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Best LiveCode Alternatives in 2026

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20 apps from integrated development environments ranked against LiveCode on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Omnis Studio Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $62.50/mo6.8
    LiveCode vs Omnis Studio
  2. 2
    LabVIEW Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free6.7
    LiveCode vs LabVIEW
  3. 3
    Qt Creator Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb Free6.7
    LiveCode vs Qt Creator
  4. 4
    C++Builder Free plan AndroidiOSMacWin Free6.6
    LiveCode vs C++Builder
  5. 5
    Allegro CL Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    LiveCode vs Allegro CL
  6. 6
    Apache NetBeans Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    LiveCode vs Apache NetBeans
  7. 7
    Architect Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.5
    LiveCode vs Architect
  8. 8
    Arduino Eclipse Plugin Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    LiveCode vs Arduino Eclipse Plugin
  9. 9
    BlueJ Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    LiveCode vs BlueJ
  10. 10
    CLion Free plan LinuxMacWin $10.90/mo6.5
    LiveCode vs CLion
  11. 11
    Code::Blocks Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    LiveCode vs Code::Blocks
  12. 12
    CodeLite Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    LiveCode vs CodeLite
  13. 13
    Eclipse IDE Free plan extensionLinuxMacWin Free6.5
    LiveCode vs Eclipse IDE
  14. 14
    Eric Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    LiveCode vs Eric
  15. 15
    FlashDevelop Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    LiveCode vs FlashDevelop
  16. 16
    GeneXus Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb Free6.5
    LiveCode vs GeneXus
  17. 17
    Greenfoot Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    LiveCode vs Greenfoot
  18. 18
    IntelliJ IDEA Free plan LinuxMacWin $8.33/mo6.5
    LiveCode vs IntelliJ IDEA
  19. 19
    KDevelop Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    LiveCode vs KDevelop
  20. 20
    LispWorks Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.5
    LiveCode vs LispWorks

LiveCode alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Omnis Studio6.8Free plan$62.50/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2LabVIEW6.7Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Qt Creator6.7Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4C++Builder6.6Free planFreeAndroid, iOS, Mac, Windows
5Allegro CL6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6Apache NetBeans6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
7Architect6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8Arduino Eclipse Plugin6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
9BlueJ6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
10CLion6.5Free plan$10.90/moLinux, Mac, Windows
11Code::Blocks6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
12CodeLite6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
13Eclipse IDE6.5Free planFreeBrowser, Linux, Mac, Windows
14Eric6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
15FlashDevelop6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
16GeneXus6.5Free planFreeAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
17Greenfoot6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
18IntelliJ IDEA6.5Free plan$8.33/moLinux, Mac, Windows
19KDevelop6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
20LispWorks6.5Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
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Questions about LiveCode alternatives

What is the best alternative to LiveCode?

Omnis Studio, number 1 in integrated development environments with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: LabVIEW, Qt Creator, C++Builder and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to LiveCode?

Omnis Studio is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 20 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.