When comparing Orwell Dev-C++ vs EDX, the Slant community recommends Orwell Dev-C++ for most people. In the question“What are the best IDEs for C++ on Windows?” Orwell Dev-C++ is ranked 12th while EDX is ranked 18th. The most important reason people chose Orwell Dev-C++ is:
Not as bloated as other C++ compilers.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Lightweight
Not as bloated as other C++ compilers.
Pro Simple
Often recommended for beginners.
Pro Has portable versions with MinGW32 and TDM-GCC x64 compilers
Pro One-click remote development
You can build/debug remotely with one click.
What you shoud do is just add your remote toolset.
Pro Supports CMake/XMake projects
You can open CMake/XMake projects directly with EDX.
Pro Easy to integrate with MSYS2 packages
It's easy to integrate with MSYS2 packages, even if you have no MSYS2 installed
EDX can download/update/install/setup MSYS2 packages automatically.
Pro Very fast
Fast startup, quickly opens files, fast search in files, etc..
Cons
Con Windows only
Only supports Windows for now.