Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Visual Studio Mac

A mobile-first, cloud-first IDE. Made for the 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 Mac launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Visual Studio Code 1.0▲309

   Microsoft's cross-platform text editor for developers

   2016 · code.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Visual Studio for Mac▲7

   Visual Studio for Mac

   2016 · learn.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Android Studio 2.0▲198

   The official IDE for Android application development

   2015 · developer.android.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Mac CLi▲226

   OS X command line tools for developers

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Visual Studio 2015▲114

   A new iteration of one of the great IDEs

   2015 · visualstudio.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   STUDIO▲406

   Next generation design tool for digital products

   2017 · studio.design · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Visual Studio Code▲5

   Microsoft IDE on all major OSs

   2015 · code.visualstudio.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Desktop Fruit▲140

   Curated Mac application designs

   2016 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   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 →

10. 10
    Zcode▲147

    Build iPhone and Mac native apps with LLMs

    Mar 2026 · zcodeapp.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Visual Studio 2017▲140

    Productivity for any dev, any app, and any platform

    2017 · learn.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Mac Studio▲168

    Desktop for creative professionals

    2022 · apple.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Fuse Studio▲340

    The world's first visual, real-time app development tool

    2017 · fuse.no · its alternatives →

14. 14
    m-cli▲153

    Swiss command line army knife for Mac OS X

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    vscode.dev▲305

    Bringing VS Code to the browser

    2021 · vscode.dev · its alternatives →

16. 16AV
    A Visual IDE for React▲479

    I made this because building UIs in a lexical medium like code is super annoying. I have to pre-render what I’m making in my head, and then jump between the browser and IDE to test. I was inspired by the developer console in chrome and safari since I end up editing css there because it’s ironically more convenient. Hope it’s useful!

    2022 · dev.aspect.app · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Element▲168

    Desktop UI library based on Vue 2.0

    2017 · element.eleme.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Aurora Editor▲107

    Aurora Editor, Native IDE for MacOS

    2022 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Banana IDE▲68

    In-browser Xcode for remote coding interviews

    2019 · adwords.google.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Apple Developer▲197

    A dedicated mobile app for the developer community

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Mapbox Studio Preview▲121

    Design, preview and share beautiful maps on mobile

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Visual Studio App Center▲130

    Continuous everything – build, test, deploy, engage, repeat

    2017 · appcenter.ms · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Codeanywhere▲92

    The only multi-platform cloud editor.

    2014 · codeanywhere.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Editor.do▲140

    The all-in-one online IDE, visual builder & host

    2024 · editor.do · its alternatives →

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