Best IDEs For C# Programmers On MacOS

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This list ranks Integrated Development Environments (IDEs) based on their support for C#, performance, user interface, and additional features beneficial to macOS users.

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Best 1 Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code
Free Plan Available

Visual Studio Code is the industry-standard code editor, offering a seamless experience across Windows, macOS, and Linux. It excels through its massive extension marketplace, allowing developers to cu...

9.6 Brilliant
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2 JetBrains Rider
JetBrains Rider
Free Plan Available From $149/yr or Free (with limitations)

JetBrains Rider is a powerful cross-platform IDE specifically designed for .NET development. It combines the best of ReSharper's code analysis and refactoring capabilities with a lightweight IDE exper...

9.0 Excellent
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3 Sublime Text
Sublime Text
Free Plan Available

Sublime Text is a sophisticated text editor for code, markup, and prose. Known for its speed and efficiency, it boasts a minimalist interface and a powerful plugin architecture. While not a full-fledg...

9.0 Excellent
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4 Atom
Atom
Free Plan Available

Atom was a highly popular, hackable text editor developed by GitHub. While it has been officially discontinued in favor of other tools, it remains a notable mention for its massive impact on the devel...

8.4 Very Good
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5 TextMate
TextMate
Free Plan Available

TextMate is a classic macOS text editor that revolutionized the industry with its 'bundles' system, which allowed for easy language support and snippets. It was the inspiration for many modern editors...

7.2 Good
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6 MonoDevelop
MonoDevelop
Free Plan Available

MonoDevelop is an open-source IDE designed for cross-platform C# and .NET development. It provides a user-friendly interface and supports various programming languages. Key features include project te...

6.8 Fair
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7 Eclipse
Eclipse
Free Plan Available

Eclipse is a long-standing, open-source IDE that remains a staple in enterprise Java development. While it has lost ground to IntelliJ IDEA, it remains highly capable, especially for legacy projects a...

5.4 Average
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8 Visual Studio
Visual Studio
Free Plan Available From $9.99/mo (Community edition)

Visual Studio is the heavyweight IDE for .NET and C# development on Windows. It is a massive, full-featured environment that includes everything a developer needs to build, test, and deploy complex en...

2.8 Poor
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9 Code::Blocks
Code::Blocks
Free Plan Available

Code::Blocks is an open-source IDE that supports multiple programming languages, including C#. It is lightweight and highly customizable, allowing developers to tailor the environment to their needs....

2.6 Poor
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10 Xamarin Studio
Xamarin Studio
Free Plan Available

Xamarin Studio, now deprecated but still available, was a popular IDE for C# development on macOS. It supported Xamarin and Mono projects, offering features like code editing, debugging, and project m...

2.3 Poor
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