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. WideStudio icon

    WideStudio

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    WideStudio is an open source, Integrated Development Environment for desktop applications purely made in Japan. This enables you to develop GUI applications that can run on Windows95/98/Me/NT/2000/Xp, WindowsCE, Linux, FreeBSD, SOLARIS, MacOSX(w/X11), BTRON, T-Engine...

    48 WideStudio alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    In Linux
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer updated. Last version, v3.98-7, released in November 2011, can be still downloaded from the official website.

    WideStudio Features

    1.  C++
    2.  Rad
    3.  Multi Platform

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  2. 10Duke SDK icon

    10Duke SDK

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    10Duke SDK is a rapid application development (RAD) kit for creating new online applications; it provides a modular, reusable set of libraries designed to meet the challenging requirements of online applications.

    20 10Duke SDK alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  4. Padre icon

    Padre

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    Padre is a Perl IDE, an Integrated Development environment, or in other words a text editor that is simple to use for new Perl programmers but also supports large multi-lingual and multi-technology projects.

    24 Padre alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Padre running on Windows 7
    Discontinued

    Development seems to have been stopped. Last version for Windows is from 2012, last version for Ubuntu is for Ubuntu 10.10 and is not available in recent repositories.The web site was last updated in 2016.http://padre.perlide.org/download.html

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  5. JCppEdit icon

    JCppEdit

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    JCppEdit v3.8 is a multiple programming language IDE that offers you a unique platform to code many programs in a single environment, starting from C, C++, Java to HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML and Text files.

    43 JCppEdit alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    JCppEdit screenshot 1

    JCppEdit Features

    1.  Autocompletion
    2.  C++
    3.  Automatic Indentation
    4.  Auto-saving

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  6. EASy68K icon

    EASy68K

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    EASy68K is a 68000 Structured Assembly Language IDE. EASy68K allows you to edit, assemble and run 68000 programs on a Windows PC or Wine. No additional hardware is required. EASy68K is an open source project distributed under the GNU general public use license.

    2 EASy68K alternatives

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    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Embeetle IDE icon

    Embeetle IDE

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    Embeetle is a new IDE for microcontrollers, built from scratch. It provides only the features you need for embedded programming, and makes those features intuitive.

    9 Embeetle IDE alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    Embeetle IDE screenshot 1

    Embeetle IDE Features

    1.  Arduino

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  9. XVT icon

    XVT

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    XVT is a software development environment for building cross-platform GUI applications in C or C++. XVT allows developers to graphically lay out an application's GUI, and provides cross-platform libraries to aid development.

    49 XVT alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    XVT Features

    1.  C++

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