Visual Studio
Classic
Full-featured IDE
Visual Studio is Microsoft's heavyweight IDE for .NET, C++ and enterprise development.
Debugger
Refactoring
Profiler
Freemium · from $0
Eclipse IDE
Classic
The IDE of choice for open source developers
4.0
Free · from Free
Best for Java developers wanting a free IDEOverview
Eclipse is a free, open-source integrated development environment widely used for Java and other languages, with a large plugin ecosystem.
Key features
- Extensible plugin architecture
- Multi-language support
- Integrated debugger
- Build tool integration
Pros
- Completely free and open source
- Mature, stable ecosystem
Cons
- Dated UI
- Steeper setup for plugins
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Eclipse IDE replaces
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Visual Studio Code
AI
Code editing. Redefined.
Visual Studio Code is Microsoft's free, extensible code editor with a massive extension marketplace, integrated terminal, debugging, and AI assistant integrations.
Massive extension marketplace
Integrated terminal & debugger
Git integration
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Cursor
AI
AI-first code editor
Cursor is a VS Code-based editor where an AI agent reads your repository, writes multi-file changes and explains unfamiliar code.
Repo-aware chat
Multi-file edits
Inline completions
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JetBrains Rider
AI
The Cross-Platform .NET IDE
JetBrains Rider is a fast, feature-rich cross-platform IDE for .NET, ASP.NET, Xamarin and Unity development, with AI Assistant for code completion and generation.
Cross-platform .NET development
AI Assistant integration
Advanced refactoring tools
Paid · from $16.90/mo
JetBrains Fleet
AI
The next-generation IDE by JetBrains
Fleet is JetBrains' lightweight, distributed code editor that can scale up into a full IDE with smart code assistance and remote development support.
Lightweight editor mode
Smart code navigation
Remote development
Freemium · from Free
Zed
AI
The fast, collaborative code editor
Zed is a native, GPU-accelerated code editor built in Rust that combines extreme performance with built-in AI assistance and real-time multiplayer collaboration.
Native GPU-accelerated rendering
Built-in AI code assistance
Real-time collaborative editing
Freemium · from Free