PureBasic AlternativesProgramming Languages & IDEs like PureBasic

PureBasic is described as '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' and is a programming language in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to PureBasic for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Web-based and Android apps. The best PureBasic alternative is FreeBASIC, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PureBasic are Microsoft Small Basic, Gambas, Xojo and Lobster.

Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard
PureBasic alternatives page was last updated

Alternatives list

  1. FreeBASIC icon
     26 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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.

    62 FreeBASIC alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • FreeBASIC is the most popular Windows & Linux alternative to PureBasic.

    • FreeBASIC is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to PureBasic.

    • FreeBASIC is Free and Open SourcePureBasic is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Microsoft Small Basic puts the fun back into computer programming. With a friendly development environment that is very easy to master, it eases both kids and adults into the world of programming.

    66 Microsoft Small Basic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • .NET Framework
     
  3. Gambas icon
     15 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Gambas is a full-featured object language and development environment built on a BASIC interpreter. It is released under the GNU General Public Licence. Its architecture is largely inspired by Java. Gambas is made up of: a compiler, an interpreter, an archiver, a scripter, a...

    14 Gambas alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4. Xojo icon
     18 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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...

    37 Xojo alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Xojo is the most popular Mac alternative to PureBasic.

    • Xojo is the most popular commercial alternative to PureBasic.

    • Xojo is Paid and ProprietaryPureBasic is Freemium and Proprietary
  5. Lobster icon
     8 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Lobster is a game programming language. It was developed to make it easier for people who are already programmers to prototype and make games.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. B4J icon
     4 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    B4J is a 100% free development tool, similar to B4A that generates desktop, server and web applications.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Arduino IDE
    • Java
     
  8. wxBasic icon
     7 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  9. QB64 icon
     4 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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.

    11 QB64 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
     
    • QB64 is the most popular Android alternative to PureBasic.

    • QB64 is Free and Open SourcePureBasic is Freemium and Proprietary
  10. PowerBASIC icon
     2 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    PowerBASIC, 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.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • MS-DOS
     
  11. KBasic icon
     2 likes
    Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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™.

    10 KBasic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Microsoft Visual Studio
     
  12. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
12 of 18 PureBasic alternatives