#1 BEST
Notepad++

Notepad++

Notepad++ Team
GPL-3.0 v8.9.3
4.5
4 reviews

Notepad++ is a free, open source text and code editor by Don Ho, licensed under GPL v3. It supports syntax highlighting for about 90 programming languages and is one of the most popular code editors on Windows. It has been actively developed since 2003. It runs on Windows only. P...

63 downloads
Windows 7/8/10/11
Official source
#2 GREAT
Dev-C++

Dev-C++

Bloodshed Software
GPL-2.0 v5.11 44MB
4.6
5 reviews

Dev-C++ is a free C/C++ IDE originally created by Bloodshed Software and now maintained by Embarcadero Technologies. It bundles the MinGW/TDM-GCC compiler and GDB debugger in a single installer, so you get everything needed to write, compile, and debug C or C++ code without setti...

15 downloads
Windows
Official source
#3 SOLID
Android SDK

Android SDK

Google, Inc.
Freeware v36.0.2 12MB
4.3
4 reviews

Android SDK is Google's official development toolkit for building Android applications. It includes Android Studio as the IDE, a device emulator, ADB for communicating with physical devices, and Gradle for build automation. The SDK is free under the Apache 2.0 license. What it do...

13 downloads
Windows 7/8/10/11
Official source
#4
Scratch

Scratch

Lifelong Kindergarten Group @ MIT Media Lab
MIT v1.4.0 151MB
5.0
4 reviews

Scratch is a free visual programming language developed by the MIT Media Lab for children aged 8 to 16. Instead of typing code, you drag and connect colorful blocks that snap together like puzzle pieces. It runs in any web browser at scratch.mit.edu and also has a downloadable de...

35 downloads
Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10
Official source
#5
XAMPP

XAMPP

Apache Friends
GPL-2.0 v8.2.12 157MB
4.2
5 reviews

XAMPP is a free local web server package that bundles Apache, MariaDB (MySQL), PHP, and Perl into a single installer. It turns your Windows, macOS, or Linux computer into a web development environment where you can build and test websites, run WordPress, and work with databases w...

13 downloads
Windows 7/8/10/11
Official source