# Tinkering from Zero: the IDEs

I know game developers chiefly use Windows at work, and other tech people favor Linux. However, in this section I'll first show how to develop Unreal C++ in MacOS, and then we'll look at the better support in Windows.

## MacOS

My go-to IDE when working with Unreal C++ in MacOS is JetBrains Rider. I'm so glad that it exists.

## Windows

We'll use Visual Studio.