MonoDevelop AlternativesIDEs & Code Editors like MonoDevelop

MonoDevelop is described as 'Enables developers to write desktop and web applications on Linux, Windows and Mac OS X. It also makes it easy to port .NET applications created with Visual Studio to Linux and Mac OS X maintaining a single code base for all platforms' and is a very popular IDE in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to MonoDevelop for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Flathub and .NET Framework apps. The best MonoDevelop alternative is Microsoft Visual Studio. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Microsoft Visual Studio or JetBrains Rider. Other great apps like MonoDevelop are Delphi, OmniSharp, Ultimate++ and RAD Studio.

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  1. Microsoft Visual Studio icon

    Microsoft Visual Studio

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    Microsoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for building diverse digital solutions. It supports over 36 programming languages, includes a code editor with IntelliSense, a debugger, and designers for GUI, web, and databases. The Community edition is free and integrates with GitHub Copilot.

    109 Microsoft Visual Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Online
    • .NET Framework
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    • Most users think Microsoft Visual Studio is a great MonoDevelop alternative.

    • Microsoft Visual Studio is the most popular Web-based & Windows alternative to MonoDevelop.

    • Microsoft Visual Studio is the most popular free alternative to MonoDevelop.

    • Microsoft Visual Studio is Free Personal and ProprietaryMonoDevelop is Free and Open Source
  2. JetBrains Rider icon

    JetBrains Rider

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    JetBrains Rider is a powerful integrated development environment (IDE) designed specifically for developing .NET applications. With its intuitive and feature-rich interface, Rider provides developers with a seamless coding experience across multiple platforms, including Windows...

    13 JetBrains Rider alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    It's professional, it's got a lot of other script editors for other languages like Java and C/C++, and it's just cool.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks JetBrains Rider is a great MonoDevelop alternative.

    • JetBrains Rider is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to MonoDevelop.

    • JetBrains Rider is Free Personal and ProprietaryMonoDevelop is Free and Open Source
  4. SharpDevelop icon

    SharpDevelop

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    #develop (short for SharpDevelop) is a free IDE for C#, VB.NET and Boo projects on Microsoft's .NET platform. It is open-source, and you can download both sourcecode and executables.

    25 SharpDevelop alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
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    It is absolutely easy to install, easy to use, and graphical interface to make forms! I'm really sad that project was discontinued!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think SharpDevelop is a great MonoDevelop alternative.

    • SharpDevelop is the most popular Open Source alternative to MonoDevelop.

    • SharpDevelop is Free and Open SourceMonoDevelop is also Free and Open Source
  5. Delphi icon

    Delphi

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    Embarcadero Delphi, formerly CodeGear Delphi and Borland Delphi, is a software development environment for Microsoft Windows applications originally developed by Borland and now owned and developed by Embarcadero Technologies.

    41 Delphi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once or Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    Delphi 10.3 Rio - Visual designer
     

    • Delphi is the most popular commercial alternative to MonoDevelop.

    • Delphi is Paid and ProprietaryMonoDevelop is Free and Open Source

  6. OmniSharp

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    OmniSharp is a family of Open Source projects, each with one goal - To enable great .NET development in YOUR editor of choice.

    7 OmniSharp alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Developing using Sublime
     
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    Ultimate++

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    Ultimate++, also called U++, is a C++ cross-platform rapid application development framework focused on programmers productivity. It includes a set of libraries (GUI, SQL, etc..), and an integrated development environment.

    58 Ultimate++ alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    RAD Studio

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    Embarcadero RAD Studio is the industry’s most powerful rapid application development suite for visually building GUI-intensive, data-driven end-user applications for both native Windows and .NET. RAD Studio includes Delphi, C++Builder and Delphi Prism, enabling you to deliver...

    38 RAD Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    CodeTyphon

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    CodeTyphon is a fork/distribution of Lazarus with thousands of Lazarus/Free Pascal components bundled into distribution and with own Lazarus expansion features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    CodeTyphon running on Windows 10
     
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    Cevelop

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    The C++ IDE for professional developers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    kodeWeave

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    kodeWeave is a realtime coding playground for HTML, CSS and Javascript. Similar to JSFiddle and JSBin, but kodeWeave was made to work offline but also as a prototyping application to build applications for desktop operating systems while on mobile devices.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    The kodeWeave Web Application
     

    • kodeWeave is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to MonoDevelop.

    • kodeWeave is Free and Open SourceMonoDevelop is also Free and Open Source
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    GNOME Builder

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    Builder is an actively developed Integrated Development Environment for GNOME. It combines integrated support for essential GNOME technologies such as GTK+, GLib, and GNOME APIs with features that any developer will appreciate, like syntax highlighting and snippets.

    57 GNOME Builder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
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    UEStudio

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    UEStudio offers all the functionality of UltraEdit plus other exciting and powerful features! Whether you are simply editing text, building applications, maintaining databases, or constructing websites, UEStudio's stunning array of innovative features offers the...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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