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* [[/KDevelop|KDevelop]] - KDE's own IDE. | * [[/KDevelop|KDevelop]] - KDE's own IDE. | ||
* [[/Visual_Studio_Code|Visual Studio Code]] - Popular, customizable, has support for many programming languages. | * [[/Visual_Studio_Code|Visual Studio Code]] - Popular, customizable, has support for many programming languages. | ||
* [[/CLion|Clion]] - Proprietary IDE for C++ | |||
The choice is often a personal preference, here we list some instructions and tips on getting editors and IDEs working well with KDE projects. | The choice is often a personal preference, here we list some instructions and tips on getting editors and IDEs working well with KDE projects. | ||
Revision as of 08:31, 21 August 2023
Setting up an IDE for KDE development.
There are many available choices for code editors and Integrated Development Environments (IDEs).
Some popular choices:
- Qt Creator - A good choice when starting to contribute to KDE. It has: support for kdesrc-build, a good debugger, source code navigation, Qt widgets UI designer, QML debugger, Qt resources editor, Qt project templates, good CMake support, C++ static analyzers etc. From the Qt project.
- Kate - KDE's advanced text editor.
- KDevelop - KDE's own IDE.
- Visual Studio Code - Popular, customizable, has support for many programming languages.
- Clion - Proprietary IDE for C++
The choice is often a personal preference, here we list some instructions and tips on getting editors and IDEs working well with KDE projects.