Mono Alternatives

Mono is described as 'Free and open source project led by Xamarin (formerly by Novell and originally by Ximian) to create an Ecma standard compliant .NET Framework-compatible set of tools including, among others, a C# compiler and a Common Language Runtime' and is an app in the development category. There are seven alternatives to Mono for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and BSD apps. The best Mono alternative is Qt, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Mono are .NET Framework, .NET Core, .NET Micro Framework for Linux and Nevron Open Vision for .NET.

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  1. Qt icon

    Qt

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    Qt is a cross-platform application framework that is widely used for developing application software that can be run on various software and hardware platforms with little or no change in the underlying codebase, while having the power and speed of native applications.

    54 Qt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    • Qt is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Mono.

    • Qt is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Mono.

    • Qt is Freemium and Open SourceMono is Free and Open Source
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    .NET Framework

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    The .NET Framework is a software framework developed by Microsoft that runs primarily on Microsoft Windows. It includes a large library and provides language interoperability (each language can use code written in other languages) across several programming languages.

    10 .NET Framework alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
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  4. .NET Core icon

    .NET Core

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    .NET Core is a cross-platform free and open-source managed software framework similar to .NET Framework. It consists of CoreCLR, a complete cross-platform runtime implementation of CLR, the virtual machine that manages the execution of .NET programs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     

  5. .NET Micro Framework for Linux

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    .NET Micro Framework for Linux (NETMF Linux) is sample porting code including complete OS facility. We provide the code for Eddy, Embedded ARM architecture Linux board. The source codes can be ported to any other architectures and platforms, if the cross-toolchain is available.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • .NET Framework
     
  6. Nevron Open Vision for .NET icon

    Nevron Open Vision for .NET

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    Nevron Open Vision for .NET is a suite of advanced UI components that helps you develop feature-rich Web (Blazor WebAssenbly) and Desktop (WinForms, WPF, Xamarin.Mac) applications from a single code base.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
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    • Nevron Open Vision for .NET is the most popular Web-based alternative to Mono.

    • Nevron Open Vision for .NET is Freemium and ProprietaryMono is Free and Open Source

  7. DotNet9x

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    This project is a work-in-progress backport of .NET Framework 2.0 - 3.5 to Windows 9x. Currently 2.0 is believed to be largely functional while work on 3.5 has just begun.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
     

    • DotNet9x is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Mono.

    • DotNet9x is Free and Open SourceMono is also Free and Open Source
  9. Dolphin Smalltalk icon

    Dolphin Smalltalk

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    Dolphin is a complete development IDE for Smalltalk targeted specifically at Microsoft Windows. It is capable of creating standalone GUI and console executables that will run on any version of Windows from XP up to the current Windows 10.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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