FreeBASIC Alternatives for Mac

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   Python

    1508 likes

   Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented, extensible programming language. It provides an extraordinary combination of clarity and versatility, and is free and comprehensively ported.

   103 Python alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Programming Language

   Origin

   • United States

   Since

   • Since 2010

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Mac
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Linux Mobile
   • Haiku
   • Symbian S60
   • AmigaOS
   • MorphOS
   • OpenSolaris
   • AROS

   • United States

   

   

   

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   Negative comment by Guest · Sep 6, 2022

   A completely different language

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   • Python is Free and Open SourceFreeBASIC is also Free and Open Source
   • Python is LightweightFreeBASIC is not according to our users
2. 

   

   C++

    334 likes

   C++ is a statically typed, free-form, multi-paradigm, compiled, general-purpose, powerful programming language. It is regarded as an intermediate-level language, as it comprises a combination of both high-level and low-level language features.

   75 C++ alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Programming Language

   Origin

   • International

   Since

   • Since 2012

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Mac
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Linux Mobile

   • Global

   

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   Negative comment by Guest · Nov 9, 2026

   HAcker used complicated language

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   • C++ is Free and Open SourceFreeBASIC is also Free and Open Source
4. 

   

   Lua

    194 likes

   Lua is a powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language.

   Lua combines simple procedural syntax with powerful data description constructs based on associative arrays and extensible semantics. Lua is dynamically typed, runs by interpreting bytecode for a register-based.

   91 Lua alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Programming Language

   Origin

   • Brazil

   Since

   • Since 2010

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Mac
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • iPad
   • Android Tablet
   • Playstation
   • Android Wear
   • +3 more

   • Brazil

   

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   C#

    238 likes

   C# is a multi-paradigm programming language encompassing strong typing, imperative, declarative, functional, generic, object-oriented (class-based), and component-oriented programming disciplines.

   86 C# alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Programming Language

   Origin

   • United States

   Since

   • Since 2012

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Mac
   • Linux
   • BSD

   • United States

   

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   Ruby

    274 likes

   Ruby is a dynamic, reflective, general purpose object-oriented programming language that combines syntax inspired by Perl with Smalltalk-like features. Ruby originated in Japan during the mid-1990s and was initially developed and designed by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Programming Language

   Origin

   • Japan

   Since

   • Since 2010

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Mac
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Haiku

   • Japan

   

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   Positive comment by RunnerPack · Oct 13, 2017

   The Ruby language is even easier to read and write than BASIC, and there is a wide variety of add-on libraries in the form of "gems" that are easy to install and use on any major platform.

   Positive comment by Guest · Jul 15, 2018

   Good selection of libraries, easy-to-read syntax, and multiple ways to do most operations

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   • Ruby is Free and Open SourceFreeBASIC is also Free and Open Source
8. 

   

   LÖVE

    101 likes

   Hi there! LÖVE is an awesome framework you can use to make 2D games in Lua. It's free, open-source, and works on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android and iOS.

   109 LÖVE alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Game Development

   Since

   • Since 2012

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Mac
   • Linux
   • FreeBSD
   • Android
   • iPhone
   • iPad

   

   

   

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   Negative comment by Guest · Feb 2, 2017

   FreeBasic is a programming language. LÖVE is a game framework for the Lua language. LÖVE is great but is a very different kind of product.

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   • LÖVE is Free and Open SourceFreeBASIC is also Free and Open Source
   • LÖVE is a Game Development FreeBASIC is a Programming Language
   • LÖVE is LightweightFreeBASIC is not according to our users
9. 

   

   Perl

    143 likes

   Perl is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language with over 22 years of development.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Programming Language

   Origin

   • United States

   Since

   • Since 2010

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Mac
   • Linux
   • BSD
   • Haiku

   

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    Dart

     84 likes

    Dart (originally called Dash) is a Web programming language developed by Google. It was unveiled at the GOTO conference in Aarhus, 2011 October 10-12. The goal of Dart is "ultimately to replace JavaScript as the lingua franca of web development on the open web platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Programming Language

    Origin

    • United States

    Since

    • Since 2012

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online

    • United States

    

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    Nim (programming language)

     42 likes

    Nim is a statically typed, imperative programming language with a powerful macro system that tries to give the programmer ultimate power without compromises on runtime efficiency.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • Programming Language
    • Compiler

    Origin

    • Germany
    • EU

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD

    • Germany
    • EU

    

    

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    Swift (programming language)

     42 likes

    Open-source programming language for developing iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS apps, featuring safety, speed, type inference, generics, native-code compilation, protocol-oriented design, memory management, Playgrounds, package manager, and Objective-C interoperability.

    82 Swift (programming language) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Apache-2.0)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Programming Language
    • Compiler

    Origin

    • United States

    Since

    • Since 2014

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Apple Swift
    • Xcode

    • United States

    

    

    

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    Scala

     67 likes

    Scala is a modern multi-paradigm programming language based on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) designed to express common programming patterns in a concise, elegant, and type-safe way.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application typeApplication types

    • Programming Language
    • Compiler

    Origin

    • Switzerland

    Since

    • Since 2010

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD

    • Switzerland

    

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    GDScript

     12 likes

    GDScript is a high-level, dynamically typed programming language used to create content. It uses a syntax similar to Python.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application typeApplication types

    • Programming Language
    • Compiler

    Since

    • Since 2021

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Online
    • Android
    • Godot Engine

    

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