Download and Install CodeBlocks IDE for C and C++ on Windows 10

If you want to learn C Programming and C++ then you have come over CodeBlocks. CodeBlocks is a free and open-source cross-platform IDE. IDE stands for Integrated Development Environment. It is specially developed for C Programming, C+ and Fortran IDE. The CodeBlock supports multiple compilers such as GCC, G++ and even you can add a different plugin to increase its capabilities and features.

Hope you got some idea about the CodeBlock IDE. Here in this article, we are going to learn how to download and install CodeBlocks on Windows computer with GCC and G++ Compilers.

Also Read: How to Install Eclipse IDE for Java Development on Windows 10

Where to Download CodeBlocks IDE

Here are the steps where you can download the latest version of CodeBlocks for Windows 10 that is 17.12:

Step 1: Open any browser, search for CodeBlock and open the link from codeblocks.org to download the CodeBlocks IDE.

Step 2: Click on Downloads from the menu. On the download page, you will find three options to download the binary release, the source code, Retrieve the source code from SVN. To download CodeBlock with GCC and G++ compilers just click on “Download the binary release”

Note:- For the reference, you can watch the video mentioned below.

Step 3: Now it is the time to download the file, for that select your operating system and download “codeblocks-17.12mingw-setup.exe” file from Sourceforge.net.

How to Install CodeBlocks IDE for C and C++ on Windows 10

After the download has been completed follow these steps to install and CodeBlocks IDE for Windows. Here we also added a video tutorial:

Step 1: Open the downloaded file and give Windows permission to install CodeBlocks.

Step 2: On the CodeBlocks installation window just click on “Next“. After that, you have to accept the licence agreement for that click on “I Agree“.

Step 3: Check the components you want to install and uncheck the components you don’t want to install, then click Next to continue.

Note:– We will suggest you install all the plugins and tools for CodeBlock IDE.

Step 4: Now select the location where you want to install CodeBlock IDE on Windows 10. To change the default location click on “Browse” button then click on “Install“.

Step 5: Installation will take some time to complete. After the installation complete click on “Next” and finally click on “Finish“.

Create First C Program using CodeBlock IDE

Here are steps to create your first C Program using CodeBlock IDE on Windows 10:

Step 1: Click on File > New > Project and select “Console Application” then click on GO.

Step 2: Now click on “Next” and select the language you want to use then click “Next“

Step 3: Name your project title, project filename and select the location where you want to save you C program files. Then click on “Next”.

Step 4: After that select the compiler to use and which configuration you want to enable in your Project, then click “Finish”

Note:- Choose GNU GCC Compiler and take other options to default.

Step 5: You will find your main.c file on the project manager, now you’re ready to code. To run your C program click on Build > Build and Run or you can use shortcut key F9.

If you have an interest in C programming then we recommended you to watch C Programming Tutorials. Hope we helped you to install CodeBlock on your Windows 10 computer. If you have any queries and want to know anything related to CodeBlock then please leave your comment and let us know. We are here to help you!