Best Go IDEs in 2026
Updated
In short: Neovim is ranked #1 of 22 as of 2 October 2026, ahead of GoLand and Visual Studio Code. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Visual Studio Code. The lowest first paid tier on this page is IntelliJ IDEA at $8.33/mo.
22 go ides ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Supported platforms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Neovim | 8.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Linux, macOS, Windows, Android | View |
| 2 | GoLand | 7.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | — | View |
| 3 | Visual Studio Code | 7.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | web, windows, macos, linux | View |
| 4 |  LiteIDE | 7.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | — | — | Windows, Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD | View |
| 5 | GNU Emacs | 6.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | GNU/Linux, Windows, macOS, Android, BSD, Haiku, Solaris, MS-DOS/FreeDOS | View |
| 6 | Kate | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | Linux, BSD, Windows, macOS | View |
| 7 | Lapce | 6.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | Windows, Linux, macOS | View |
| 8 | Helix | 6.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | Linux, macOS, Windows | View |
| 9 | IntelliJ IDEA | 6.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $8.33/mo | Yes | — | — | View |
| 10 | VSCodium | 6.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 11 |  Vim | 6.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | Windows, macOS, Linux | View |
| 12 |  Theia IDE | 6.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 13 |  CodeDroid | 6.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android | View |
| 14 |  Micro | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 15 | Devin Desktop | 5.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $20/mo | Yes | — | windows, macos, linux | View |
| 16 |  NumenText | 5.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | macOS, Linux | View |
| 17 |  Huly Code | 5.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | Yes | — | — | View |
| 18 |  nook | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | terminal; SSH; tmux; containers | View |
| 19 |  SlickEdit | 5.2 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $125/mo | No | — | Windows, macOS, Linux, Raspberry Pi | View |
| 20 | Chime | 5.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | No | — | macOS | View |
| 21 | Pulsar | 5.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | — | View |
| 22 | Cursor Origin | 4.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $20/mo | No | 20 /user/mo | — | View |
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Numbered spots on this list can be sponsored. They are labelled, and the editorial order and scores never change for payment.
Questions about this list
Which go ide is ranked first on Inferse?
Neovim is ranked #1 of 22 with a score of 8.7. GoLand is second and Visual Studio Code third.
How many of these have a free plan?
10 of the 22 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, IntelliJ IDEA has the lowest first paid tier we found: $8.33/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.