# Geany vs. Code::Blocks

**URL:** <https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/geany-vs-code-blocks/2496>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [January 5, 2022, 1:56am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/geany-vs-code-blocks/2496 "2022-01-05T01:56:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![fortran4r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9de0a6/32.png) [@fortran4r](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/fortran4r)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 1:56am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/geany-vs-code-blocks/2496/1 "2022-01-05T01:56:22Z")

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I am currently using Geany as my Fortran IDE. I have heard good things about Code::Blocks and am considering migrating to it. Since they are both based on Scintilla, I guess the migration wouldn’t be too difficult. Just want to ask if anyone has experience with them and which one is better as a Fortran IDE.

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**Author:** ![plevold](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/plevold/32/754_2.png) [@plevold](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/plevold)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2022, 2:27pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/geany-vs-code-blocks/2496/2 "2022-01-05T14:27:07Z")

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I have no experience with either. Personally I use Visual Studio Code. With the extensions [Modern Fortran](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=krvajalm.linter-gfortran) and [Fortran IntelliSense](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=hansec.fortran-ls) you’ll get a rather nice user experience when writing Fortran code. There’s a guide walking through the setup of this and some other neat things [here](https://github.com/JHenneberg/Guide_VSCode-fortran).