Which code editors and IDEs are most popular among developers?
AI Visibility Ranking
Brands ordered by GenRank score for this question.
DirectionalQuestion-level figures rest on at most 6 answers per brand, so treat them as direction, not a verdict; the category ranking is the number to judge by. Scores are for the week of 2026-11-08.
| Rank | Brand | Named by | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Visual Studio Code | 6/6 | 100.0 |
| 2 | Notepad++ | 5/6 | 52.3 |
| 3 | Visual Studio | 5/6 | 50.9 |
| 4 | IntelliJ IDEA | 5/6 | 44.7 |
| 5 | Vim | 5/6 | 43.1 |
| 6 | Cursor | 5/6 | 39.7 |
| 7 | Neovim | 5/6 | 38.7 |
| 8 | Android Studio | 5/6 | 36.8 |
| 9 | PyCharm | 5/6 | 36.6 |
| 10 | Sublime Text | 2/6 | 14.4 |
Sources these answers cited
The sites each surface's answer cited this week. The logos are the surfaces that cited the site.
| Source | Cited by |
|---|---|
| secondtalent.com18 Most Used IDEs in 2026: The Ranked List (Real Developer Data) |    3 surfaces |
| survey.stackoverflow.coDev IDEs — Technology data 2026 | Stack Overflow Developer Survey |   3 surfaces |
| geeksforgeeks.orgIDEs For Programmers - GeeksforGeeks | 2 surfaces |
| blog.pragmaticengineer.comWhich IDEs do software engineers love, and why? - The Pragmatic Engineer | 1 surfaces |
| codeandcoffe.comTop IDEs & Code Editors for Developers in 2026 | 1 surfaces |
| daily.devThe Best Code Editors & IDEs in 2025 | 1 surfaces |
| dev.toBest IDEs (Code Editor) for Developers in 2026 - DEV Community | 1 surfaces |
| facebook.comsocial · Which code editor have more number of users ??? - Facebook | 1 surfaces |
| guptadeepak.comTop 5 Code Editors and IDEs of 2026: VS Code, JetBrains, Zed, Cursor ... | 1 surfaces |
| quora.comcommunity · Whats currently the most popular IDE for development? - Quora | 1 surfaces |
| reddit.comcommunity · developers whats your favorite code editor/primary code editor : r/developersIndia - Reddit | 1 surfaces |
| rockstardeveloperuniversity.comBest Code Editor 2026: VS Code vs Cursor vs Zed | 1 surfaces |
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