Developer tools on Linux
Linux is a first-class platform for most developer tools; Visual Studio and Notepad++ are the notable exceptions. We checked 14 apps: 12 work on Linux, 0 with a catch, and 2 don’t.
| App | Works on Linux? |
|---|---|
| Android Studio Google publishes an official Linux version of Android Studio. It’s on Flathub (890.8K installs). | Runs natively |
| Cursor Anysphere publishes an official Linux version of Cursor. | Runs natively |
| Docker Desktop Docker publishes an official Linux version of Desktop. It’s in the Ubuntu and Debian repositories. | Runs natively |
| Godot Engine Godot Foundation publishes an official Linux version of Godot Engine. It’s on Flathub (352.1K installs) and in the Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Arch Linux and openSUSE Tumbleweed repositories. | Runs natively |
| IntelliJ IDEA JetBrains publishes an official Linux version of IntelliJ IDEA. It’s on Flathub (543.2K installs) and in the Arch Linux repositories. | Runs natively |
| JetBrains Rider JetBrains publishes an official Linux version of Rider. | Runs natively |
| Kate KDE publishes an official Linux version of Kate. It’s on Flathub (169.1K installs) and in the Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Arch Linux and openSUSE Tumbleweed repositories. | Runs natively |
| Notepad Next dail8859 publishes an official Linux version of Notepad Next. It’s on Flathub (234K installs). | Runs natively |
| Postman Postman has an official Linux app. It’s on Flathub (1.2M installs). | Runs natively |
| PyCharm JetBrains publishes an official Linux version of PyCharm. It’s on Flathub (807.2K installs) and in the Arch Linux repositories. | Runs natively |
| Unity Unity Technologies publishes an official Linux version of Unity. It’s on Flathub (304.2K installs). | Runs natively |
| Visual Studio Code Microsoft publishes an official Linux version of Visual Studio Code. It’s on Flathub (4.4M installs) and in the Arch Linux repositories. | Runs natively |
| Notepad++ Don Ho does not make Notepad++ for Linux; Notepad Next, Kate and Visual Studio Code are the closest Linux alternatives. | No Linux version |
| Visual Studio Microsoft does not make Visual Studio for Linux; Visual Studio Code and JetBrains Rider are the closest Linux alternatives. | No Linux version |
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Developer tools on Linux: common questions
Which developer tools apps work on Linux?
Visual Studio Code, Cursor, IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, JetBrains Rider, Android Studio, Docker Desktop, Postman, Unity, Godot Engine, Notepad Next and Kate work on Linux.
Which developer tools apps don’t work on Linux?
Visual Studio and Notepad++ have no Linux version. Each page lists the closest Linux alternatives.