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The best IDE alternative to PyCharm is Visual Studio Code, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to PyCharm and many of them are IDEs so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting IDE alternatives to PyCharm are VSCodium, Eclipse, Microsoft Visual Studio and Geany.

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IDE for Python and Django offering refactoring, code analysis, VCS integration, debugger, deployment, and more, with a Community Edition option.

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PyCharm alternatives page was last updated Mar 23, 2025
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  1. Visual Studio Code icon

    Visual Studio Code

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    Free and extensible code editor with built-in Git support, smart IntelliSense, integrated debugger, 30,000+ extensions, works offline, supports markdown and syntax highlighting for numerous languages.

    205 Visual Studio Code alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    Visual Studio Code screenshot 1

    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.  Multiple Cursors
    12.  C++

    Visual Studio Code VS PyCharm

     
    Comments about Visual Studio Code as an Alternative to PyCharm
    Kom Rad
    Positive •May 1, 2021
    0

    open source and great tools for writing and debugging python

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    • Almost everyone thinks Visual Studio Code is a great PyCharm alternative.

    • Visual Studio Code is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to PyCharm.

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

    • Visual Studio Code is Free and ProprietaryPyCharm is Freemium and Open Source
    • Visual Studio Code is CustomizablePyCharm is not according to our users
  2. VSCodium icon

    VSCodium

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    This repository contains a build file to generate FLOSS release binaries of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") project, the open source core of the proprietary Visual Studio Code.

    195 VSCodium alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Electron
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Support for Themes
    4.  Lightweight
    5.  Clean design

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Prevent telemetry
    3.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  No registration required
    6.  Autocompletion
    7.  MIT License
    8.  Dark Mode
    9. Git icon  Git integration
    10.  Syntax Highlighting
    11.  Ad-free
    12.  Minimap

    VSCodium VS PyCharm

     
    Comments about VSCodium as an Alternative to PyCharm
    Guest
    Positive •Aug 21, 2020
    2

    VSCodo without Microsoft tracking and fully open-source — get the beginner-friendliness of VSCode without any tracking!

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    • Most users think VSCodium is a great PyCharm alternative.

    • VSCodium is the most popular Open Source alternative to PyCharm.

    • VSCodium is Free and Open SourcePyCharm is Freemium and Open Source
    • VSCodium is Customizable and Privacy focusedPyCharm is not according to our users
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    Eclipse

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    Eclipse is an extensible development platform with runtimes and application frameworks for building, deploying and managing software across the entire software lifecycle. Many people know Eclipse as a Java IDE, but it is much more than that- Eclipse actually consists of over 60...

    154 Eclipse alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    eclipse on windows 10

    Top Eclipse Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Java IDE
    3.  C++
    4.  Refactoring
    5.  Autocompletion
    6.  Syntax Highlighting
    7.  Portable
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Code Formatting
    10.  Batch Editing
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  Spell Checking

    Eclipse VS PyCharm

     
    Comments about Eclipse as an Alternative to PyCharm
    tuxrandom
    Negative •Jan 1, 2025
    0

    While extensible with a third-party plugin to use with Python, Eclipse's only ideal usecase is Java porgramming as opposed to PyCharm, which is mainly a Python IDE.

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    • Most users think Eclipse is a great PyCharm alternative.

    • Eclipse is Free and Open SourcePyCharm is Freemium and Open Source
  5. 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.

    107 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 PyCharm

     
  6. Geany icon

    Geany

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    Geany is a powerful, stable and lightweight programmer's text editor that provides tons of useful features without bogging down your workflow.

    148 Geany alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flatpak
    Geany screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Support for Themes
    3.  Minimalistic
    4.  Customizable
    5.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Multiplatform
    2.  Syntax Highlighting
    3.  Code navigation
    4.  Automatic Indentation
    5.  Shell integration
    6.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    7.  Ad-free
    8. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    9.  Hierarchical Structure
    10.  Live Preview
    11.  Debian package compatible
    12.  Shortcut keys

    Geany VS PyCharm

     
    Comments about Geany as an Alternative to PyCharm
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    Guest
    Positive •Feb 26, 2025
    0

    Geany is just so versatile, I use it for everything, as a text editor, IDE, not app etc. and it is SMALL I don't need to download a GIG for Pycharm!

    Vivek Sharma
    Negative •Jul 14, 2023
    0

    Essentially a glorified text editor, extremely basic IDE

    Guest
    Negative •Jan 22, 2020
    0

    No debugger and inspection of data structures. This is an essential feature for Python as it is a dynamically typed language.

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    • Most users think Geany is a great PyCharm alternative.

    • Geany is Free and Open SourcePyCharm is Freemium and Open Source
    • Geany is Lightweight, Minimalistic and Privacy focusedPyCharm is not according to our users
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    Zed Editor

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    Zed is a blazing fast, multi-user, productivity-focused text editor. From the creators of Atom, Electron and Tree-sitter, the editor features built-in Vim mode with tooltips for key-bindings, language-aware...

    77 Zed Editor alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Zed Editor screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Optimal performance
    3.  Support for Themes
    4.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Autocompletion
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Built-in terminal emulation
    5.  Rust
    6.  Team Collaboration
    7.  Real time collaboration
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    12.  Multiple Cursors

    Zed Editor VS PyCharm

     
  9. Apache NetBeans icon

    Apache NetBeans

     739 likes
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    A free, open-source Integrated Development Environment for software developers. You get all the tools you need to create professional desktop, enterprise, web, and mobile applications with the Java language, C/C++, and even dynamic languages such as PHP, JavaScript, Groovy, and...

    103 Apache NetBeans alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Editor

    Top Apache NetBeans Features

    1.  Java IDE
    2.  Refactoring
    3.  Code Formatting
    4. Git icon  Git Support
    5.  Embedded debugger
    6.  Built-in terminal emulation
    7.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    8.  Syntax Highlighting
    9.  Simple installation
    10.  Code Completion
    11.  PHP IDE
    12.  Multiple languages

    Apache NetBeans VS PyCharm

     
  10. Zasper icon

    Zasper

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    A powerful IDE for data science, Zasper excels with massive concurrency support, enabling numerous simultaneous connections, minimal memory usage, and speedy performance. Suited for REPL-style data apps like Jupyter notebooks, fully supported on Mac with limited Linux support.

    67 Zasper alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Zasper screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Support for Themes
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Built-in terminal emulation
    8.  Data science
    9.  Version Control Integration
    10.  Electron based

    Zasper VS PyCharm

     
  11. Spyder icon

    Spyder

     64 likes
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    Combines advanced editing, analysis, debugging, and profiling functionalities with data exploration, execution, and visualization capabilities. Expandable using its powerful plugin system and API, providing flexibility for custom integrations.

    48 Spyder alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Python
    • Flatpak
    Spyder screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  No registration required
    4.  No Tracking
    5.  Full-Text Search
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Syntax Highlighting
    8.  Supports Python
    9.  Python IDE
    10.  Debugging
    11.  Built-in terminal emulation
    12.  Static Code Analysis

    Spyder VS PyCharm

     
  12. Lapce icon

    Lapce

     26 likes
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    Lightning-fast and Powerful Code Editor written in Rust.

    193 Lapce alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Lapce screenshot 1

    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

    Lapce VS PyCharm

     
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