Microsoft Visual Studio Alternatives

Apps similar to Microsoft Visual Studio include Visual Studio Code, which is free. Other options are VSCodium, Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA and Apache NetBeans. There's no shortage of IDEs like Microsoft Visual Studio, with more than 100 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, the web and Android.

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  1. 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.

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  2. 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

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  3. 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
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  4. NuSphere PhpEd icon
     18 likes

    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
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  5. EiffelStudio icon
     3 likes

    EiffelStudio is a development environment for the Eiffel programming language developed and distributed by Eiffel Software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  6. Servoy icon
     1 like

    Servoy is a cross-platform rapid application development and deployment environment for creating and deploying enterprise applications, on Premises, hosted, in the Cloud and as a service (SaaS). From a single code-base applications can be deployed to a native or web client.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Zinjai icon
     9 likes

    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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Dcoder icon
     8 likes

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

    70 Dcoder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Android
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  9. Code Writer icon
     2 likes

    Code Writer is a free text and code editor app for the Windows platform, downloadable from the Windows Store. Use it as a replacement for Notepad and other quick edit apps.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  10. scriptcs icon
     3 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. VisualNEO Win icon
     27 likes

    Lightweight Rapid Application Development (RAD) IDE for Windows. Build fast, standalone native Win32 desktop apps (<3MB) with visual controls, Edge WebView2 (HTML5/Tailwind), and AI Dev Kit. The anti-bloat alternative to Electron.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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  12. Korduene icon
     5 likes

    Korduene is a visual programming IDE, that lets you create applications without writing code, or having to know any programming languages, or any previous coding experience.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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