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Code editors · 10 alternatives

Instead of Eclipse IDE, try one of these 10.

Every alternative is lined up against Eclipse IDE on what people actually switch for: price, open source, self-hosting, offline use and platforms. Eclipse IDE sits in the first row, so you can see what you give up.

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Alternative
Price
Open source
Self-host
Offline
Platforms
Eclipse IDEWhat you have now
Veteran open-source IDE for Java and more.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
Visual Studio Code#1
The most popular code editor, with a huge extension marketplace.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
Sublime Text#2
Blazingly fast, minimalist text editor for code.
PricePaid
$99 license
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
Vim#3
Modal text editor that never leaves your terminal.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
IntelliJ IDEA#4
Full IDE for JVM and Kotlin, with deep refactoring.
PriceFreemium
ultimate from $17/mo
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
VSCodium#5
VS Code without Microsoft telemetry or branding.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
Zed#6
GPU-accelerated collaborative code editor in Rust.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Mac · Linux · Win
Microsoft Visual Studio#7
Full Microsoft IDE for Windows and .NET development workflows.
PriceFreemium
Open sourceNo
Self-hostNo
OfflinePartial
Platforms
Web · Win
Apache NetBeans#8
Apache IDE for Java, PHP and web application development.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
Geany#9
Lightweight IDE bundling a terminal, build tools, and language support.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux
Android Studio#10
Google's official IDE for building Android applications.
PriceFree
Open sourceYes
Self-hostNo
OfflineYes
Platforms
Win · Mac · Linux

How to read this. “Yes” means fully supported by the maker. “Partial” means it works with caveats. Likes reflect community popularity; vendors can’t pay for them or for placement. How we compare.

Eclipse IDE alternatives at a glance

Eclipse IDE is a free code editors app. We compared 10 alternatives: 7 are open source, 7 are completely free, 0 can be self-hosted and 9 work fully offline. The most popular is Visual Studio Code, with 4.1k likes.

Most liked overallVisual Studio Code

The most popular code editor, with a huge extension marketplace.

Free · Open source · Works offline
Best free optionVim

Modal text editor that never leaves your terminal.

Free · Open source · Works offline
Best open-source optionVSCodium

VS Code without Microsoft telemetry or branding.

Free · Open source · Works offline
Best for offline useSublime Text

Blazingly fast, minimalist text editor for code.

Paid · Works offline

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