PowerBASIC Alternatives

PowerBASIC is described as 'formerly Turbo Basic, is the brand of several commercial compilers by PowerBASIC Inc. that compile a dialect of the BASIC programming language. There are both MS-DOS and Windows versions, and two kinds of the latter: Console and Windows' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to PowerBASIC for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Android apps. The best PowerBASIC alternative is PureBasic, which is free. Other great apps like PowerBASIC are FreeBASIC, Lobster, Xojo and thinBasic Programming Language.

PowerBASIC alternatives are mainly Programming Languages but may also be IDEs or Game Development Tools. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of PowerBASIC.

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PureBasic
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Freemium • Proprietary
Programming Language
IDE
Mac
Windows
Linux
AmigaOS
19 PureBasic alternatives
PureBasic is a native 32 bit and 64 bit programming language based on established BASIC rules. The key features of PureBasic are portability (Windows, Linux, macOS and AmigaOS are currently supported), the production of very fast and highly optimized executables and, of course...
- - PureBasic is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to PowerBASIC.
- - PureBasic is the most popular free alternative to PowerBASIC.
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Procedurally generated
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PureBasic is a programming language with syntax that will be easy for a PowerBasic programmer to learn. It supports both 32-bit and 64-bit executables. It can also be compiled to support Windows, Linux or Mac OS.
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FreeBASIC
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Free • Open Source
Programming Language
Windows
Linux
64 FreeBASIC alternatives
FreeBASIC is a completely free, open-source, 32-bit BASIC compiler, with syntax similar to MS-QuickBASIC, that adds new features such as pointers, unsigned data types, inline assembly, object orientation, and many others.
- - FreeBASIC is the most popular Open Source alternative to PowerBASIC.
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FreeBASIC Features
QuickBasic Support
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FreeBasic can compile 64bit code!
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Lobster
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Free • Open Source
Game Development Tool
Windows
Linux
35 Lobster alternatives
Lobster is a game programming language. It was developed to make it easier for people who are already programmers to prototype and make games.
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1. PortableLobster can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Xojo
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Paid • Proprietary
IDE
Mac
Windows
Linux
36 Xojo alternatives
Real Software and Real Studio are now Xojo. Create your own apps, like commercial or in house apps, games, utilities and more with Xojo! This object-oriented multi-platform development tool enables ordinary people to create extraordinary apps for the Desktop, Web, Console, and...
- - Xojo is the most popular commercial alternative to PowerBASIC.
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Raspberry Pi Development
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GUI Designer
thinBasic Programming Language
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Free • Proprietary
Programming Language
Windows
81 thinBasic Programming Language alternatives
Very fast BASIC like programming language for console and gui applications, automate process, automate data exchange, connect to databases, send mails, ftp, rest api, parsing, tokenizing, files, OpenGl, graphics, sound, printing ... much more.
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thinBasic Programming Language Features
1. LightweightthinBasic Programming Language consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Syntax HighlightingthinBasic Programming Language supports syntax highlighting for various programming and markup languages.
3. Support for scriptingthinBasic Programming Language supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
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Help on local file
Color coding of code
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GUI Designer
Dynamic typing
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Coding
QB64
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Free • Open Source
IDE
Mac
Windows
Linux
Android
12 QB64 alternatives
QB64 is a self-hosting BASIC compiler for Microsoft Windows, Linux and Mac OS X, designed to be compatible with Microsoft QBasic and QuickBASIC. QB64 is a C++ emitter, which is integrated with a C++ compiler to provide compilation via C++ code and GCC optimization.
- - QB64 is the most popular Android alternative to PowerBASIC.
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B4J
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
Arduino IDE
Java
11 B4J alternatives
B4J is a 100% free development tool, similar to B4A that generates desktop, server and web applications.
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wxBasic
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Free • Open Source
Programming Language
Windows
Linux
12 wxBasic alternatives
wxBasic is an Basic interpreter that is:
- Free
- Open Source (LGPL)
- Cross-platform (currently Windows and Linux)
wxBasic can create stand-alone executables by binding together source code with the interpreter.

wxBasic is written primarily in C, with some C++ li.
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Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, released on May 12, 2006, can be still downloaded from the official website.
KBasic
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Free • Open Source
Programming Language
Mac
Windows
Linux
Microsoft Visual Studio
10 KBasic alternatives
KBasic is a powerful programming language, which is simply intuitive and easy to learn. It is a new programming language, a further BASIC dialect and is related to VB.NET™, Visual Basic®, Visual Basic for Application® and Java™.
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Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Its successor is Basic For Qt
IonicWind Basic
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
18 IonicWind Basic alternatives
IWBasic is a 32-bit BASIC compiler from Ionic Wind Software featuring an integrated development environment with syntax similar to the BASIC programming language. Creates small and fast programs that support all Windows versions.
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1. PortableIonicWind Basic can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Ratings
Compiles to native assembly code
Run BASIC
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Freemium • Proprietary
Programming Language
Mac
Windows
Linux
Online
10 Run BASIC alternatives
Run BASIC Personal Server is an all-in-one system that makes web programming easy and fun. With a knowledge of the BASIC programming language and without needing to learn a lot of arcane web technologies you can create web applications for use on a PC, for use on a local...
- - Run BASIC is the most popular Web-based alternative to PowerBASIC.
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Web-Based
Discontinued
The project is no longer developed. Last version, Build 2.27, released in June 2007, can be still downloaded and bought from the official website
Aurel Basic
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Free • Proprietary
Programming Language
Windows
10 Aurel Basic alternatives
Aurel Basic is basic-like programming language.

Able to produce GUI Win32 programs. Based on simple and easy to understand basic programming language. Program produced with Aurel Basic can run as standalone executable. Executable do not require any external lib or file for run. .
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Aurel Basic Features
1. PortableAurel Basic can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Discontinued
The website is no longer available. Last version, RC2 Build 1.32, was released on January 27, 2013. It can be still downloaded from Softpedia.