Microsoft Visual Studio Alternatives

Microsoft Visual Studio is described as 'IDE used to create programs, apps, websites, and web services using various frameworks. It supports multiple languages and offers tools for coding, debugging, and design' and is a leading IDE in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft Visual Studio for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Web-based apps. The best Microsoft Visual Studio alternative is Visual Studio Code, which is free. Other great apps like Microsoft Visual Studio are Eclipse, VSCodium, MonoDevelop and Apache NetBeans.

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Microsoft Visual Studio alternatives are mainly IDEs, but if you're looking for Code Editors or Text Editors you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Windows, Linux, Open Source, Mac, Android, Android Tablet and iPad. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Microsoft Visual Studio.
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  1. OpenBeans icon
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    OpenBeans is an open-source IDE distribution. It is not a fork of Apache NetBeans, but a distribution, in the same way Ubuntu is a distribution based on Debian. It packages the best there is in the Apache NetBeans* ecosystem, polishes it, fixes minor annoyances and serves them...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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    Real Software and Real Studio are now Xojo. Create your own apps, like commercial or in house apps, games, utilities and more with Xojo! This object-oriented multi-platform development tool enables ordinary people to create extraordinary apps for the Desktop, Web, Console, and...

    37 Xojo alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • 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

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    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
     
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    Because Visual Studio is a really advanced IDE and Small Basic is as the name suggests, basic.

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    OutSystems offers Platform as a Service solution to deliver flexible mobile and web applications, fully tailored to your company's business requirements.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  5. BVRDE icon
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    The BVRDE is a fully integrated development environment for remote cross-platform compiling and debugging of UNIX and LINUX console applications. BVRDE runs on a Windows platform, but compiles and debugs applications on UNIX systems or any system that allow a remote Telnet or...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
     
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    Professional visual integrated development environment to create modern HTML5 apps, Web Apps, Progressive Web Apps, Web Extensions and Hybrid apps for both mobile and desktop browsers, Android, iOS, Windows and more.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  7. roobuilder icon
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    It's a cross between Glade / Visual Studio — the idea is that most 'action' code for an application is actually quite simple - so entering the code on the event handlers for a widget makes the proximity of code to action better.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  8. Felgo icon
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    Felgo is a Cross-Platform Development SDK based on the popular Qt framework. Felgo Apps and Games are created within the Qt Creator.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
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    10x is the new C++ Editor from Stewart Lynch. Developed over 6 years, with almost everything written from scratch, 10x is a new breed of editor, combining the raw speed of traditional old-school editors with the productivity features of a modern-day IDE.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  10. NuSphere PhpEd icon
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    Nusphere PhpED is an advanced PHP Integrated Development Environment (PHP IDE) featuring best-in-class features for editing, debugging and working with PHP applications.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  11. UEStudio icon
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    UEStudio offers all the functionality of UltraEdit plus other exciting and powerful features! Whether you are simply editing text, building applications, maintaining databases, or constructing websites, UEStudio's stunning array of innovative features offers the...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  12. WinDbg icon
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    WinDbg is a multipurposed debugger for Microsoft Windows, distributed on the web by Microsoft as part of the Debugging Tools for Windows. It can be used to debug user mode applications, drivers, and the operating system itself in kernel mode.

    16 WinDbg alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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