KDevelop

KDevelop is ranked #12 of 62 in integrated development environments on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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KDevelop Free Free IDE; no paid tiers stated kdevelop.org · 4 Oct 2026

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KDevelop

Product: KDevelop is a free and open source integrated development environment for several programming languages.
Languages: Its built-in parser backends support C, C++ and JavaScript/QML, with optional plugins for Python and PHP.
Code tools: Supported languages include semantic syntax highlighting, code navigation and completion.
Build systems: KDevelop supports CMake, QMake, partially supports custom Makefiles, and can invoke tools such as make and ninja.
Version control: GUI integrations are listed for Git, Bazaar, Subversion, CVS and Perforce, with Mercurial available as an optional plugin.
Documentation: The IDE integrates QtHelp documentation files, Man pages and CMake help pages.
Other features: The feature list includes unit test integration, graphical debugging for C/C++ and Python, and code formatting support.
Extensibility: KDevelop uses a plugin architecture, and the project site names Clang-Tidy, Heaptrack and Perforce support as examples of extensions.
Downloads: The download page offers Linux distribution packages and Snap, a Windows nightly build and Chocolatey package, and a macOS release installer.
Release limitation: The site says Windows nightly builds are compiled from the master branch and may be unstable or contain bugs or incomplete features.
Support: KDE support resources include a discussion forum and Matrix rooms, and community support is provided without warranty by volunteers.
Security: KDE directs users who find a security issue in KDE software to report it and says its security advisories are listed there.
Privacy: KDE says its hosted Matomo analytics immediately anonymizes IP records and automatically removes detailed records after 30 days.
Code intelligence: For fully supported languages, KDevelop provides semantic syntax highlighting, code navigation, and completion.
Price from: Free

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Best Integrated Development Environments in 2026#12 of 62
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apps.kde.org/kdevelop/· checked 3 Oct 2026
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kde.org/support/· checked 3 Oct 2026
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