Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Visual Studio 2015
A new iteration of one of the great IDEs
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Visual Studio 2015 launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Productivity for any dev, any app, and any platform
2017 · learn.microsoft.com · its alternatives →
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The Starter Kit▲206Curated resources for web developers and visual designers
2014 · its alternatives →
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Juiiicy▲102Freelance design projects, curated by great designers
2014 · juiiicy.com · its alternatives →
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Microsoft's code-optimized editor
2015 · visualstudio.microsoft.com · its alternatives →
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Online handbook for the software engineering community
2014 · toptal.com · its alternatives →
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Visual.ly▲118Marketplace for Infographics and Other Visual Content
2014 · visual.ly · its alternatives →
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Free cross-platform code editor from Microsoft
2015 · code.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →
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