PowerShell Script Editors

PowerShell Script Editors

List of PowerShell script editors:

Name Shell/Editor Cost Screenshot Comments
PowerShell ISE Both Free  Included in PowerShell V2 and V3. In Windows Server 2008R2 can be installed as a feature.
PowerGUI Script Editor Both Free/$200  Comes with PowerGUI, a tool that allows you to build graphical mmc-like interfaces on PowerShell commands.
A paid version with additional features such as mobile shell is available.
Idera PowerShell Plus Both Free   
PoshConsole Shell Free   
PowerShell SE Editor Free   
PowerSE Editor Free
Admin Script Editor Editor $99/$199/$299    
Primal Script 2012 Editor $349  Script editor that supports over 50 languages ​​among others PowerShell, VBScript or JavaScript.
VBScript, JScript and PowerShell debugger
and script packager.
Supports PowerShell V2 and V3
PowerShell Studio 2012 Editor $349  Package allows you to create scripts PowerShell, but also it allows to easily build graphical applications based on PowerShell through form designer.
PowerShell debugger and script packager.
Supports PowerShell V2 and V3
 PrimalPad 2012  Editor Free   Free VBScript, JScript and PowerShell Editor that fits on a thumbdrive and requires no installation.
Power WF Workflow Editor $649  Allows to create PowerShell scripts as an graphical workflow.
VIM  Console Editor Free     this is quite helpful if you want to edit SCRIPT in the Console

PowerShell native hosts are described here.
 

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  • Ed Price - MSFT edited Revision 21. Comment: Casing of "PowerShell"

  • Fernando Lugão Veltem edited Revision 20. Comment: removed (en-US) from the title

  • Craig Lussier edited Revision 14. Comment: added en-US to tags and title

  • Karl Mitschke edited Revision 12. Comment: PowerSE 2.5.3 removes the requirement to download every 60 days

  • Vasily Gusev edited Revision 10. Comment: Tagged PowerShell ISE. We will need article about it.

  • Vasily Gusev edited Revision 9. Comment: Added a link to PowerShell

  • Vasily Gusev edited Revision 7. Comment: Added PowerWF

  • Karl Mitschke edited Revision 4. Comment: PowerSE expires every 60 days

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  • Karl Mitschke edited Revision 3. Comment: Moved PowerSE to freeware per Brian Butler

  • Karl Mitschke edited Revision 4. Comment: PowerSE expires every 60 days

  • Vasily Gusev edited Revision 7. Comment: Added PowerWF

  • Vasily Gusev edited Revision 9. Comment: Added a link to PowerShell

  • Vasily Gusev edited Revision 10. Comment: Tagged PowerShell ISE. We will need article about it.

  • Karl Mitschke edited Revision 12. Comment: PowerSE 2.5.3 removes the requirement to download every 60 days

  • PowerSE 2.5.3 removes the requirement to download every 60 days. (They are now on version 2.7)

  • Craig Lussier edited Revision 14. Comment: added en-US to tags and title

  • Idera PowerShell Plus is now Free.

  • Thanks, Pavel;

    i have updated the Idera PowerShell Plus information.

  • Powershell SE is not developed any more (www.powershelltools.com/.../rss.xml)

  • Great overview, Thanks

  • Fernando Lugão Veltem edited Revision 20. Comment: removed (en-US) from the title

  • Ed Price - MSFT edited Revision 21. Comment: Casing of "PowerShell"

  • Ed Price - MSFT edited Revision 23. Comment: White space tweaks

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