GNOME Builder

Integrated development environment for GNOME applications

About GNOME Builder

Builder is the GNOME project's integrated development environment, combining support for GTK, GLib and GNOME APIs with syntax highlighting, snippets, a code mini-map and side-by-side editors. It integrates Git, multiple build systems including Meson, CMake and Cargo, Clang-based completion and diagnostics, a built-in debugger and profiler, and building with Flatpak runtimes.

GNOME Builder website preview

Live preview of apps.gnome.org via the WordPress mShots service — it can take a few seconds to generate on a first visit.

GNOME Builder: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Completely free to use — this directory lists no paid plan for it.
Covers ide, gnome, gtk, linux — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

Free tools can change their model or shut down — avoid locking critical work into it without an export path.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 1288 tools in the Developer Tools category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

GNOME Builder pricing

Pricing model	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Free access	Yes — fully free
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	apps.gnome.org

GNOME Builder key facts

Category: Developer Tools
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: ide, gnome, gtk, linux
Official site: apps.gnome.org

GNOME Builder FAQ

How much does GNOME Builder cost?

Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (apps.gnome.org).

What is GNOME Builder used for?

Integrated development environment for GNOME applications Its focus areas in the Developer Tools category: ide, gnome, gtk, linux.

Where can I try GNOME Builder?

On its official site, apps.gnome.org — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

GNOME Builder vs alternatives

	GNOME Builder	gitg	Visual Studio Code	Android Studio
Pricing	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas	ide, gnome, gtk, linux	git, gnome, linux, version control	code editor, ide, programming	ide, android, mobile
Official site	apps.gnome.org	gitlab.gnome.org	code.visualstudio.com	developer.android.com
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Featured listing	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the Developer Tools category

Editors, platforms, and services developers rely on to build and ship software. The Developer Tools category on Tools Hub currently lists 1288 tools. Alongside GNOME Builder, it includes nerdctl, dive, ctop, hadolint.

FreeDeveloper Toolsidegnomegtklinux

Alternatives to GNOME Builder

Tools in the same Developer Tools category that share focus areas with GNOME Builder — worth comparing before you commit:

Developer Tools

gitg

GNOME graphical interface for Git repositories

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Visual Studio Code

The world's most popular free code editor.

Freecode-editorideprogramming

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Android Studio

The official IDE for Android development

Freeideandroidmobile

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Apache NetBeans

Full IDE for Java and more, from Apache

Freeidejavaopen-source

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Atheos

Lightweight open-source web-based IDE that runs anywhere

Freeidecode-editorself-hostedopen-source

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BLACKBOX.AI

AI coding agent with code completion, chat and app building features

Freemiumcode-completionai-codingidecode-search

More in Developer Tools

Comparing tools in the Developer Tools category? These related listings are worth a look: nerdctl — Docker-compatible CLI for containerd; dive — Tool for exploring each layer of a container image; ctop — Top-like interface for container metrics.