These buttons open the developer's own site, repository or store listing in a new tab. wares.gg does not host downloads.
1 more ways to get Positron
Package managers
- Homebrew
brew install --cask positron
About Positron
Positron is an IDE from Posit, the company behind RStudio, built for data science in Python and R. It combines notebooks with persistent multi-session consoles, and includes a Data Explorer for browsing and manipulating large local or remote datasets.
It can develop and preview apps, APIs, notebooks and reports and publish them with guided deployments. Posit Assistant, an AI helper, connects to live Python or R sessions to help explore, visualise and debug. The source is published under the Elastic License 2.0, which is source-available rather than open source.
Strengths
- Supports both Python and R in one IDE
- Data Explorer for large datasets
- Notebooks and persistent consoles side by side
- Built-in publishing for data apps and reports
Limitations
- Source-available under Elastic License 2.0, not open source
- Focused on data science rather than general development
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree to download and use.
- License
- Proprietary (Elastic-2.0)
- Developer
- Posit PBC
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Data scientists working in Python and R who want an alternative to RStudio or Jupyter
- Categories
- Code editors, Developer tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Positron
Compare allSoftware that can replace Positron for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
RStudio
A free, open-source IDE for R with a data viewer, environment pane and support for Python and SQL.
RStudio comes from the same makers and is open source, but it is built around R, with Python and SQL treated as secondary languages.
JupyterLab
A web-based interactive environment for notebooks, code and data, used widely in data science.
JupyterLab is open source and runs in a browser with a notebook workflow, supporting over 40 languages instead of Positron's Python and R focus.
Spyder
An open-source Python IDE for scientific work with a variable explorer and an IPython console.
Spyder is open source and offers a variable explorer and IPython console, but it covers Python only and has no R support.
PyCharm
Python IDE with debugging, testing, scientific tools and web framework support.
PyCharm adds notebook support, a graphical debugger and web framework tools for Python, but it lacks R and its professional features need a subscription.
Visual Studio Code
Microsoft's code editor, free to use but shipped under a Microsoft licence rather than an open one.
Visual Studio Code is a general-purpose editor that relies on extensions for Python and R data work, and it collects telemetry by default.
Positron as an alternative
Listings that name Positron as an alternative.
Deepnote
A collaborative data notebook for Python and SQL with AI assistance, dashboards and data apps.
Positron is a free desktop data science IDE for Python and R with notebooks and a Data Explorer, running locally, and is source-available rather than hosted.
Jupyter
Browser-based notebooks, JupyterLab and the classic Notebook, that combine live code, text and visualizations.
Positron is a desktop data science IDE for Python and R with notebooks and consoles side by side, under a source-available Elastic License rather than open source.
marimo
Reactive Python notebook stored as a plain script.
Positron is a desktop IDE for Python and R with notebooks, a Data Explorer and consoles, under a source-available Elastic License.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
