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CLion vs CodeLite: catalog facts
CLion	CodeLite
Freemium Free for non-commercial use. Commercial use requires a paid subscription.	Free Free and open source under GPLv2 with a plugin exception.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Understands CMake and compilation databases rather than guessing at includes Remote and embedded debugging built in	Supports C, C++, Rust, Python, PHP and Node.js Runs on Windows, Linux, macOS and FreeBSD
Commercial use requires a paid subscription Indexing large C++ codebases is slow	macOS install is via Homebrew rather than a direct installer Smaller plugin ecosystem than larger editors
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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