Microsoft Visual Studio AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Android Development Tools

The best Android Development alternative to Microsoft Visual Studio is Lazarus, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft Visual Studio and five of them are Android Development Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Android Development Tool alternatives to Microsoft Visual Studio are Delphi, Cosmic IDE, B4X and Hollywood.

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  1. Lazarus icon

    Lazarus

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    Lazarus is a cross-platform IDE for the Free Pascal compiler. It tries to offer a Delphi-like programming experience through its own 'Lazarus Component Library' and supporting many platforms like Windows, OSX, Linux, BSD, Android, iOS and more.

    32 Lazarus alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • OpenSolaris
    Running on Windows
     
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    Lazarus vs Microsoft Visual Studio Comments
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    Positive
    3

    Because of license agreement, you can create unlimited codes by using Lazarus but VS has limits in license agreement

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    gnusensei
    Positive
    1

    Lazarus GUI designer is nice and easy to use. Drag and drop works without much hassles about layouting.

    Guest
    Positive
    5

    Open Source done entirely in an independent language very like TurboPascal (Delphi).

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    3 of 4 comments
    • Lazarus is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Visual Studio is Free Personal and Proprietary
  2. Delphi icon

    Delphi

     61 likes

    Embarcadero Delphi, formerly CodeGear Delphi and Borland Delphi, is a software development environment for Microsoft Windows applications originally developed by Borland and now owned and developed by Embarcadero Technologies.

    41 Delphi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Delphi 10.3 Rio - Visual designer
     
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    Delphi vs Microsoft Visual Studio Comments
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    it have a lot of features, it provide fire monkey cross platform user interface. fmx can use 3d in forms. it have also a community edition!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Delphi is Paid and ProprietaryMicrosoft Visual Studio is Free Personal and Proprietary
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    Cosmic IDE

     5 likes

    There are a lot of cases where you want to quickly test some Java code but don't have your computer open besides you. You open your browser and search for some website for this purpose. But you're neither guaranteed to have internet all the time (do you?

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
    Cosmic IDE screenshot 1
     
  5. B4X icon

    B4X

     51 likes

    Cross platform development tools for native iOS, Android, desktop and server applications. B4X is a Rapid Application Development (RAD) tool for real world apps. The programming language is a modern version of Visual Basic.

    71 B4X alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    IDE screenshot
     
  6. Hollywood icon

    Hollywood

     3 likes

    The cross-platform Multimedia Application Layer. Easy programming language which generated programs and presentations for Windows , Amiga , Mac and Android.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • AmigaOS
    • MorphOS
    IDE on Windows
     
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