MinGW-w64 Alternatives

MinGW-w64 is described as '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' and is a Compiler in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to MinGW-w64 for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, BSD, Git and Cygwin apps. The best MinGW-w64 alternative is Cygwin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MinGW-w64 are MinGW, Windows Command Prompt, MSYS2 and gow.

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  1. Cygwin icon
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    Cygwin is a Unix-like environment and command-line interface for Microsoft Windows. Cygwin provides native integration of Windows-based applications, data, and other system resources with applications, software tools, and data of the Unix-like environment.

    28 Cygwin alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Cygwin is the most popular Windows alternative to MinGW-w64.

    • Cygwin is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MinGW-w64.

    • Cygwin is Free and Open SourceMinGW-w64 is also Free and Open Source
  2. MinGW icon
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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...

    22 MinGW alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    It basically runs all basic UNIX and LINUX codes. Its colorful as well as easy to use too

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    • MinGW is the most popular Linux alternative to MinGW-w64.

    • MinGW is Free and Open SourceMinGW-w64 is also Free and Open Source
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    Command Prompt, also known as cmd.exe or cmd (after its executable file name), is the command-line interpreter on Windows NT, Windows CE, OS/2 and eComStation operating systems. It is the counterpart of COMMAND.

    42 Windows Command Prompt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

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    • Windows
     
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    MinGW-w64 is a compiler, Command Prompt is a system shell. They may share a few similarities, but are effectively two very different things.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Windows Command Prompt is Free and ProprietaryMinGW-w64 is Free and Open Source
    • Windows Command Prompt is LightweightMinGW-w64 is not according to our users
  4. MSYS2 icon
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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.

    18 MSYS2 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

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    • Windows
     
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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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  6. Babun icon
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    Would you like to use a linux-like console on a Windows host without a lot of fuzz? Try out babun!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Git
    • Cygwin
    • zsh
     
  7. TDM-GCC icon
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    TDM-GCC is a compiler suite for Windows.

    It combines the most recent stable release of the GCC toolset, a few patches for Windows-friendliness, and the free and open-source MinGW or MinGW-w64 runtime APIs to create an open-source alternative to Microsoft's compiler and platf.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    MSYS is a collection of GNU utilities such as bash, make, gawk and grep to allow building of applications and programs which depend on traditionally UNIX tools to be present.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. DJGPP icon
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    DJGPP (DJ's GNU Programming Platform) is a development suite for 386+ IBM PC compatibles which supports DOS-enabled operating systems. It is guided by DJ Delorie, who began the project in 1989. It is a port of the popular GCC compiler, as well as mostly GNU utilities such as...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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