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 five 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 qmake.

Microsoft Windows SDK

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MinGW
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Free • Open Source
Windows
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BSD
24 MinGW alternatives
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...
- - 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.
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1. PortableMinGW can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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GNU/linux-libre
Native application compiler
MSYS2
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Free • Open Source
Terminal Emulator
Windows
38 MSYS2 alternatives
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.
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1. Command line interfaceMSYS2 either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
2. Support for scriptingMSYS2 supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
Command line/bash
Linux on Windows
POSIX-compatible
MinGW-w64
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Free • Open Source
Windows
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BSD
10 MinGW-w64 alternatives
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.
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1. PortableMinGW-w64 can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
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gow
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Free • Open Source
Windows
24 gow alternatives
Gow (Gnu On Windows) is the lightweight alternative to Cygwin. It uses a convenient Windows installer that installs about 130 extremely useful
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No activity for over a year.
qmake
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Mac
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Linux
35 qmake alternatives
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.
- - qmake is the most popular Mac alternative to Microsoft Windows SDK.
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Microsoft Windows SDK Alternatives

MinGW

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MSYS2

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MinGW-w64

MinGW-w64 Features

gow

qmake

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