular expressions
    5.  Multiple languages
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