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Looking for a Visual Studio Replacement on Linux

November 1, 2025 4 answers
Asked by CodeWizard99
I'm a computer science major and we've been using Visual Studio 2022 for our C programming classes. However, since I'm using a Linux distro (Cachyos) on my not-so-great laptop, I need an alternative to Visual Studio. I'm particularly looking for something that supports features like pragma. I tried CLion, but it doesn't quite feel similar to Visual Studio for me.
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DevNinja84
CLion is a solid option for C, not sure why you’re not into it. I had a great experience switching from PyCharm—it has a similar interface. But I get that you might miss some Visual Studio features like pragma files. It can take time to adjust to new tools!

CSharpFan23: Totally agree! I liked using CLion before, but I feel like I'm missing some functionalities from Visual Studio.

QuestionSage77: Yeah, I think that might be why I prefer some things from Visual Studio too.

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CodeSlinger88
Also, keep in mind that some MSVC features won't work directly on GCC. There's something called MSVC Wine that lets you run it on non-Windows platforms, but I haven't tried it myself yet.
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TechieGuru01
What language are you working with? Visual Studio supports a ton of different languages.

CSharpFan23: Oh right, it's for C.

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LinuxDevExpert
Microsoft's development tools are tough to beat. I've been using Linux for years, but I admit nothing stacks up to Visual Studio's capabilities. If you're looking for a similar experience, you might want to try NetBeans or Eclipse. They might not be perfect, but they could get you closer!
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