eric (software)
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| Original author | Detlev Offenbach |
| Developer | Detlev Offenbach |
| Release | 2002 |
| Stable release | 26.4 
/ 1 April 2026 |
| Written in | Python |
| Operating system | Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows |
| Platform | Python, Qt, PyQt |
| Available in | English, German, French, Russian, Czech, Spanish, Italian, Turkish, Chinese |
| Type | Integrated Development Environment |
| License | GPL version 3 or later |
| Website | eric-ide |
| Repository | |
eric is a free integrated development environment (IDE) used for computer programming. Since it is a full featured IDE, it provides by default all necessary tools needed for the writing of code and for the professional management of a software project.
eric is written in the programming language Python and its primary use is for developing software written in Python. It is usable for development of any combination of Python 3 or Python 2, Qt 5 or Qt 4 and PyQt 5 or PyQt 4 projects, on Linux, macOS and Microsoft Windows platforms.