Microsoft Visual Studio Alternatives for Linux

Microsoft Visual Studio is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Visual Studio Code, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft Visual Studio and loads of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Microsoft Visual Studio are Eclipse, VSCodium, MonoDevelop and Code::Blocks.

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Microsoft Visual Studio is an 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.

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Microsoft Visual Studio alternatives page was last updated Feb 24, 2025
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  1. NuSphere PhpEd icon

    NuSphere PhpEd

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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.

    44 NuSphere PhpEd alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    NuSphere PhpEd Features

    1.  PHP IDE

    NuSphere PhpEd VS Microsoft Visual Studio

     
  2. Ecere SDK icon

    Ecere SDK

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    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.

    57 Ecere SDK alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Ecere SDK screenshot 1

    Ecere SDK Features

    1.  Debugging

    Ecere SDK VS Microsoft Visual Studio

     
  4. EiffelStudio icon

    EiffelStudio

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

    7 EiffelStudio alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    EiffelStudio Features

    1.  Embedded debugger
    2.  Compiled Language
    3.  Entity Relationship Diagrams
    4.  Static Code Analysis
    5.  Tabbed browsing

    EiffelStudio VS Microsoft Visual Studio

     
  5. Zinjai icon

    Zinjai

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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.

    63 Zinjai alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • AR flagArgentina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Autocompletion
    4.  C++
    5.  Code Completion
    6.  Spanish

    Zinjai VS Microsoft Visual Studio

     
  6. Servoy icon

    Servoy

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    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.

    22 Servoy alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Servoy Features

    1.  Rad
    2.  On-premises software

    Servoy VS Microsoft Visual Studio

     

  7. Openldev

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    OpenLDev is a graphical front-end to Linux development tools such as gcc, GNU autotools and make. OpenLDev strives to provide an easy-to-use interface that is both productive for experts and simple for beginners.

    51 Openldev alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Openldev screenshot 1

    Openldev VS Microsoft Visual Studio

     
  9. NVU icon

    NVU

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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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • PortableApps.com
    NVU screenshot 1
    Discontinued

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

    NVU Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  WYSIWYG Support

    NVU VS Microsoft Visual Studio

     
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