PyCharm AlternativesTop IDEs & Code Editors like PyCharm

PyCharm is described as 'IDE for Python and Django offering refactoring, code analysis, VCS integration, debugger, deployment, and more, with a Community Edition option' and is a very popular IDE in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to PyCharm for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Flathub and BSD apps. The best PyCharm alternative is Visual Studio Code, which is free. Other great apps like PyCharm are VSCodium, Microsoft Visual Studio, Eclipse and Zed Editor.

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  1. Visual Studio Code icon

    Visual Studio Code

     1376 likes

    Free and extensible code editor with built-in Git support, smart IntelliSense, integrated debugger, 30,000+ extensions, works offline, supports markdown and syntax highlighting for numerous languages.

    202 Visual Studio Code alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Snapcraft
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    Comments about Visual Studio Code as an Alternative to PyCharm
    akselaeration
    Positive
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    Visual Studio Code covers everything I need, greatly, for free! What is the question again? ??

    Kom Rad
    Positive
    0

    open source and great tools for writing and debugging python

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    • Almost everyone thinks Visual Studio Code is a great PyCharm alternative.

    • Visual Studio Code is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to PyCharm.

    • Visual Studio Code is the most popular free alternative to PyCharm.

    • Visual Studio Code is Free and ProprietaryPyCharm is Freemium and Open Source
    • Visual Studio Code is CustomizablePyCharm is not according to our users
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    VSCodium

     402 likes

    This repository contains a build file to generate FLOSS release binaries of Microsoft's Visual Studio Code - Open Source ("Code - OSS") project, the open source core of the proprietary Visual Studio Code.

    196 VSCodium alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Electron
    • Snapcraft
    • Homebrew
    • Chocolatey
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    Comments about VSCodium as an Alternative to PyCharm
    Guest
    Positive
    2

    VSCodo without Microsoft tracking and fully open-source — get the beginner-friendliness of VSCode without any tracking!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think VSCodium is a great PyCharm alternative.

    • VSCodium is the most popular Open Source alternative to PyCharm.

    • VSCodium is Free and Open SourcePyCharm is Freemium and Open Source
    • VSCodium is CustomizablePyCharm is not according to our users
  4. Microsoft Visual Studio icon

    Microsoft Visual Studio

     949 likes

    Microsoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for building diverse digital solutions. It supports over 36 programming languages, includes a code editor with IntelliSense, a debugger, and designers for GUI, web, and databases. The Community edition is free and integrates with GitHub Copilot.

    109 Microsoft Visual Studio alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • .NET Framework
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  6. Eclipse icon

    Eclipse

     1147 likes

    Eclipse is an extensible development platform with runtimes and application frameworks for building, deploying and managing software across the entire software lifecycle. Many people know Eclipse as a Java IDE, but it is much more than that- Eclipse actually consists of over 60...

    147 Eclipse alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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    Comments about Eclipse as an Alternative to PyCharm
    tuxrandom
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    While extensible with a third-party plugin to use with Python, Eclipse's only ideal usecase is Java porgramming as opposed to PyCharm, which is mainly a Python IDE.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Eclipse is a great PyCharm alternative.

    • Eclipse is Free and Open SourcePyCharm is Freemium and Open Source
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    Zed Editor

     107 likes

    Blazing fast code editor offering real-time multi-user collaboration, language-aware syntax highlighting, integrated terminal, multi-buffers for tab-free editing, built-in Vim mode, searchable outline, AI coding assistance, advanced keyboard commands, and cross-platform support.

    87 Zed Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    Geany

     575 likes

    Geany is a powerful, stable and lightweight programmer's text editor that provides tons of useful features without bogging down your workflow.

    152 Geany alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Flatpak
    • Haiku
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    Comments about Geany as an Alternative to PyCharm
    Guest
    Positive
    0

    Geany is just so versatile, I use it for everything, as a text editor, IDE, not app etc. and it is SMALL I don't need to download a GIG for Pycharm!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Vivek Sharma
    Negative
    0

    Essentially a glorified text editor, extremely basic IDE

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    Guest
    Negative
    0

    No debugger and inspection of data structures. This is an essential feature for Python as it is a dynamically typed language.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Geany is a great PyCharm alternative.

    • Geany is Free and Open SourcePyCharm is Freemium and Open Source
    • Geany is Minimalistic and CustomizablePyCharm is not according to our users
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    Apache NetBeans

     742 likes

    A free, open-source Integrated Development Environment for software developers. You get all the tools you need to create professional desktop, enterprise, web, and mobile applications with the Java language, C/C++, and even dynamic languages such as PHP, JavaScript, Groovy, and...

    97 Apache NetBeans alternatives

    Cost / License

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Editor
     
  11. Spyder icon

    Spyder

     71 likes

    Combines advanced editing, analysis, debugging, and profiling functionalities with data exploration, execution, and visualization capabilities. Expandable using its powerful plugin system and API, providing flexibility for custom integrations.

    48 Spyder alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Python
    • Flatpak
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    Zasper

     11 likes

    A powerful IDE for data science, Zasper excels with massive concurrency support, enabling numerous simultaneous connections, minimal memory usage, and speedy performance. Suited for REPL-style data apps like Jupyter notebooks, fully supported on Mac with limited Linux support.

    76 Zasper alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  13. Bluefish Editor icon

    Bluefish Editor

     162 likes

    Bluefish is a powerful editor targeted towards programmers and webdesigners, with many options to write websites, scripts and programming code. Bluefish supports many programming and markup languages, and it focuses on editing dynamic and interactive websites.

    212 Bluefish Editor alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Haiku
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  15. Athas icon

    Athas

     10 likes

    Lightweight, open-source code editor for Windows, Mac, and Linux featuring Vim keybindings, built-in Git support, agentic AI editing with multiple models, syntax highlighting, LSP for intelligent completion, fast performance, and efficient workflows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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