Code::Blocks C/C++ IDE 25.03 Released / News / May 13, 2025 / Code::Blocks is an open source (GPL v3 licensed) cross-platform (Windows, Linux and MacOS) C, C++ and Fortran IDE. You could be forgiven for thinking the project was dead as the last binary release was in 2020! Thankfully this is not the case as a little over a month back Code::Blocks 25.03 was released. Features of Code::Blocks include: Highlights: Open Source! GPLv3, no hidden costs. Cross-platform. Runs on Linux, Mac, Windows (uses wxWidgets). Written in C++. No interpreted languages or proprietary libs needed. Extensible through plugins Compiler: Multiple compiler support: GCC (MingW / GNU GCC) MSVC++ clang Digital Mars Borland C++ 5.5 Open Watcom …and more Very fast custom build system (no makefiles needed) Support for parallel builds (utilizing your CPU’s extra cores) Multi-target projects Workspaces to combine multiple projects Inter-project dependencies inside workspace Imports MSVC projects and workspaces (NOTE: assembly code not supported yet) Imports Dev-C++ projects Debugger: Interfaces GNU GDB Also supports MS CDB (not fully featured) Full breakpoints support: Code breakpoints Data breakpoints (read, write and read/write) Breakpoint conditions (break only when an expression is true) Breakpoint ignore counts (break only after certain number of hits) Display local function symbols and arguments User-defined watches (support for watching user-defined types through scripting) Call stack Disassembly Custom memory dump Switch between threads View CPU registers Interface: Syntax highlighting, customizable and extensible Code folding for C, C++, Fortran, XML and many more files. Tabbed interface Code completion Class Browser Smart indent One-key swap between .h and .c/.cpp files Open files list for quick switching between files (optional) External customizable “Tools” To-do list management with different users Key Links Code::Blocks Homepage Code::Blocks 25.03 Release Notes You can learn more about the Code::Blocks C/C++ IDE and about the 25.03 release in the video below. If you are looking for another C/C++ IDE, JetBrains recently made a free version of their CLion IDE available. Source: https://gamefromscratch.com/codeblocks-c-c-ide-25-03-released/ #codeblocks #ide #released