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GNOME Builder vs Geany: catalog facts
GNOME Builder	Geany
Free Free to install from Flathub.	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux
Deep support for GTK, GLib and GNOME APIs Integrated debugger and profiler for native applications	Starts almost instantly and uses very little memory Depends only on GTK, so it installs cleanly on minimal Linux systems
Linux only Most useful for GNOME and GTK development	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 not stated	License: GPL-2.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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