HV
Hector V.
Full Stack developer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"great addition for JetBrains lovers"
3.5/5
What do you like best about CLion?

I didn't have to learn how to use the interface and all the features because I knew them well. Easy to install. The support for the Debugger is surprisingly good too, allowing the setting of breakpoints and the searching of variables that are easier to use than those in XCode. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CLion?

The speed so far This usually manifests in long wait times to build symbols. I have to manually start Clion from the command line for it to recognize the current path. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Gayan D.
GD
Gayan D.
Lead Photographer
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"C learning"
4.5/5
What do you like best about CLion?

Autocomplete, unique fonts and interface Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CLion?

Sometimes it's hard to work with custom compilers Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Marc D.
MD
Marc D.
Stagiair - C++ Embedded Software Engineer
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Very nice IDE with good code completion & Intellisense"
5/5
What do you like best about CLion?

A very nice IDE with Embedded Development Support in EAP 2019 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CLion?

When adding a .c or .h file, this does not get automatically added in the CMakeLists when crosscompiling. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

GD
Gayan D.
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"C Developer"
4.5/5
What do you like best about CLion?

C Lion has it's own unique interface and fonts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CLion?

Some libraries not working when using integrated terminal Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MM
Matthew M.
Software Development
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Same great interface as IntelliJ but for C"
4/5
What do you like best about CLion?

Besides having the same look and feel as IntelliJ, the GUI debugger is just great, integrates really good with most libraries and autocomplete is just great and as other Jetbrains products it integrates git support by default and has links to download Cygwin inside CLion when you need to setup a new C environment Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CLion?

No Make support so you must convert Make to CMake all your projects, that's not so fun and it kind of lacks plugin support compared to other C Ides Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Adam O.
AO
Adam O.
PhD Candidate
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Nice interface and features like most of the IntelliJ IDEs"
3.5/5
What do you like best about CLion?

The UI is the same as all IntelliJ IDEs, so anyone who has used them in the past will have no problem picking it up. The code completion and other features are some of the best. Unlike some IDEs, it even does a pretty reasonable job of reading template code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CLion?

It struggles with large projects, particularly ones with lots of dependencies. This usually manifests itself it length wait times to build symbols. In the most recent project I used it in, the debugger would often freeze and then crash, an issue I wasn't having with other IDEs. Additionally, it would be nice if build systems other than CMake were supported (Make, QMake etc). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education
UH
Verified User in Higher Education
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"CLion is a great environment for C++ development"
4.5/5
What do you like best about CLion?

I like that CLion lets you use all the modern C++ features. The syntax highlighting is good, as is the debugger (really good)! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CLion?

The integration with CMake is not as good as it could be. It forces you to use CMake. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Biotechnology
UB
Verified User in Biotechnology
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"really enjoyable c ide"
5/5
What do you like best about CLion?

c lion is a very nice and helpful ide for C. The code completion, verification, and debugging are all very nice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CLion?

no real complaints about c lion, it would be nice if there was a community edition Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Andrew F.
AF
Andrew F.
Technical Department and Team Member
Computer Software
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"The best when it comes to C/C++ development"
5/5
What do you like best about CLion?

As is typical with JetBrains IDEs, this is a powerful, feature-rich development tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CLion?

There is a slight learning curve, and setup can be difficult if never done before. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Iftikhar N.
IN
Iftikhar N.
Team Manager
Telecommunications
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Best C/C++ IDE"
5/5
What do you like best about CLion?

Tons of built in tools, semantic coloring, auto-complete, VCS integrations and so on Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CLion?

It takes time to find 3rd party themes, I would like to see more built in themes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.