#38 in Code AssistantsUpdated 2026-08

KDevelop

by KDevelop · Cross-platform IDE for C, C++, Python, QML/JavaScript and PHP

20.1 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

KDevelop is a cross-platform integrated development environment from KDE for C, C++, Objective-C, QML/JavaScript, Python and PHP, running on Linux, Windows and macOS. It parses the project as you edit to drive code completion, supports CMake and QMake builds, and can hold several projects in one session with a chosen build order. Plugins add Git, Clang-Tidy, Heaptrack and Perforce.

Best for: C and C++ developers on Linux, Windows or macOS working across several linked projects at once
Pricing: No prices are shown on the captured page; it links to a download and asks for donations to KDE.
Runs on: Linux

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

First-class C, C++, Objective-C and QML support
Parses the project on the fly for accurate code completion
Open several projects in one session and set build order
Qt docs, CMake help and man pages shown inside the editor

Trade-offs

Python and PHP need optional plugins; C/C++ gets first-class support
Only some parts of Qt's dialect are supported
Newest release covered on the site is 5.6.1, from December 2020
No licence or pricing information stated on the page

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 0 out of 100
Documentation: 0 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 82 out of 100
Changelog: 0 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 45 out of 100
Operational trust: 0 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 0 out of 100

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