Microsoft Windows SDK AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Compilers

The best Compiler alternative to Microsoft Windows SDK is MinGW, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked six alternatives to Microsoft Windows SDK and four of them are Compilers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Compiler alternatives to Microsoft Windows SDK are MinGW-w64, gow and ImpLib SDK.

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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...

    28 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.

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  2. 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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  4. 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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