CLion Pros and Cons

A powerful set of features, with very good global search and refactoring. It provides good feedback to improve code. The general ecosystem of Jetbrain provides a coherent experience and do not require too much configuration to work well. It usuallly have integration for any minimally popular tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

CLion is sometimes too slow. I need to clean everything and restart to make it work well again. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

facil de apreder, e navegacion intuitiva. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

creo que pueden mejorar la interfaces de usuario, mas ser mas intuitivos en alguna opciones. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It has a lot of integration with the C++ language, making programming much more effortless. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

One must already be familiar with C++ to use it. Otherwise, it would be challenging. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It has built-in CMake support which is like a cherry on the cake top.

It works very well on both the Windows as well as macOS operating systems.

I personally like its color-coded syntax very much.

Its auto-completion feature is very well optimized.

It works the best with the C++ programming language. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It does not work very well on the Linux operating system.

It requires the 64-bit operating system to operate on it,

The addition of plugins can be a bit buggy at times.

Its integration is not very well with Github and Gitlab.

I did not have a great experience when I used it with Python and Java programming languages. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its find and replace feature works very fast and scans the whole code in almost no time.

Its real-time collaboration with other users works very well.

Its color-coded syntax and syntax highlighting also work good. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It does not work well with the Python programming language.

It does not have an in-built compiler which becomes a bit of a headache for the developers.

I personally did not like its integration with Github and Gitlabs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It is a very lightweight IDE for C and C++ programming languages.

It has a good real-time coding collaboration feature.

It has a very much optimized color-coded syntax feature.

Its UI is made very beginner-friendly i.e. it is easier to navigate things. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its auto-suggestion feature is not much AI optimized according to the developer's behavior.

Its file management system does not work very well.

It does not feature the CMake migration tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It has a very simple design which makes it easy for beginners to navigate different things.

It has a lot of in-built plugins to increase your efficiency.

It also has a split-windows feature which other IDEs do not have. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The main thing which I think is a drawback of CLion is that it does not have a built-in compiler, therefore, one needs to use an external compiler for coding purposes.

Except for this, I don't think there is anything I dislike about CLion. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It comes at a reasonable cost to the user.

It supports almost all the programming languages, although it is most compatible with C and C++ programming languages.

It is easy to learn for beginners.

It has a lot of plugin integration oppurtunities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

it is not compatible with 32-bit operating systems.

It does not have a CMake migration tool (If someone wants to make old projects).

It does not have a built-in compiler. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It has excellent support for C and C++ languages.

It provides a free student license which is very useful for them as they are not financially strong themselves.

It has incredible cross-platform support.

Its premium version comes with decent pricing, which the software totally justifies. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The one and the only thing I dislike about CLion is that it does not come with a built-in compiler and requires you to add on a compiler to it manually. Also, adding a compiler is a profoundly difficult task that can't be done if you are not a professional.

Other than this, CLion fulfills all my requirements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It has a smart auto-completion feature.

It has a very simple and User-Friendly UI.

It allows you to write your code in both C++ and C.

It also has a free version for those who cannot afford the premium one.

It also has a split-windows feature which can be a dealmaker for it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It does not have a built-in compiler and hence requires you to download it separately. Installing its compiler is a bit hectic task and, therefore, requires some prior knowledge to do it.

Sometimes I face software crashing issues that require program restart. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.