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24 alternatives to Visual Studio for Mac

Visual Studio for Mac

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 for Mac launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Visual Studio Mac▲189

   A mobile-first, cloud-first IDE. Made for the Mac

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Mac CLi▲226

   OS X command line tools for developers

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Visual Studio 2017▲140

   Productivity for any dev, any app, and any platform

   2017 · learn.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Visual Studio Code 1.0▲309

   Microsoft's cross-platform text editor for developers

   2016 · code.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Visual Studio Online▲243

   Visual studio for web is now open for everyone

   2019 · online.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   GitHub for Mac▲130

   The easiest way to use GitHub on Mac (new update)

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Visual Studio Code for ARM, submitted to core▲236

   Visual Studio Code. Contribute to microsoft/vscode development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Explorer for GitHub▲148

   Explore GitHub from your Mac menubar or iPhone

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   vscode.dev▲305

   Bringing VS Code to the browser

   2021 · vscode.dev · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Desktop Fruit▲140

    Curated Mac application designs

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Visual Studio Code▲14

    Free cross-platform code editor from Microsoft

    2015 · code.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

12. 12PT
    Python Tools for Visual Studio▲139

    2012 · pytools.codeplex.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    MacGap▲166

    Build native OS X apps with web technologies

    2014 · macgapproject.github.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Swift Publisher▲161

    Desktop publisher for Mac

    2017 · swiftpublisher.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Qudos▲145

    Product Hunt for dev tools

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Displays▲112

    The complete toolbox to manage your monitors

    2016 · jibapps.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Macgyver▲108

    API marketplace for developers by developers

    2016 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Visual Studio 2015▲114

    A new iteration of one of the great IDEs

    2015 · visualstudio.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Swift ToolBox▲182

    Community-supported catalog of Swift libraries for iOS & OSX

    2016 · appifydev.io · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Visual Studio Team Services▲11

    Tools for Agile, Repos, Continuous Integration & Deployment

    2016 · azure.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Visual Studio Code▲5

    Microsoft IDE on all major OSs

    2015 · code.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    VS Code can do that?!▲11

    All the best things about VS Code that nobody told you about

    2018 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    CSS Toolkit▲161

    Crazy interactive CSS animation builder (Mac)

    2014 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Visual Studio Dev Essentials▲5

    Microsoft x-platform dev tools, including training coupons.

    2016 · visualstudio.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →