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 SharpDevelop or OmniSharp. Other great apps like MonoDevelop are JetBrains Rider, Ultimate++, Delphi 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.

    105 Microsoft Visual Studio alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • .NET Framework
    Microsoft Visual Studio screenshot 1

    Top Microsoft Visual Studio Features

    1.  Code Completion
    2.  Embedded debugger
    3.  NET Support
    4.  Nuget
    5.  VB.NET support
    6.  NET Framework
    7.  Syntax Highlighting
    8.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Autocompletion
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  No registration required

    Microsoft Visual Studio VS MonoDevelop

     

    • 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
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    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

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CZ flagCzechia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  C#
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  NET Support
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Dark Mode
    6. Git icon  Git Support
    7.  Autocompletion
    8.  Automatic content formatting

    JetBrains Rider VS MonoDevelop

     
    Comments about JetBrains Rider as an Alternative to MonoDevelop
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    Positive Mar 13, 2018
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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.

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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
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    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • CH flagSwitzerland

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
    SharpDevelop on Vista
    Discontinued

    Unfortunately SharpDevelop has been discontinued. It is still a viable alternative for VS for versions until 2016, but it doesn't support C# 7.0 as VS 2017 does. See details: http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/WhatsNew.aspx

    SharpDevelop Features

    1.  C-sharp
    2.  NET Framework
    3.  GUI Designer
    4.  Nuget
    5.  C# Scripting

    SharpDevelop VS MonoDevelop

     
    Comments about SharpDevelop as an Alternative to MonoDevelop
    Guest
    Positive Jun 8, 2019
    3

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

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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. 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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Ultimate++ Features

    1.  Rad
    2.  Widgets
    3.  C++
    4.  Gui Builder

    Ultimate++ VS MonoDevelop

     
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    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.

    38 Delphi alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Delphi 10.3 Rio - Visual designer

    Delphi Features

    1.  Database Access
    2.  Multiple languages
    3.  Rad

    Delphi VS MonoDevelop

     

    • Delphi is the most popular commercial alternative to MonoDevelop.

    • Delphi is Paid and ProprietaryMonoDevelop is Free and Open Source
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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...

    35 RAD Studio alternatives

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    RAD Studio screenshot 1

    RAD Studio Features

    1.  Rad

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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

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

    On their GitHub page: "As of July 25th 2017 kodeWeave is no longer an active project. All updates as of that date and on are solely contributor based implementations." Last update in November 2019.

    kodeWeave Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Portable
    3.  Real time collaboration
    4.  Debugging

    kodeWeave VS MonoDevelop

     

    • 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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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GR flagGreece
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    CodeTyphon running on Windows 10

    CodeTyphon Features

    1.  Visual Programming
    2.  Rad
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Autocompletion
    5.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    6.  Portable
    7.  Object-oriented Language
    8.  Modular System
    9.  Compiles to native assembly code

    CodeTyphon VS MonoDevelop

     
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    Cevelop

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    The C++ IDE for professional developers.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Cevelop screenshot 1

    Cevelop Features

    1.  C++
    2.  Refactoring
    3.  Coding

    Cevelop VS MonoDevelop

     
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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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
    GNOME Builder screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Support for MarkDown
    4.  Autocompletion
    5.  Built-in terminal emulation
    6.  Split-screen view
    7.  Collaborative writing
    8.  Automatic Indentation
    9.  Vim Key Mapping
    10. Git icon  Git integration
    11.  C++
    12.  Rust

    GNOME Builder VS MonoDevelop

     
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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...

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    UEStudio screenshot 1

    UEStudio Features

    1.  C++

    UEStudio VS MonoDevelop

     
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