Awesome Linux IDEs

A curated list of development environments for Linux distributions, with primary focus on Ubuntu compatibility.

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📋 Table of Contents

• Awesome Linux IDEs
  • 📋 Table of Contents
  • 🔍 About
    • Important Notes
    • Credits
  • 💻 Cross Platform IDEs
    • Visual Studio Code (VS Code)
    • Sublime Text
    • Phoenix Code
    • Apache NetBeans
    • Eclipse IDE
    • Geany
    • JetBrains IDE Family
  • 🔧 Language And Project Focused IDEs
    • KDevelop
    • Wing
    • RStudio Desktop
  • � Kubernetes IDEs And Managers
    • Lens
    • Jet Pilot
  • 🔬 Data & Science Focused IDEs
    • Spyder IDE
    • Jupyter IDEs
    • Arduino IDE
    • Android Studio
  • 🎮 Game Development IDEs
    • Unity
    • Godot Engine
    • Defold
  • 💼 Paid And Commercial IDEs
    • GNAT Studio
  • 🤖 AI Assisted IDEs
    • Cursor
    • Windsurf Editor (Codeium)
    • Zed
  • 🛠 IDE Components And Add-Ons
    • Code Snippet Managers
  • ☁️ Cloud IDEs
  • 🤝 Contributing
  • 📄 License
    • License Terms Summary

🔍 About

Important Notes

• 📝 Package availability and distro support is subject to ongoing change
• 📝 Distro badges are added when support is confirmed or explicitly stated
• 📝 This list is non-exhaustive and continuously growing

Credits

• Original list compilation by: Daniel Rosehill
• Markdown badges: @Ileriayo

💻 Cross Platform IDEs

Visual Studio Code (VS Code)

The popular, extensible code editor from Microsoft.

Available Formats:

• deb
• rpm
• tar.gz
• Snap
• CLI (standalone)

Sublime Text

Fast, lightweight text editor with powerful features.

Available via:

• apt
• pacman
• yum
• dnf
• zypper

Phoenix Code

Evolution of the Brackets.io project, optimized for web development.

Linux Support: Native binaries for Ubuntu/Debian, Fedora, and Arch

Apache NetBeans

Full-featured IDE with advanced code analysis and refactoring tools.

Linux Support: Available as snap package

Eclipse IDE

Extensible IDE platform with rich plugin ecosystem.

Download Options:

• Eclipse Installer
• Eclipse Packages

Geany

Lightweight IDE supporting 50+ programming languages.

Linux Format: Available as .tar.gz

JetBrains IDE Family

Professional IDE suite with specialized tools for different languages.

Requirements:

• x86_64: glibc 2.17 (Ubuntu 18.04+)
• arm64: glibc 2.29 (Ubuntu 20.04+)
• FUSE support
• Required packages: libfuse2 libxi6 libxrender1 libxtst6 mesa-utils libfontconfig libgtk-3-bin tar dbus-user-session

🔧 Language And Project Focused IDEs

KDevelop

Powerful IDE for C, C++, Python, QML/JavaScript and PHP.

Linux Support: Available as Snap package and native packages

Wing

Python-specific IDE with advanced debugging capabilities.

Available Formats:

• Ubuntu/Debian package
• RPM package
• .tar

RStudio Desktop

Professional IDE for R programming.

🐳 Kubernetes IDEs And Managers

Lens

The most popular Kubernetes IDE in the world.

Available Formats:

• .deb
• .rpm
• .snap
• .appimage

Jet Pilot

Open-source Kubernetes desktop client focused on speed and usability.

Linux Support: Available via GitHub releases

🔬 Data & Science Focused IDEs

Spyder IDE

Scientific Python Development Environment designed for scientists and data analysts.

Linux Installation: Available via Anaconda

Jupyter IDEs

Suite of tools for interactive computing and data analysis.

Products:

• JupyterLab
• Jupyter Notebook
• Voila

Arduino IDE

Official IDE for Arduino development.

Available Formats:

• .zip
• .appimage

Android Studio

Google's official IDE for Android development with full Linux support.

Features:

• Native Linux support
• Gemini AI assistance
• Complete Android development toolkit

🎮 Game Development IDEs

Unity

Professional game development platform.

Supported Distributions:

• CentOS
• Rocky Linux
• Ubuntu

Godot Engine

Free, open-source game engine for 2D and 3D development.

Available Formats:

• x86_64
• x86
• .NET - Standard (x86_64)

Defold

High-performance cross-platform game engine.

Linux Support: Ubuntu compatible

💼 Paid And Commercial IDEs

GNAT Studio

Professional IDE with advanced support for Ada, SPARK, C, C++, and Python.

🤖 AI Assisted IDEs

Cursor

AI-first code editor with integrated AI capabilities.

Linux Support: Available as AppImage

Windsurf Editor (Codeium)

Modern AI-powered code editor built on Codeium's AI capabilities.

Linux Support:

• Debian/Ubuntu installer
• Universal tarball

Zed

High-performance multiplayer code editor with AI capabilities.

Linux Support: Available via Bash installer

🛠 IDE Components And Add-Ons

Code Snippet Managers

• Codiga - Code snippet manager with AI capabilities
• massCode - Free and open source snippet manager (available as snap)
• CodeSpace - Premium snippet manager for Ubuntu

☁️ Cloud IDEs

Cloud-hosted development environments that are OS-agnostic by nature.

Popular Options:

• GitHub Codespaces
• Browxy
• CodePen

For more online IDEs, see awesome-online-ide.

🤝 Contributing

To add an IDE with Linux support:

1. Create a pull request
2. Or contact the author via website

📄 License

This repository is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International.

License Terms Summary

You are free to:

• Share — Copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
• Adapt — Remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose

Under the following terms:

• Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made

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