Featured IDEs & Editors
Geany
A powerful, stable, and lightweight programmer's text editor. Runs on Linux, Windows, and macOS with built-in support for 50+ programming languages — ideal for low-power Pi hardware.
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A free Java development environment designed for beginners, built by King's College London and supported by Oracle. A favorite in classrooms teaching object-oriented programming.
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A beginner-friendly Python IDE with a built-in interpreter, step-through debugger, and variable visualizer — originally developed with support from the Raspberry Pi Foundation.
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A free, open-source C/C++ and Fortran IDE built around an extensible plugin framework, offering a consistent look, feel, and operation across every platform.
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A professional, Delphi-compatible cross-platform IDE powered by Free Pascal, with a drag-and-drop form designer built for rapid application development — including native ARM64 Pi builds.
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