Top 15 MinGW Alternative and Similar Softwares | Apr 2024

MinGW ("Minimalistic GNU for Windows") is a port of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) and GNU Binutils. It provides a complete Open Source programming toolset which is suitable for the development of native MS-Windows (x86) applications, which do not depend on any 3rd-party C-Runtime DLLs.

MinGW compilers provide access to the functionality of the Microsoft C runtime and some language-specific runtimes. MinGW, being Minimalist, **does not, and never will, attempt to provide a POSIX runtime environment for POSIX application deployment on MS-Windows**. If you want POSIX application deployment on this platform, please consider Cygwin instead.

1. MinGW-w64

MinGW-w64 The project's goal is to deliver runtime, headers, and libs for developing 64 bit (x64), as well as 32 bit (x86), windows applications using gcc-4.4 or newer versions.It can be considered as a folk of MinGW(32)......

2. KDevelop

KDevelop KDevelop is a free, open source IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD, Max OS X and other Unix flavors.It is a feature-full, plugin extensible IDE for C/C++ and other programming languages.It is based on KDevPlatform, and the KDE and Qt libraries.Support, among others, Ada, Bash, C, C++, Fortran,......

3. Embitz

Embitz Embitz is a free C/C++ IDE built to meet the most demanding needs of its users working in the field of embedded software development It is designed to be very extensible and fully configurable.Embitz can use any debug probe and is not limited to one type or brand.The integrated STlink......

4. Tiny C Compiler

Tiny C Compiler The Tiny C Compiler is an x86, x86-64 and ARM processor C compiler created by Fabrice Bellard. It is designed to work for slow computers with little disk space . Windows operating system support was added in version 0.9.23 . TCC is distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License......

5. Code::Blocks

Code::Blocks Code::Blocks is a free C++ IDE built to meet the most demanding needs of its users. It is designed to be very extensible and fully configurable. An IDE with all the features a developer need, having a consistent look, feel and operation across platforms.Built around a plugin framework, Code::Blocks can......

6. cheerp

cheerp cheerp is the C++ compiler for the web.With cheerp, you can write a new web application, or port an existing one, all using in C++. cheerp will then generate JavaScript code that can run on any browser.......

7. Sally - A Simple C++ IDE

Sally - A Simple C++ IDE "Sally - A Simple C++ IDE" is a GPL multi-compiler C++ IDE for WindowsXP/2000. What makes it different from other similiar programs is a .Net style Visual GUI Designer for native C++ application that can be used with both Mingw and Visual C++ compilers (it's based on the emerging static......

8. gtkmm

gtkmm gtkmm is the official C++ interface for the popular GUI library GTK+. Highlights include typesafe callbacks, and a comprehensive set of widgets that are easily extensible via inheritance. You can create user interfaces either in code or with the Glade User Interface designer, using Gtk::Builder. There's extensive documentation, including API......

9. gow

gow Gow (Gnu On Windows) is the lightweight alternative to Cygwin. It uses a convenient Windows installer that installs about 130 extremely useful open source UNIX applications compiled as native win32 binaries. It is designed to be as small as possible, about 10 MB, as opposed to Cygwin which can run......

10. GNU Compiler Collection

GNU Compiler Collection The GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) is a compiler system produced by the GNU Project supporting various programming languages. GCC is a key component of the GNU toolchain. As well as being the official compiler of the unfinished GNU operating system, GCC has been adopted as the standard compiler by most......

11. NASM

NASM The Netwide Assembler, NASM, is an 80x86 and x86-64 assembler designed for portability and modularity. It supports a range of object file formats, including Linux and *BSD a.out, ELF, COFF, Mach-O, Microsoft 16-bit OBJ, Win32 and Win64. It will also output plain binary files. Its syntax is designed to be......

12. Nana C++ Library

Nana C++ Library Nana C++ Library takes aim at easy-to-use and portable library, it provides a GUI framework and threads for easy programming with modern C++ methods, such as traits, metaprogramming and other template technologies. http://sourceforge.net/p/nanapro/blog......

13. Xcode

Xcode Xcode is Apple's premiere development environment for Mac OS X. In addition to being packaged on the DVD with every copy of Mac OS X, the latest Xcode developer release is always available for free to ADC members and includes all the tools you need to create, debug, and optimize......

14. Orwell Dev-C++

Orwell Dev-C++ Orwell Dev-C++ is a Portable (IDE) Integrated Development Environment and Compiler for the C++ programming language. It's a maintained version of Dev-C++ which features an updated MinGW compiler and updated code.Sporting GCC, Mingw or Cygwin as compiler and libraries set, this C++ Development Environment has been ported for use within......

15. RapydScript

RapydScript RapydScript is a pre-compiler for JavaScript, similar to CoffeeScript, but with cleaner, more readable syntax. The syntax is very similar to Python, but allows JavaScript as well. It's not another Python-in-a-browser clone, it's actually JavaScript with more Pythonic syntax.RapydScript breaks some of the rules of Python to make JavaScript development......