Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to CLion
The new C/C++ IDE from JetBrains
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. CLion launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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CircleCI 2.0▲215Powerful CI/CD for teams building great things
2017 · circleci.com · its alternatives →
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JetBrains Air▲252Run Codex, Claude Agents, Gemini CLI, and Junie side by side
Mar 2026 · air.dev · its alternatives →
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Medium CLI▲244A command line Interface for reading Medium stories
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A new iteration of one of the great IDEs
2015 · visualstudio.microsoft.com · its alternatives →
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I love C and C++, but setting up projects can sometimes be a pain. Every time I wanted to start something new I'd spend the first hour writing CMakeLists.txt, figuring out find_package, copying boilerplate from my last project, and googling why my library isn't linking. By the time the project was actually set up I'd lost all momentum. So, I built Craft - a lightweight build and workflow tool for C and C++. Instead of writing CMake, your project configuration goes in a simple craft.toml: [project] name = "my_app" version = "0.1.0" language = "c" c_standard = 99 [build] type = "executable"…
Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Guillermo Rauch talks HyperTerm
2016 · changelog.com · its alternatives →
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I've been exploring the (not so=) amazing potential of AI in coding and have compiled a list of tools. From AI-powered IDEs to code generators, this resource is my contribution to the community. I'm still on the fence about including txt2sql projects, as their functionality seems too basic to me. And I'm personally maintaining this, so your feedback is wellcome.
2025 · aicode.danvoronov.com · its alternatives →
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DataGrip▲10Jetbrains' new SQL IDE. Refactor & autocomplete, for SQL.
2016 · jetbrains.com · its alternatives →
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HyperDev, the fastest way to bang out code and run it online
2016 · stackoverflow.blog · its alternatives →
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DHH talks software, evolving Basecamp, and "unicorns"
2016 · softwareengineeringdaily.com · its alternatives →
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2019 · youtube.com · its alternatives →
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2012 · zachwill.github.com · its alternatives →
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2017 · cpp-jobs.com · its alternatives →
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I’ve had this idea for a new code editor chord grammar bouncing around in my head for over 2 years, and now I can finally release v0.1 of ane. You can run it one-shot from scripts or agents (`ane exec —chord…`) or use its full-on TUI editor. ane is pure Rust, and integrates tree-sitter and LSP to provide a pleasant and predictable terminal code editing experience. I’d love folks to try it out and give feedback! Thanks :)
May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Anyone like C++'s module features? Feel free to try MCPP and talk with me.
Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I'm thrilled to share with you think, a command-line tool that I developed while diving back into the programming scene. For the past few years, my focus had shifted from hands-on programming to managerial roles, my last one being at Affirm (I started Affirm's Polish office). However, I recently left my job to revisit my passion for coding and see if I could still write code that works. Not to mention that with what is currently going on in AI if you are a developer this probably the best possible time for a sabbatical in human history :) My first attempt was with LangChain, but I…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2022 · fouronnes.github.io · its alternatives →
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CLI tool for exploring arXiv (inspired by karpathy's brilliant ArXiv Sanity Preserver) - knguyenanhoa/cli-arxiv
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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