# Integrated Development Environments

[Atom](https://atom.io/) #software - "A hackable text editor for the 21st Century"

[Insomnia](https://insomnia.rest/) - "Debug APIs like a human, not a robot. Finally, a REST client you'll love"

[IntelliJ IDEA](https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/) - "**IntelliJ IDEA** is an [integrated development environment](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_development_environment) (IDE) written in [Java](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_\(programming_language\)) for developing computer software. It is developed by [JetBrains](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JetBrains) (formerly known as IntelliJ), and is available as an [Apache 2 Licensed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_2_License) community edition,[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IntelliJ_IDEA#cite_note-4) and in a [proprietary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_software) commercial edition. Both can be used for commercial development[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IntelliJ_IDEA#cite_note-5)" ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IntelliJ_IDEA)).

[Komodo](https://www.activestate.com/products/komodo-ide/) - "Code faster with the IDE for today’s web languages – Python, PHP, Perl, Golang, Ruby and more. For Windows, Mac and Linux."

[PhpStorm](https://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/) #software - "The Lightning-Smart PHP IDE"

[Postman](https://www.getpostman.com/) #software - “Postman Makes API Development Simple. Developers use Postman to build modern software for the API-first world.”

[PyCharm](https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/) #software - "The Python IDE for Professional Developers"

[Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/) - "**Visual Studio Code** is a [source-code editor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Source-code_editor) developed by [Microsoft](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft) for [Windows](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows), [Linux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux) and [macOS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS).[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Studio_Code#cite_note-TechCrunch-7) It includes support for [debugging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debugging), embedded [Git](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git) control and [GitHub](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GitHub), [syntax highlighting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syntax_highlighting), [intelligent code completion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_code_completion), [snippets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snippet_\(programming\)), and [code refactoring](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_refactoring). It is highly customizable, allowing users to change the [theme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theme_\(computing\)), [keyboard shortcuts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keyboard_shortcut), preferences, and install [extensions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plug-in_\(computing\)) that add additional functionality. The source code is [free and open source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_and_open_source) and released under the permissive [MIT License](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License).[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Studio_Code#cite_note-8) The compiled binaries are [freeware](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeware) and free for private or commercial use[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Studio_Code#cite_note-9)" ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Studio_Code)).

## Online

[CodeSandbox](https://codesandbox.io/) #webapp - "An instant IDE and prototyping tool for rapid web development."

[CodeTasty](https://codetasty.com/) #webapp - "Modern, smart
 & extensible cloud IDE
. CodeTasty is powerful IDE in the cloud with additional features only a cloud application can give you."

[GitHub Codespaces](https://github.com/features/codespaces) - "Your instant dev environment. **Get the full Visual Studio Code experience without leaving GitHub."**

[GitPod](https://www.gitpod.io/) - "Describe your dev environments as code and automate the last missing piece in your DevOps pipeline."

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