MinGW Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to MinGW for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is PowerShell, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to MinGW and seven of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to MinGW are Tess, GNU Compiler Collection, MinGW-w64 and LLVM.

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  1. PowerShell icon
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    PowerShell (including Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Core) is a task automation and configuration management framework from Microsoft, consisting of a command-line shell and associated scripting language built on the .NET Framework.

    70 PowerShell alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
     
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  2. Tess icon
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    Tess is a terminal emulator. It lets you have a full access to your computer, use command line based programs and many more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. The GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) is a compiler system produced by the GNU Project supporting various programming languages. GCC is a key component of the GNU toolchain. As well as being the official compiler of the unfinished GNU operating system, GCC has been adopted as the...

    10 GNU Compiler Collection alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
     
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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  5. LLVM icon
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    LLVM is a compiler infrastructure designed for compile-time, link-time, run-time, and "idle-time" optimization of programs written in arbitrary programming languages. Originally implemented for C and C++, the language-agnostic design (and the success) of LLVM has since...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. The Tiny C Compiler is an x86, x86-64 and ARM processor C compiler created by Fabrice Bellard. It is designed to work for slow computers with little disk space . Windows operating system support was added in version 0.9.23 .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. BossTerm icon
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    Pure Kotlin terminal emulator. Works with SSH and PTY.

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
     
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