.c file: how to open it on Windows
50 Windows apps register the .c extension. Install one of them to open the file with a double-click.
About the format
- Format
- C++ source code
- MIME type
- text/x-c++src
- PRONOM identifier
- fmt/1768
Format data: freedesktop.org shared-mime-info and PRONOM (The National Archives, UK).
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RStudioRStudio is an integrated development environment (IDE) for R.
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Subtitle EditSubtitle Edit is a free and open source editor for video subtitles.
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Arduino IDEOpen-source electronic prototyping platform enabling users to create interactive electronic objects.
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microA modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor.
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Notepad3Notepad like text editor based on the Scintilla source code.
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Uncrustify Code BeautifierA source code beautifier for C, C++, C#, Objective-C, D, Java, Pawn, and Vala.
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Embarcadero Dev-C++A fast, portable, simple, and free C/C++ IDE
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SpyderScientific Python Development Environment similar to matlab
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KiroAn agentic IDE that helps you do your best work with features such as specs, steering, and hooks.
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WindsurfThe most powerful AI IDE
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VoidThe open source AI code editor.
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Antigravity IDEExperience liftoffwith the next-generation IDE
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PositronA next-generation data science IDE
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AideThe open-source AI-native IDE
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Arduino IDE RCArduino IDE (RC version)
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Red Panda C++A powerful, lighweight and cross-platform C/C++ IDE
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Ox editorThe simple but flexible text editor
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CP EditorThe Missing Editor for Competitive Programmers
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TheiaIDEA modern and open IDE for cloud and desktop.
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DatasetViewerA modern, high-performance dataset viewer built with Tauri, React, and TypeScript. Designed to handle massive datasets from multiple sources with efficient streaming for large files (100GB+) and lightning-fast search capabilities.
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SAKURA EditorSAKURA Editor (Japanese text editor for MS Windows)
- Cursor
The AI Code Editor
- Comate
Intelligent coding capabilities throughout the entire development process along with enhanced multimodal abilities. Install now to start a seamless and natural intelligent development experience.
- Trae CN
An adaptive AI IDE that transforms how you work, collaborating with you to run faster.
- Trae
An adaptive AI IDE that transforms how you work, collaborating with you to run faster.
- CLion
A cross-platform IDE for C and C++
- CLion (EAP)
A cross-platform IDE for C and C++
- 10x
A High-Performance C++ Editor
- Devin
Manage fleets of local and cloud agents from one surface. Plan, delegate, review, and ship without leaving your editor.
- Cortex Code
Accelerate your data lifecycle with Cortex Code, a Snowflake-native AI coding agent. Simplify data engineering, ML, and agent-building with natural language.
- Sublime Text 4
Sublime is a sophisticated cross-platform text editor for code, markup and prose.
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BlastMergeCross-repository file synchronization through intelligent iterative merging
- CatPawAI
AI Programming Agent
- EditPlus
Text editor with FTP, FTPS and SFTP capabilities
- PSPad editor (x86)
The Developer’s Text Editor for Microsoft Windows
- PSPad editor (x64)
The Developer’s Text Editor for Microsoft Windows
- Lingma
Fully integrated with the AI coding assistant, enjoy efficient and intelligent programming with an out-of-the-box experience without installing any plugins.
- Sublime Text 4 (Dev)
Sublime is a sophisticated cross-platform text editor for code, markup and prose.
- CodeBuddy
Tencent Cloud Code Assistant
- Qoder
Agentic Coding Platform for Real Software
- Qoder IDE
Agentic Coding Platform for Real Software
- Arduino IDE Beta
The open-source Arduino Software (IDE) makes it easy to write code and upload it to the board. This software can be used with any Arduino board.
- EverEdit
Professional Text & Source Editor
- Haystack Editor
Navigate and refactor your code with ease
- Kate (AppX / Portable)
Advanced text editor.
- Text Editor Pro
Powerful text editing tool
- Dev-C++
A free, portable, fast and simple C/C++ IDE
- PearAI
The AI Code Editor for Your Next Project.
- CrossWorks for ARM
Development Environment for ARM
- CodeBuddy CN
Tencent Cloud Code Assistant CodeBuddy, an AI-powered coding IDE.
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