You see we are now living in 2022 and programming/coding is buzzing all around you. So, you also want to start your coding journey. Right? But wait, you don’t know where to start with or to use which compiler or IDE since we now have so many of them. That too both in offline and online mode with different environments and setups required. Also, you mostly don’t change your IDE or compiler once chosen right. So which one to choose?

Well, first let us know what an online compiler is and how it differs from an offline compiler or IDE.

Online Compiler –  So, online compilers are applications that compile (converts your source code into machine-executable code) and execute it online on its cloud servers without using much of your computer hardware and resources.  They also provide remote management of your files and errors. Thus, you can access them from anywhere with any device with only an active internet connection and your email id(used to create an account on these platforms).

Also, they are easy to manage and deploy rather than offline compilers which fire up and process based on your system hardware. Now, you surely must be interested in using them right but there are so many of them so here are some of the best online compilers and IDEs you can use for C/ C++ compiling-

1) online GDB compiler– It has both C and C++ compiler versions with debugger facilities attached and superfast compiling. It is the first online compiler that provides debugger facilities. 

• You can save your files  online/offline.
• You can share your code with others.
• No active collaboration can be done.
• Code beautification and formatting can be done.
  

2) JDOODLE– It is also an online compiler with debugging facilities, file management, and different themes attached to make it fun.

• You can save your files  online/offline.
• You can share your code with others.
• Best for peer programming and active collaboration. 
• Keep record of your previous files and code history.

3) Ideone– It is a free online compiler and debugger which is more programming friendly with a very good debugger equipped with many options and a notable feature of deciding to share your code with multiple people and even making it public.

• You can save your files  online/offline.
• You can share your code with others.
• You can make your code public, private or secret.
• Has many already written code files for reference.
• You can manage the time limit of your code processing to optimize it further.
• Note making allowed.

4) Coding ground-Tutorialspoint– It is another online compiler with a distinctive feature of the fork which allows you to fork other code.

• You can save your files  online/offline.
• You can share your code with others.
• Provide with many different themes more than any other compiler.
• Does not provide a debugging facility.

5) Replit– It is an online compiler and IDE which allows you to compile and run your c code with very minimum effort. It has the very exciting feature of code deployment and requires a premium plan to save your code privately online without being published to the world. You can use the GitHub student plan to access the premium plan free for 3 months. 

• You can save your files  online/offline.
• You can share your code with others.
• Allow real time collaborations.
• Allows github integration to create, run and contribute more easily.
• Does not provide debugging.
• Does not provide theme change and code formatting faciilty. 

6) GeeksforGeeks– GeeksforGeeks also provides its own compiler other than online courses and articles. The compiler has two themes, without debugger facilities and a clean look. It allows sharing of code and creating shortcuts for your use.

• You can save your files  online/offline.
• You can share your code with others.
• Does not provide debugging.

7) Dcoder– It is an online compiler that allows you to actively share your code with others and has a good environment with engaging sections such as devchat and leaderboard. It also checks for your no. of submissions and you can see and use other codes as well can share your own publicly. 

• You can save your files  online/offline.
• You can share your code with others.
• Does not provide debugging.
• Provides a feeds section for your reference and learning.
• Keep record of your coding time and no. of submissions.
• It is easier to use than others.

8) Rextester–  It is an online compiler that allows you to actively share your code with others and has a good environment. It has easy to understanding interface and allows a live sharing feature. You can save your code online and has a codewall feature that consists of code from other uses. 

• You can save your files  online/offline.
• You can share your code with others.
• Does not provide debugging.
• Allow live sharing
• Easy to understand interface.
• Put on a wall feature to make your code public.

9) Codechef– Other than hosting coding competitions and learning boot camps Codechef also provides its own compiler and interpreter for fast compiling of C/ C++ code. It has a simple interface that makes it easy to use with code template feature to use your previous code without writing from a new, can save your base permanent code but does not provide collaboration or sharing feature. 

• You can save your files  online/offline.
• You can share your code with others.
• Does not provide debugging.
• Can directly check your code for a problem on codechef .
• Allows code formatting with many different themes and styles.

10) Wandbox– It is an online C compiler with many different GCC versions enabled for better performance. Although it does not provide a code-sharing facility, you can optimize your code greatly here with optimizing and different error-providing facilities. It also provides many editor settings and code formatting.

• You can save your files  online/offline.
• Does not provide debugging.
• Has optimization features.
• Better error detection and runtime command enabled.
• Easy to use interface with good code compilation time.