Microsoft Windows SDK Alternatives

Microsoft Windows SDK is described as 'The Windows SDK provides tools, compilers, headers, libraries, code samples, and a new help system that developers can use to create applications that run on Microsoft Windows' and is an app in the development category. There are six alternatives to Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows, Linux, BSD and Mac. The best Microsoft Windows SDK alternative is MinGW, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Microsoft Windows SDK are MSYS2, MinGW-w64, gow and ImpLib SDK.

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The Windows SDK provides tools, compilers, headers, libraries, code samples, and a new help system that developers can use to create applications that run on Microsoft Windows.

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Microsoft Windows SDK alternatives page was last updated Aug 13, 2024
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    MinGW

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    MinGW ("Minimalistic GNU for Windows") is a port of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) and GNU Binutils. It provides a complete Open Source programming toolset which is suitable for the development of native MS-Windows (x86) applications, which do not depend on any...

    27 MinGW alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    MinGW Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  C++
    3.  Cross Compiler
    4.  Native application compiler
    5.  C support
    6.  GNU/linux-libre
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    • MinGW is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to Microsoft Windows SDK.

    • MinGW is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Microsoft Windows SDK.

    • MinGW is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Windows SDK is Free and Proprietary
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    MSYS2

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    MSYS2 is an independent rewrite of MSYS, based on modern Cygwin (POSIX compatibility layer) and MinGW-w64 with the aim of better interoperability with native Windows software.

    42 MSYS2 alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    MSYS2 Features

    1.  Command line/bash
    2.  Linux on Windows
    3.  Command line interface
    4.  POSIX-compatible
    5.  Support for scripting
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  4. MinGW-w64

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    The project's goal is to deliver runtime, headers, and libs for developing 64 bit (x64), as well as 32 bit (x86), windows applications using gcc-4.4 or newer versions.

    10 MinGW-w64 alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    MinGW-w64 Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  C++
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  5. gow

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    Gow (Gnu On Windows) is the lightweight alternative to Cygwin. It uses a convenient Windows installer that installs about 130 extremely useful

    24 gow alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    No activity for over a year.

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    ImpLib SDK

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    ImpLib SDK combines free programming tools for authoring custom import libraries with advanced features, like cdecl2stdcall conversion, importing by ordinal, removing original thunk. There are many non-standard use cases, like interfacing a DLL with cdecl calling convention from...

    1 ImpLib SDK alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Support for scripting
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    qmake

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    qmake is a tool from The Qt Company that helps simplify the build process for development project across different platforms. qmake automates the generation of Makefiles so that only a few lines of information are needed to create each Makefile.

    36 qmake alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    qmake Features

    1.  Build automation
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    • qmake is the most popular Mac alternative to Microsoft Windows SDK.

    • qmake is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Windows SDK is Free and Proprietary
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