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The best IDE alternative to Scratch is GDevelop, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Scratch and six of them are IDEs so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting IDE alternatives to Scratch are Pocket Code, GameMaker, Levinux and Project Anarchy.

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  1. GDevelop icon

    GDevelop

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    GDevelop is an open-source game making software designed to be used by everyone. Any kind of 2D games can be created with it and no programming skills are required to get started. Logic of games are made using visual events.

    127 GDevelop alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Flathub
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    The new editor interface, which now supports 3D editing.
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  2. Pocket Code icon

    Pocket Code

     18 likes

    Pocket Code allows you to create your own games, animations, interactive music videos, and many kind of other apps, directly on your phone or tablet.

    22 Pocket Code alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
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    • European Union flagEU
    Pocket Code screenshot 1
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  4. GameMaker icon

    GameMaker

     50 likes

    Welcome to the home of GameMaker, the fastest and friendliest cross-platform game development technology out there. GameMaker has been completely redeveloped with usability and efficiency at its core, allowing developers to create games within a single code base and then publish...

    81 GameMaker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Steam
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    GameMaker screenshot 1
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  5. Levinux icon

    Levinux

     10 likes

    Levinux – A Tiny Version of Linux for Education

    Levinux (download ~20 MB) is a tiny virtual Linux server that runs from USB or Dropbox with a double-click (no install or admin rights required) on Macs, Windows or Linux PCs—making it the perfect learning environment, and way to r.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • US flagUnited States
    What does Levinux look like? When you double-click the launch script, a black window that looks much like this will pop up. The first time you run Levinux, it will “inflate” by hitting a software repository to pull down a webserver and an SSH server. You need an Internet connection and not-too-restrictive firewall for this to work correctly.
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  6. Project Anarchy icon

    Project Anarchy

     5 likes

    Project Anarchy is a complete end to end game engine and state-of-the-art toolset for mobile. Project Anarchy includes an entirely free license to ship your game on iOS, Android and Tizen platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    vForge
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  8. SIMPL icon

    SIMPL

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    SIMPL is a free programming language and IDE built on a simple idea: pseudocode — the plain, readable code people use to sketch algorithms — should be able to run. Write IF…THEN, FOR…NEXT and WHILE the way you'd write them on paper, press Run, and see the result.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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