软件开发工具（英语：software development tool，或programming tool）为软件开发服务的各种软件和硬件。

软件开发工具根据在不同软件开发生命周期中起到的作用可以分为：

A programming tool or software development tool is a computer program that software developers use to create, debug, maintain, or otherwise support other programs and applications. The term usually refers to relatively simple programs, that can be combined together to accomplish a task, much as one might use multiple hand tools to fix a physical object. The ability to use a variety of tools productively is one hallmark of a skilled software engineer.