Skip to content

Android Development Tools for Eclipse vs Xamarin Studio

A side-by-side look at Android Development Tools for Eclipse and Xamarin Studio. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Android Development Tools for Eclipse

Android Development Tools for Eclipse

Development

Android Development Tools (ADT) is a plugin for the Eclipse IDE that provides a powerful, integrated environment for building Android apps. ADT extends the capabilities of Eclipse to let you quickly set up new Android projects, build an app UI, debug apps, export signed or unsigned .apk files, and more.

androideclipseidemobilejava
Xamarin Studio

Xamarin Studio

Development

Xamarin Studio is a free, open-source IDE for building mobile apps with C# and the .NET framework for iOS, Android, and Windows. It allows developers to use their existing .NET skills to write native mobile applications.

cnetideiosandroidwindows