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FBIde vs Geany: catalog facts
FBIde	Geany
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Windows	Windows, macOS, Linux
One-key compile and run with clickable compiler errors Sub and Function browser that follows #include files	Starts almost instantly and uses very little memory Depends only on GTK, so it installs cleanly on minimal Linux systems
Only useful for FreeBASIC Code completion is still alpha	No language server support in the core, so completion is simpler than a modern IDE's Debugging needs a plugin and is basic
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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