Visual Studio Express Alternatives

Visual Studio Express is described as 'Edition is a slimmed-down version of Visual Studio only supporting C#, but is better for beginners' and is a IDE in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Visual Studio Express for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, .NET Framework and Web-based apps. The best Visual Studio Express alternative is Visual Studio Code, which is free. Other great apps like Visual Studio Express are VSCodium, Microsoft Visual Studio, Apache NetBeans and Qt Creator.

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  1. React Studio icon
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    React Studio lets you create components either visually or in code, then use them interchangeably in your designs.

    12 React Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  2. Zend Studio icon
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    Zend Studio for Eclipse combines proven capabilities to create the world’s most powerful IDE for Rich Internet Applications (RIAs). Studio's powerful developer tools combined with Adobe Flex Builder and integration with Zend Framework lets developers build RIAs faster and...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. LiveCode icon
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    Enables development of cross-platform applications from a single codebase with minimal modification, offering native deployment on Windows, Mac, Linux, web browsers, servers, and mobile devices, with both open-source and proprietary licensing options for royalty-free distribution.

    26 LiveCode alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • LiveCode is the most popular SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to Visual Studio Express.

    • LiveCode is Paid and ProprietaryVisual Studio Express is Free and Proprietary
  4. Pelles C icon
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    Pelles C is a comprehensive development suite that can help you create apps compatible with Windows and ARM platforms.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  5. Gambas icon
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    Gambas is a full-featured object language and development environment built on a BASIC interpreter. It is released under the GNU General Public Licence. Its architecture is largely inspired by Java. Gambas is made up of: a compiler, an interpreter, an archiver, a scripter, a...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    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.

    66 Microsoft Small Basic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
     
  7. VisualNEO Win icon
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    Create Windows software with VisualNEO, the easiest tool to develop powerful applications. Integrates an IDE with a simple and extensible programming language. Wizards and forms help beginners to learn programming while still great for pros.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  8. MASM Builder icon
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    MASM Builder is a free Integrated Development Environment IDE for developing 32-bit Windows programs using the Assembler. MASM Builder contains many useful features which will assist you in creating Windows API based programs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. scriptcs icon
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    scriptcs makes it easy to write and execute C# with a simple text editor.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  10. MaxBlox icon
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    MaxBlox is a complete application development platform. The entire system is web-based and allows the ability to build applications that operate over the web. This is architected as a Platform as a Service (PaaS) system.

    154 MaxBlox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  11. Zinjai icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12. Easy code icon
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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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