How To Install CodeBlocks IDE on Windows

Introduction

CodeBlocks is a cross-platform (Linux, Mac, Windows (uses wxWidgets)), open-source, free IDE that supports GCC, Visual C++, and Clang compilers.

CodeBlocks support multiple compilers such as GCC (MingW / GNU GCC), MSVC++, clang, Digital Mars, Borland C++ 5.5, Open Watcom, and more.

Requirement

1. MinGW (Optional)
   • Homepage : http://www.mingw.org/
   • Download : http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/
   • Tutorial : How To Install MinGW on Microsoft Windows 7/8
2. CodeBlocks IDE
   • Homepage : https://www.codeblocks.org/
   • Download : https://www.codeblocks.org/downloads/

Installation

1. Download CodeBlocks IDE online installer (Ex: codeblocks-20.03mingw-setup.exe)

2. Double-click to run the downloaded installer and click the “Next >” button.

3. Now click “I Agree” to accept the license agreement.

4. The next step, don’t do anything, just click the “Next >” button to install packages.

5. On the next window, then change the installation directory if you want (default directory recommended). Click the “Install” button.

6. Wait for a minute for installation to complete. After the installation is completed click the “Next >” button.

7. To complete the installation process click the “Finish” button. You should see a window that looks like this :

Running & Configuration

To open CodeBlocks,

1. Go to Start Menu > All Apps > CodeBlocks > CodeBlocks.
2. In the window “Compiler auto-detection”, just click the “Ok” button.

3. Make a choice for the file association and click on the “OK” button.

4. You will see a window that looks like this :

Thanks for reading!