Free Microsoft Visual Studio Alternatives

The best free alternative to Microsoft Visual Studio is Visual Studio Code. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft Visual Studio and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Microsoft Visual Studio are Eclipse, VSCodium, MonoDevelop and Apache NetBeans.

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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.

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Microsoft Visual Studio alternatives page was last updated Jul 22, 2024
  1. Embarcadero Dev-C++ icon
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    Embarcadero Dev-C++ is a new and improved fork (sponsored by Embarcadero) of Bloodshed Dev-C++ and Orwell Dev-C++. It is a full-featured Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and code editor for the C/C++ programming language.

    19 Embarcadero Dev-C++ alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    Embarcadero Dev-C++ Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  No registration required
    3.  C++
    4.  C support
    5.  Debugging
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  2. NVU icon
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    Nvu (pronounced N-view, for a "new view") is a complete Web Authoring System that combines web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) web page editing. Nvu is designed to be extremely easy to use, making it ideal for non-technical...

    48 NVU alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com

    NVU Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  WYSIWYG Support
    Discontinued

    Development has stopped at June 2005 with version 1.0. KompoZer icon KompoZer and BlueGriffon icon BlueGriffon are forks.

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  3. React Studio icon
     5 likes

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

    11 React Studio alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac

    React Studio Features

    1.  Rad
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  4. OneWare Studio icon
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    OneWare Studio is the next generation IDE for electronics development. It supports a broad range of development languages including VHDL, Verilog, C++, and more. It is designed to streamline electronics development with features like a high-speed simulation viewer and advanced...

    26 OneWare Studio alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft

    OneWare Studio Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Dark Mode
    3.  Syntax Highlighting
    4.  Ad-free
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  5. goormIDE icon
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    goormIDE is a powerful cloud IDE service to maximize the productivity for developers and teams. You can build your own development environment with just a few clicks and collaborate in real-time on the same docker container.

    14 goormIDE alternatives
    goormIDE workspace & collaboration features

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    goormIDE Features

    1. Docker icon  Support for Docker
    2.  Cloud based
    3.  Cloud IDE
    4.  Docker Container
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  6. Dcoder icon
     7 likes

    Dcoder is a mobile code compiler IDE for android, it lets you code on mobile anytime, anywhere in any programming language.

    56 Dcoder alternatives
    Dcoder code on mobile, Drawer
    Dcoder mobile code compiler ide, multiple compiler support
    Dcoder compiler for android, Multiple Themes

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android

    Dcoder Features

    1.  C++
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    Comments about Dcoder as an Alternative to Microsoft Visual Studio
     
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    bcause it works on my old tweaky lenevo tablet

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    • Dcoder is Free and ProprietaryMicrosoft Visual Studio is Free Personal and Proprietary
  7. Arm DS-5 Development Studio icon
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    A complete tool-suite for C/C++ development targeting ARM-based SoCs, including Eclipse, ARM Compiler, DS-5 Debugger, Mali Graphics Debugger and Streamline.

    12 Arm DS-5 Development Studio alternatives
    Arm DS-5 Development Studio screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    Arm DS-5 Development Studio Features

    1.  Embedded debugger
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