How To Install CodeBlocks IDE on Windows

1. 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.

2. Requirement

1. MinGW
• Homepage : http://www.mingw.org/
• Download : http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/
2. CodeBlocks IDE
• Homepage : https://www.codeblocks.org/
• Download : https://www.codeblocks.org/downloads/

3. 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 : 
   
   
   

Now we have installed Codeblocks on windows.

4. Running & Configuration

To open CodeBlocks,

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