IDE and Code Editing
40 services with free tiers in the IDE and Code Editing category. Synced daily from the community-maintained free-for-dev list.
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Android Studio
developer.android.comAndroid Studio provides the fastest tools for building apps on every type of Android device. Open Source IDE is free for everyone and the best Android app development. Available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and even ChromeOS!
(opens in a new tab)AndroidIDE
m.androidide.comAn Open Source IDE to develop real, Gradle-based Android applications on Android devices.
(opens in a new tab)Apache Netbeans
netbeans.apache.orgDevelopment Environment, Tooling Platform and Application Framework.
(opens in a new tab)apiary.io
apiary.ioCollaborative design API with instant API mock and generated documentation (Free for unlimited API blueprints and unlimited users with one admin account and hosted documentation).
(opens in a new tab)BBEdit
barebones.comBBEdit is a popular and extensible editor for macOS. Free Mode provides a [powerful core feature set](https://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/comparison.html) and an upgrade path to advanced features.
(opens in a new tab)Binder
mybinder.orgTurn a Git repo into a collection of interactive notebooks. It is a free public service.
(opens in a new tab)BlueJ
bluej.orgA free Java Development Environment designed for beginners, used by millions worldwide. Powered by Oracle & simple GUI to help beginners.
(opens in a new tab)Brackets
brackets.ioBrackets is an open-source text editor specifically designed for web development. It is lightweight, easy to use, and highly customizable.
(opens in a new tab)cacher.io
cacher.ioCode snippet organizer with labels and support for 100+ programming languages.
(opens in a new tab)cocalc.com
cocalc.comCollaborative calculation in the cloud. Browser access to full Ubuntu with built-in collaboration and lots of free software for mathematics, science, data science, preinstalled: Python, LaTeX, Jupyter Notebooks, SageMath, scikitlearn, etc.
(opens in a new tab)Code::Blocks
codeblocks.orgFree Fortran & C/C++ IDE. Open Source and runs on Windows,macOS & Linux.
(opens in a new tab)codiga.io
codiga.ioCoding Assistant that lets you search, define, and reuse code snippets directly in your IDE. Free for individual and small organizations.
(opens in a new tab)Components.studio
webcomponents.devCode components in isolation, visualize them in stories, test them, and publish them on npm.
(opens in a new tab)Eclipse Che
eclipse.orgWeb-based and Kubernetes-Native IDE for Developer Teams with multi-language support. Open Source and community-driven. An online instance hosted by Red Hat is available at [workspaces.openshift.com](https://workspaces.openshift.com/).
(opens in a new tab)ForgeCode
forgecode.devAI-enabled pair programmer for Claude, GPT4 Series, Grok, Deepseek, Gemini and all frontier models. Works natively with your CLI and integrates seamlessly with any IDE. Free tier includes basic AI model access with local processing.
(opens in a new tab)GetVM
getvm.ioInstant free Linux and IDEs chrome sidebar. The free tier includes 5 VMs per day.
(opens in a new tab)JDoodle
jdoodle.comOnline compiler and editor for more than 60 programming languages with a free plan for REST API code compiling up to 200 credits per day.
(opens in a new tab)jetbrains.com
jetbrains.comProductivity tools, IDEs and deploy tools (aka [IntelliJ IDEA](https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/), [PyCharm](https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/), etc). Free license for students, teachers, Open Source and user groups.
(opens in a new tab)JSONPlaceholder
jsonplaceholder.typicode.comSome REST API endpoints that return some fake data in JSON format. The source code is also available if you would like to run the server locally.
(opens in a new tab)Lazarus
lazarus-ide.orgLazarus is a Delphi-compatible cross-platform IDE for Rapid Application Development.
(opens in a new tab)MarsCode
marscode.comA free AI-powered cloud-based IDE.
(opens in a new tab)micro-jaymock
micro-jaymock.now.shTiny API mocking microservice for generating fake JSON data.
(opens in a new tab)mockable.io
mockable.ioMockable is a simple configurable service to mock out RESTful API or SOAP web services. This online service allows you to quickly define REST API or SOAP endpoints and have them return JSON or XML data.
(opens in a new tab)mockaroo
mockaroo.comMockaroo lets you generate realistic test data in CSV, JSON, SQL, and Excel formats. You can also create mocks for back-end API.
(opens in a new tab)Mocklets
mocklets.coman HTTP-based mock API simulator that helps simulate APIs for faster parallel development and more comprehensive testing, with a lifetime free tier.
(opens in a new tab)OneCompiler
onecompiler.comFree online compiler supporting 70+ languages including Java, Python, C++, JavaScript.
(opens in a new tab)OnlineGDB
onlinegdb.comA free online ide thats supports 40+ languages and is pre installed with tons of libraries; and also has a debugging option, flags, tutorials, and a QNA page!
(opens in a new tab)pterocos
pterocos.eu.orga free opensource browser-based coding environment for front-end developers. write html, css and js with a vs code-grade editor (monaco), live preview, scss/typeScript/babel support, and an ai chat assistant for debugging and suggestions. all projects save to local storage. free forever – no account needed.
(opens in a new tab)Paiza
paiza.cloudDevelop Web apps in Browser without needing to set up anything. Free Plan offers one server with 24 24-hour lifetime and 4 hours of running time per day with 2 CPU cores, 2 GB RAM, and 1 GB storage.
(opens in a new tab)PHPSandbox
phpsandbox.ioOnline development environment for PHP
(opens in a new tab)Replit
replit.comA cloud coding environment for various program languages.
(opens in a new tab)RunMat
runmat.comGPU-accelerated numerical computing IDE in the browser. Write and run MATLAB-syntax .m files with automatic GPU acceleration via WebAssembly and WebGPU. No install, no account, no license fees. Open source runtime with CLI, NPM package, and Jupyter kernel support.
(opens in a new tab)SoloLearn
code.sololearn.comA cloud programming playground well-suited for running code snippets. Supports various programming languages. No registration is required for running code, but it is necessary when saving code on their platform. Also offers free courses for beginners and intermediate-level coders.
(opens in a new tab)stackblitz.com
stackblitz.comOnline/Cloud Code IDE to create, edit, & deploy full-stack apps. Support any popular NodeJs-based frontend & backend frameworks. Shortlink to create a new project: [https://node.new](https://node.new).
(opens in a new tab)Sublime Text
sublimetext.comSublime Text is a popular, versatile, and highly customizable text editor used for coding and text editing tasks.
(opens in a new tab)Visual Studio Code
code.visualstudio.comCode editor redefined and optimized for building and debugging modern web and cloud applications. Developed by Microsoft.
(opens in a new tab)Visual Studio Community
visualstudio.microsoft.comFully-featured IDE with thousands of extensions, cross-platform app development (Microsoft extensions available for download for iOS and Android), desktop, web and cloud development, multi-language support (C#, C++, JavaScript, Python, PHP and more).
(opens in a new tab)VSCodium
vscodium.comCommunity-driven, without telemetry/tracking, and freely-licensed binary distribution of Microsoft’s editor VSCode
(opens in a new tab)wakatime.com
wakatime.comQuantified self-metrics about your coding activity using text editor plugins, limited plan for free.
(opens in a new tab)Wave Terminal
waveterm.devWave is an open-source, cross-platform terminal for seamless workflows. Render anything inline. Save sessions and history. Powered by open web standards. MacOS and Linux.
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