Rust IDEs & Tools

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This page lists the IDEs, editors and language tooling commonly used to write and debug Rust code. Most editors get their Rust features from rust-analyzer, so the choice is largely about workflow and preference.

IDEs

  • RustRover — a Rust-specific IDE with its own analysis, refactoring, debugging and Cargo integration.

  • CLion — JetBrains' C and C++ IDE, which supports Rust through the Rust plugin; useful for mixed Rust and C/C++ projects.

Editors with extensions

  • rust-analyzer for VS Code — the rust-analyzer extension for Visual Studio Code, providing completion, inline errors and refactorings.

  • Zed — a fast, open source editor with built-in Rust support through rust-analyzer; see Rust in Zed.

Language tooling

  • rust-analyzer — the official Rust language server that powers IDE features in most editors.

See also