# We built an IDE for Algorand

**URL:** https://forum.algorand.co/t/we-built-an-ide-for-algorand/1794
**Category:** General
**Created:** [June 20, 2020, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.algorand.co/t/we-built-an-ide-for-algorand/1794 "2020-06-20T17:37:05Z")
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### Author: ![phil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@phil](https://forum.algorand.co/u/phil)
#### Post date: [June 20, 2020, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.algorand.co/t/we-built-an-ide-for-algorand/1794/1 "2020-06-20T17:37:05Z")

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Hi all,

We just built an IDE (integrated development environment) for Algorand. It can help to write and compile TEAL and PyTeal scripts, run Algorand nodes, and construct various Algorand transactions (support atomic transfer, multi-sig, ASA operations, contract execution, etc). If you are interested, here is the detailed introduction as well as the download link in GitHub:

> **[ObsidianLabs/AlgorandStudio](https://github.com/ObsidianLabs/AlgorandStudio)**
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> Contribute to ObsidianLabs/AlgorandStudio development by creating an account on GitHub.

We hope the IDE can help to assist Algorand smart contract development. If you are an Algorand developer or want to learn Algorand development, we’d love to get your thoughts on the IDE. Is it helpful for you to build Algorand smart contracts or learn how to build them? What other things you think we should do to make it better? We just released the first version, and we plan to keep working on it. Your feedback would be very valuable for us to improve the IDE, and we would appreciate everyone’s advice & suggestions.

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### Author: ![polymorpher](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.algorand.co/polymorpher/32/583_2.png) [@polymorpher](https://forum.algorand.co/u/polymorpher)
#### Post date: [June 21, 2020, 4:48am UTC](https://forum.algorand.co/t/we-built-an-ide-for-algorand/1794/2 "2020-06-21T04:48:46Z")

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Good job! I have been waiting for an IDE for quite some time since I first read Algorand paper. It wasn’t easy to test some of the ideas so I decided to try other blockchains first. But this can be a game changer.

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### Author: ![Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Sam](https://forum.algorand.co/u/Sam)
#### Post date: [June 22, 2020, 8:38am UTC](https://forum.algorand.co/t/we-built-an-ide-for-algorand/1794/3 "2020-06-22T08:38:15Z")

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Good news for developer building dApps on Algorand! Hope to try out the first IDE built for Algorand blockchain!