Resources | Game Dev Nexus

Name	Categories	Pricing	Programming Language	Description
Visual Studio	IDE	Free, Trial, Subscription, License	C/C++, C#, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python	The best comprehensive IDE for .NET and C++ developers on Windows. Fully packed with a sweet array of tools and features to elevate and enhance every stage of software development.
Visual Studio Code	Text Editor	Free	C/C++, C#, Lua, Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, ActionScript, Haxe, Object Pascal, Rust	Visual Studio Code is a streamlined code editor with support for development operations like debugging, task running, and version control. It aims to provide just the tools a developer needs for a quick code-build-debug cycle and leaves more complex workflows to fuller featured IDEs.
JetBrains RIder	IDE	Free, Trial, Subscription, License	C/C++, C#	The world's most loved .NET and game dev IDE.
XCode	IDE	Free	C/C++, C#, Lua, Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, ActionScript, Haxe, Object Pascal, Rust	Xcode includes everything you need to create amazing apps for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV.
Vim	Text Editor	Free	C/C++, C#, Lua, Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, ActionScript, Haxe, Object Pascal, Rust	Vim is a highly configurable text editor built to make creating and changing any kind of text very efficient. It is included as "vi" with most UNIX systems and with Apple OS X.
JetBrains IDEs	IDE	Free, Trial, Subscription, License	C/C++, C#, Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Rust	However big or small your team is, our products will ensure that it always has a smooth and enjoyable experience when building and shipping your code, planning your work, and collaborating. Free with Education License.
Android Studio	IDE	Free	Java, Kotlin	Android Studio provides the fastest tools for building apps on every type of Android device.
Eclipse IDE	IDE	Free	Java, Kotlin	The Eclipse Foundation - home to a global community, the Eclipse IDE, Jakarta EE and over 415 open source projects, including runtimes, tools and frameworks.
MonoDevelop	IDE	Free	C#	Cross platform IDE for C#, F# and more. MonoDevelop enables developers to quickly write desktop and web applications on Linux, Windows and macOS. It also makes it easy for developers to port .NET applications created with Visual Studio to Linux and macOS maintaining a single code base for all platforms.
Notepad++	Text Editor	Free	C/C++, C#, Lua, Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, ActionScript, Haxe, Object Pascal, Rust	Notepad++ is a free (as in “free speech” and also as in “free beer”) source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. Running in the MS Windows environment, its use is governed by GNU General Public License.
ZeroBrane Studio	IDE	Free	Lua	ZeroBrane Studio is a lightweight Lua IDE with code completion, syntax highlighting, live coding, code analyzer, and debugging support for Lua.
Replit	IDE	Free, Subscription	C/C++, C#, Lua, Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, ActionScript, Haxe, Object Pascal, Rust	Replit is a simple yet powerful online IDE, Editor, Compiler, Interpreter, and REPL. Code, compile, run, and host in 50+ programming languages.
Codeanywhere	IDE	Trial, Subscription	C/C++, C#, Lua, Java, Kotlin, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, ActionScript, Haxe, Object Pascal, Rust	Save time by deploying a development environment in seconds. Collaborate, code, learn, build, and run your projects directly from your browser.
CodePen	IDE	Free, Subscription	JavaScript, TypeScript	Build, share, and learn JavaScript, CSS, and HTML with our online code editor.
JSFiddle	IDE	Free, Subscription	JavaScript, TypeScript, CoffeeScript	Test your JavaScript, CSS, HTML or CoffeeScript online with JSFiddle code editor.

IDEs and Text Editors