KDevelop
Cross-platform IDE for C, C++, Python, QML/JavaScript and PHP (by KDE)
Geany
A fast and lightweight IDE (by geany)
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| KDevelop | Geany | |
|---|---|---|
| - | 91 | |
| 460 | 2,989 | |
| 2.2% | 1.4% | |
| 9.2 | 9.2 | |
| 1 day ago | 2 days ago | |
| C++ | C | |
| GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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For example, an activity of 9.0 indicates that a project is amongst the top 10% of the most actively developed projects that we are tracking.
KDevelop
Posts with mentions or reviews of KDevelop.
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Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.
Geany
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-28.
- NotepadNext – a cross-platform, reimplementation of Notepad++
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Beginner!
You might want to at least use a code editor with syntax highlighting so that it gets a little easier to read the code. Personally I use Geany but there are many other ones you can use.
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Geany 2.0 Is Out
right on the main page, there is a screenshot. If you click it, it takes you to more screenshots.
Open https://www.geany.org/ in a web browser like chrome or firefox
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I need some help with IDEs
Check out Geany. It is free, open source, cross platform, and lightweight. It has support for dozens of coding languages. LINK: https://www.geany.org/
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Show HN: CodePerfect, a fast, lightweight IDE for Go
I still enjoy Geany. It is lacking certain features I could do with, but it's joyful to use something that light: https://www.geany.org/
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What’s an free bare bones IDE for Python that works smoothly out of the box?
When I installed my IDE I just wanted something lightweight, so I went with Geany. I've been using it for years without trouble.
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Python IDE suggestions
I would say, try out geany: https://www.geany.org/
- Learning linux to learn coding? (and if so, which version for Mac M1)
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Notepadqq
Geany. Nothing can beat that one. - https://www.geany.org/
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What lightweight and open source Python IDEs would you recommend (if any) for Linux?
Link: https://www.geany.org/
What are some alternatives?
When comparing KDevelop and Geany you can also consider the following projects:
Visual Studio Code - Visual Studio Code
thonny - Python IDE for beginners
Atom - :atom: The hackable text editor
Vim - The official Vim repository
GNU Emacs - Mirror of GNU Emacs
jotgit - Git-backed real time collaborative editor built with meteor.
Brackets - An open source code editor for the web, written in JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
notepadqq - A simple, general-purpose editor for Linux