
KDevelop
Published by KDE
Featureful, plugin-extensible IDE for C/C++ and other programming languages
Highlights
- Performs background semantic code analysis for continuous navigation and completion.
- Provides integrated debugging interfaces for GDB and LLDB.
- Supports modular extension through a plugin-based architecture for various build systems.
About this application
KDevelop is an Integrated Development Environment designed primarily for C and C++ development on Linux systems. Built with a modular architecture, it relies on various plugins to handle project management, language support, and integration with version control systems. The editor parses source code continuously to build an internal semantic data structure, providing syntax highlighting, code completion, and direct navigation through class hierarchies and function definitions without relying on external build tools for code analysis.
The user interface organizes multiple source files, terminal views, and debugging sessions into configurable dock panels and tool views. It includes integrated frontends for GDB and LLDB, enabling breakpoints, variable inspection, and stack trace navigation during execution. While optimized for C and C++ through Clang integration, additional plugins extend functionality to other languages and build systems such as CMake and QMake, though the application is strictly distributed for Linux environments.
Where to get it
Linux
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From the publisher
Install from a terminal
flatpak install flathub org.kde.kdevelop
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