At a glance

MonoDevelop is a cross-platform integrated development environment designed to help developers build applications on multiple operating systems. It supports creating both web and desktop software and simplifies moving .NET projects developed in Visual Studio to other platforms. The IDE was created with users of the Mono runtime in mind and is often chosen by teams that want to share one codebase across different operating systems.

Supported operating systems

  • Microsoft Windows
  • Apple macOS
  • Various Linux distributions

Types of applications you can create

  • Web-based applications (server or browser-backed projects)
  • Native desktop programs

Porting and Mono support

MonoDevelop makes it easier to migrate .NET applications originally developed in Visual Studio to non-Windows environments by leveraging the Mono framework. Its toolset and project compatibility are intended to reduce the effort required when targeting Linux or macOS.

Why developers pick it

  • Maintains a unified codebase across platforms, reducing duplication of effort
  • Offers a rich set of features suitable for many development workflows
  • Widely adopted by developers who need cross-platform .NET tooling

Suggested alternative

  • SharpDevelop — free alternative

Technical

Title
MonoDevelop
Requirements
  • Windows
Language
No language has been specified.
Available languages
License
  • Free
Latest update
2017-03-29
Author
Novell
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