Powershell ISE AlternativesIDEs and other similar apps like Powershell ISE

Powershell ISE is described as 'The Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE) is a host application for Windows PowerShell. In Windows PowerShell ISE, you can run commands and write, test, and debug scripts in a single Windows-based graphic user interface with multiline editing, tab completion' and is a IDE in the development category. There are six alternatives to Powershell ISE for Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Chrome OS. The best Powershell ISE alternative is Visual Studio Code, which is free. Other great apps like Powershell ISE are Lapce, JetBrains Fleet, PowerShell Studio and PowerGui.

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The Windows PowerShell Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE) is a host application for Windows PowerShell. In Windows PowerShell ISE, you can run commands and write, test, and debug scripts in a single Windows-based...

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Powershell ISE alternatives page was last updated Dec 15, 2021
  1. Visual Studio Code icon
     1289 likes

    Visual Studio Code is a free and extensible code editor for building web, desktop, and mobile applications, using any programming language and framework.

    212 Visual Studio Code alternatives
    Visual Studio Code screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS

    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  Built-in terminal emulation
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5.  Code Completion
    6.  Multiple languages
    7. Git icon  Git Support
    8. GitHub icon  GitHub Integration
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  Supports Python
    11.  C++
    12.  Source code debugging
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    Comments about Visual Studio Code as an Alternative to Powershell ISE
     
    tso

    Visual Studio Code offers a good support of PowerShell (through extension). It provide integrated terminal, debugger and even a "PowerShell ISE" mode that mimics the look and feel and behavior or PowerShell ISE. Official documentation of PowerShell feature : https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/languages/powershell

    Positive commentMar 20, 2020
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    • Visual Studio Code is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Powershell ISE.

    • Visual Studio Code is the most popular free alternative to Powershell ISE.

    • Visual Studio Code is Free and ProprietaryPowershell ISE is also Free and Proprietary
    • Visual Studio Code is CustomizablePowershell ISE is not according to our users
  2. Lapce icon
     25 likes

    Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust.

    196 Lapce alternatives
    Lapce screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Rust
    2.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    3.  Built-in terminal emulation
    4.  Syntax Highlighting
    5. Git icon  Git Support
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Full-Text Search
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Works Offline
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Modal editor
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    • Lapce is the most popular Open Source alternative to Powershell ISE.

    • Lapce is Free and Open SourcePowershell ISE is Free and Proprietary
    • Lapce is LightweightPowershell ISE is not according to our users
  3. JetBrains Fleet icon
     10 likes

    Built from scratch, based on 20 years of experience developing IDEs. Fleet uses the IntelliJ code-processing engine, with a distributed IDE architecture and a reimagined UI.

    196 JetBrains Fleet alternatives
    JetBrains Fleet screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Code Formatting
    4.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    5.  Autocompletion
    6.  Support for MarkDown
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  4. PowerShell Studio icon
     3 likes

    PowerShell Studio is the premier editor and tool-making environment for PowerShell. This single tool will meet all your scripting needs. Work the way YOU want with PowerShell.

    4 PowerShell Studio alternatives
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    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  Autocompletion
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  WYSIWYG Support
    5.  Dark Mode
    6. Git icon  Git Support
    7.  Code Formatting
    8.  Syntax Highlighting
    9.  Command line interface
    10.  Live Preview
    11.  PowerShell Scripting
    12.  Support for Samba
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    • PowerShell Studio is the most popular commercial alternative to Powershell ISE.

    • PowerShell Studio is Paid and ProprietaryPowershell ISE is Free and Proprietary
  5. PowerGui icon
     10 likes

    A graphical user interface and script editor for Microsoft Windows PowerShell .

    5 PowerGui alternatives
    PowerGui screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The program is no longer available on the company website. Last version, 3.8.0.129, released in January 2014, can be still downloaded from SoftPedia.

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  6. PowerShell Plus icon
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    PowerShell Plus is an Integrated Scripting Environment (ISE) which includes unique features like an interactive learning center, hundreds of pre-loaded scripts from the QuickClick Library, and other useful features.

    3 PowerShell Plus alternatives
    Application Window

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    PowerShell Plus Features

    1.  Support for scripting
    Discontinued

    The last release of PowerShell Plus was March 12th, 2016.The version and last updated date are not listed on the website. Downloading the latest version is provided in a zip file and the modified date of the installer in the zip is March 12th, 2016. This date seems likely as the system requirements that are on the website are old, not mentioning Windows 11, only mentioning versions of PowerShell before version 5 and old versions of .NET

    PowerShell Plus iconPowershell ISE Icon

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