Free SharpDevelop Alternatives

The best free alternative to SharpDevelop is Microsoft Visual Studio. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try MonoDevelop or B4X. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to SharpDevelop and 17 is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to SharpDevelop are Ultimate++, Ecere SDK, CodeTyphon and React Studio.

SharpDevelop alternatives are mainly IDEs but may also be Code Editors or Android Development Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of SharpDevelop.

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Microsoft Visual Studio
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Code Editor
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103 Microsoft Visual Studio alternatives
Microsoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft. It is used to develop computer programs for Microsoft Windows, as well as web sites, web applications and web services.
- - Microsoft Visual Studio is the most popular Web-based, Windows & Mac alternative to SharpDevelop.
- - Microsoft Visual Studio is the most popular free alternative to SharpDevelop.
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Microsoft Visual Studio Features
1. Syntax HighlightingMicrosoft Visual Studio supports syntax highlighting for various programming and markup languages.
2. Extensible by Plugins/ExtensionsMicrosoft Visual Studio can be extended with add-ons, plugins and extensions.
3. Ad-freeMicrosoft Visual Studio doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
4. Works OfflineMicrosoft Visual Studio can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
5. AutocompletionMicrosoft Visual Studio can predict and complete the rest of a word or phrase you're typing.
6. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Microsoft Visual Studio without registration.
Code Completion
Embedded debugger
NET Support
Nuget
C-sharp
NET Framework
C support
VB.NET support
Exe Compiler
Color coding
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MonoDevelop
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Xamarin Studio
29 MonoDevelop alternatives
MonoDevelop 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.
- - MonoDevelop is the most popular Linux alternative to SharpDevelop.
- - MonoDevelop is the most popular Open Source alternative to SharpDevelop.
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MonoDevelop Features
1. Syntax HighlightingMonoDevelop supports syntax highlighting for various programming and markup languages.
Code Completion
Unity Integration
NET Framework
Nuget
Visual Programming
Discontinued
As of October 2021, the GitHub repository README has been updated to say "This project has not been built nor maintained since January 2020 and has been archived".

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B4X
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Android Development Tool
Windows
Android
iPhone
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iPad
96 B4X alternatives
Cross platform development tools for native iOS, Android, desktop and server applications. B4X is a Rapid Application Development (RAD) tool for real world apps. The programming language is a modern version of Visual Basic.
- - B4X is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to SharpDevelop.
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Multiplatform
Native Java Libraries
Code Completion
Rad
Ultimate++
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59 Ultimate++ alternatives
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.
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C++
Gui Builder
Ecere SDK
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58 Ecere SDK alternatives
A cross-platform Software Development Kit including a GUI toolkit, a 2D/3D graphics engine, a networking library, an audio output library, an IDE, a compiler for the eC programming language, and more.
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Debugging
CodeTyphon
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26 CodeTyphon alternatives
CodeTyphon is a fork/distribution of Lazarus with thousands of Lazarus/Free Pascal components bundled into distribution and with own Lazarus expansion features.
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CodeTyphon Features
1. Ad-freeCodeTyphon doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
2. AutocompletionCodeTyphon can predict and complete the rest of a word or phrase you're typing.
Visual Programming
Rad
Object-oriented Language
Modular System
Compiles to native assembly code
React Studio
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Freemium • Proprietary
Mac
10 React Studio alternatives
React Studio lets you create components either visually or in code, then use them interchangeably in your designs.
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Microsoft Small Basic
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Windows
.NET Framework
68 Microsoft Small Basic alternatives
Microsoft Small Basic puts the fun back into computer programming. With a friendly development environment that is very easy to master, it eases both kids and adults into the world of programming.
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Cevelop
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82 Cevelop alternatives
The C++ IDE for professional developers.
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C++
Refactoring
Coding
Zinjai
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Mac
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67 Zinjai alternatives
ZinjaI is an IDE (integrated development environment) for C + + developed in the context of a Starter Grant from the Scientific Research at the Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Argentina, designed for use by students of programming.
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Zinjai Features
1. AutocompletionZinjai can predict and complete the rest of a word or phrase you're typing.
Spanish
C++
Code Completion
Pelles C
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Free Personal • Proprietary
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Windows
61 Pelles C alternatives
Pelles C is a comprehensive development suite that can help you create apps compatible with Windows and ARM platforms.
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Easy code
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Windows
71 Easy code alternatives
Easy Code is the visual assembly programming environment made to build 32-bit Windows applications. The Easy Code interface, looking like Visual Basic, allows you to program Windows assembler applications (executable files, dynamic and static libreries, COFF object files...
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