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Windows Basics list
ActiveBasic
The site is written in Japanese only...
Windows
Algorithm2
Algorithm is a fully visual RAD system but it is not a strict programming language. It aims to help anyone create programs without any programming knowledge...
Windows
AsmBasic
AsmBasic was the name given to XPB! Basic when its creator passed the code to its codeveloper who changed the name to AsmBasic. Now…
Windows
AutoIt
AutoIt v3 is a freeware BASIC-like scripting language. It was first designed for automating the Windows GUI... now it has evolved into a complete language…
Windows
B++ Builder
B++ Builder 2004 is a complete development enviroment. It has a VS.NET look, syntax highlighting and intelisense. The syntax is very similar to VB…
Windows
B++ Improved
The Sourceforge release of B++ (b-Improved) is a fast, OO language... The syntax is part similar to Basic and part to C++ and it seems a little complicated…
Windows
Basic4GL
Basic4GL is a free BASIC programming language... it has been designed to be an easy to learn language for writing games 2D and 3D…
Windows
Basic4PPC
Basic for Pocket PC is visual development environment dedicated to Windows Mobile, Pocket PC devices and Windows desktops... large set of libraries...
PocketPC SmartPhone
BasPas
BasPas is a Basic to Pascal Compiler. The Pascal file may be compiled to a stand-alone EXE…
Windows
BBC Basic
BBC Basic offers all the traditional BASIC statements and instructions to build console mode programs... and the main controls to build GUI programs…
Windows
BCET
The old QuickBasic and BasicPDS programs may live again with BCET... there are some limitations... but BCET is a really good job…
Windows
BCX
BCX is a free, powerfull language which produces small & powerful 32-bit stand-alone GUI, DLL, console... very small EXEs starting from 5Kb…
Windows
BlitzMax
BlitzMax is a new complete 2D/3D game programming language... A great number of programmers use this language and can help beginners...
Windows Linux MacOS
BLOC
BLOC is a programming language which translates sources to Pascal code and compile them into stand-alone EXEs. It is multiplatform…
Windows Linux (QNX) (PalmOS)
Blunt Axe Basic
Blunt Axe Basic is a basic-like programming language that offers a console mode 32 bit compiler. The langauge is a subset of the QBasic/QuickBasic 4.5 dialect…
Windows Linux
Brutus 2D
Brutus2D is a programming language for the hobbiest game programmer... The code is simple to understand and write as it is near to the traditional…
Windows
CoolBasic
CoolBasic is a Basic-oriented language… dedicated to 2D games creation... CoolBasic is currently at the Beta stage…
Windows
CreativeBasic
CreatveBasic is one of the latest free Ionicwind products as EmergenceBasic. As EmergenceBasic, it is mostly derived from iBasic but CreativeBasic is less…
Windows
DarkBasic
Powerful Basic programming language expressly thinked to produce games. It supports DirectX libraries... Games are stunning…
Windows
Dialect
Dialect is a general purpose basic-style programming language... Dialect has an IDE with debugger... but it does'nt have a GUI editor…
Windows WindowsCE
D-LIB
D-LIB is script programming language. It has the typical structure of Basic and all main Basic statements, but it's not quite a basic-like... small stand-alone EXEs…
Windows
Doylesoft Basic
Doylesoft Basic is a free pretty VisualBasic-like object-oriented language with a very good RAD programming environment.
Windows
Dx-Creator
Dx Creator is a basic-like language that allows to creat 2D games. Is quite similar to Games Basic... Its original creators have long since stopped development…
Windows
Emergence Basic
EmergenceBasic… is capable of producing small, fast stand-alone executables and DLL's… developed by Paul Turley, author of iBasic…
Windows
Envelop
The only true experiment to create an official alternative to VisualBasic. The project has been abandoned but there are still many programmers...
Windows
EthosBasic
EthosBASIC is a Basic-like language developed with the purpose to create 2D and 3D games. It has lots of features and it comes with simple but complete tutorials…
Windows
Euphoria
Euphoria is a free Basic-like language compiler... It does not create GUI programs itself, but there are now a number of free libraries…
Windows Linux
ExtremeBasic
ExtremeBasic is attempting to take some of the best concepts from the scripting languages... At present ExtremeBasic is available for Macintosh but…
Windows MacOS
FBACreator
FBACreator is a free simple basic-like language dedicated to the PocketPC environment, but it may build Windows applications too. FBACreator does not build stand alone EXEs...
Windows PocketPC
FBSL
It can produce console or GUI applications and can compile to stand alone-executable file... The syntax is not very close to Basic but its still very easy to learn…
Windows
FNXBasic
It seems that the author of FNXBasic got inspired by Rapid-Q as the syntax and structure remembers Rapid-Q's…
Windows
ForceBasic
ForceBasic syntax is very similar to Basic and its code is neat and tidy… it produces very small EXEs starting from 23Kb…
Windows
FreeBasic
With FreeBasic the user need to know only DOS Basic. FreeBASIC is compatible with QBasic and QuickBasic... it may create OBJ, LIB, DLL, console and GUI EXEs…
Windows Linux DOS
GameBasic
Free open source Basic language written to create games. It seems that Gamebasic has been abandoned...
Windows
GamesBasic
GamesBasic (not to be confused with GameBasic) is a new free language which allows the user to create multimedia applications such as games, demos…
Windows
GFA Basic
GFA-Basic has never followed VisualBasic... it has its own characteristics. GFA-Basic is a professional programming language…
Windows
GLBasic
GLBasic (once called DiNGS) is a basic-like 2D/3D/networkable cross platform programming language for develope games... Graphics uses OpenGL…
Windows
GNU Liberty Basic
The GNU/Liberty Basic Compiler Collection is a suite of free libraries to compile Liberty Basic code to a small and fast stand-alone application…
Windows Linux
Hollywood
Hollywood is a programming language that can be used to create graphical and mutimedia applications... It did not impress me much...
Windows MacOS Amiga
Hot Basic
HotBasic produces small stand-alone EXEs by parsing source code to assembler language... backward compatibile with Rapid-Q basic coding syntax…
Windows
HSP
Hot Soup Processor is a free Basic-like language developed with the main purpose to create 2D/3D games... It's very famous and popular in Japan…
Windows MacOS
HT Basic
HTBasic is a powerful scientific/engineering language... HTBasic has a IDE but the code runs in a old-fashioned black DOS window similar to the GWBasic screen…
Windows
iBasic
Powerfull programming language, it produces very small stand alone EXE files. It may include directly in the source code Assembly code...
Windows
Jabaco
Jabaco is a free new BASIC-like programming language with a VisualBasic-like syntax and a powerfull RAD.
Windows Linux Sun
JustBasic
Just BASIC is a free Basic based on a subset Liberty BASIC. The developer is the same of Liberty Basic…
Windows
KBasic
KBasic is very similar to VisualBasic with some elements of Java... is well structured... but the language and the programming IDE is not stable…
Windows Linux
KoolBasic
Koolbasic is now definitively a Basic IDE for Rapid-Q.
Windows
Lemick
Lemick syntax is based on BASIC but it is not a reimplementation of BASIC neither it tends to conform to some standards... Lemick uses a virtual machine…
Windows
LibertyBasic
Good Basic language, it is constantly updated and well thinked. Libertybasic does not create stand alone EXE... its periodically improved...
Windows
LithiumBasic
Lithium BASIC is a Basic-like programming language ideal for novice user to build quite complete Windows programs with ease…
Windows
Marathi Basic
Marathi Basic is the first programming language to enable users to write computer programs in Marathi Language…
Windows
MediaBasic
MediaBasic is a Basic-like language, that uses a language syntax combination, yet very simple, of VBScript, Delphi and other major programming languages…
Windows
NewBasic
There are some voices about a language called NewBasic, but I never find a site nor a single page which actually says something more...
Windows? GEOS
NSBasic
NS Basic/Desktop is a Basic-like language... It has a simple RAD... it may convert VBScript apps to EXEs…
Windows PocketPC Palm
NuBasic
At present its a project still under development... NuBasic is described as a free crossplatform BASIC-like open-source...
Windows Posix
O'Basic 97
Powerful and fully featured Basic-like language... The syntax is very similar to VisualBasic... It has a GUI editor…
Windows
OceanBasic
Ocean is a true compiler and generates 100% machine code executables...its syntax may differ a little from typical Basics…
Windows
OmniBasic
OmniBasic has a good and intuitive IDE similar to Visualbasic but it is not a RAD... The language is simple to understand and the documentation is well written...
Windows Linux
Panoramic
Panoramic it's a simple basic-like language with many proprietary functions and statements. It has all the needed features to handle system objects...
Windows
PaladiumX
PaladiumX is a new Basic-like programming language written in PureBasic. The syntax of PaladiumX is very simple and suitable for beginners.
Windows
Phoenix
Phoenix Object Basic is a RAD development tool... It's a fully object-oriented language... it offers a visual designer to build GUIs…
Windows Linux
Phrogram
Phrogram is full featured structured language modeled on the simplicity and readability of BASIC. It comes with an excellent IDE…
Windows
PlayBasic
PlayBasic is a game creation language for Windows... The language is a structured language and the code is neat and tidy…
Windows
PowerBasic
Powerbasic is a professional development tool... hundreds of functions and statments, and 28 controls... It has'nt a built-in form editor, but…
Windows
Profan
Profan2 is a basic-like language with the syntax of Basic... Old DOS programmers will enjoy it... Version 8 has recently released but it is in German…
Windows
PureBasic
Great programming Basic-like language... more the 600 commands...OpenGL and DirectX... assembly code directly in the source code... no RAD…
Windows Linux Amiga MAcOS
ProvideX
Sorry, I didn't managed to make it run as I got stuck at the activation procedure. Does someone wants to write a review?
Windows Unix Linux HP-UX Sun
QB64
QB64 (originally QB32) is a BASIC compiler compatible with Microsoft QBASIC and QuickBasic. It supports most QBASIC and QuickBasic statements.
Windows Linux
QuickerBasic
QuickerBasic is a QuickBasic 4.5 compatible compiler which attempts to implement as much of the QuickBasic language as possible…
Windows
QuickForward
QuickForward is a free BASIC compiler... and should have been 99%+ Microsoft BASIC PDS / QuickBASIC 4.5 compatible... QuickForward has been discontinued…
Windows
RapidBatch
RapidBATCH is a scripting language… is similar to a basic-like language only for the code structure… the syntax instead is quite different…
Windows
RapidQ
Rapid-Q is a cross platform Basic free programming language... Thousands of programmers develope with it and are implementing new functions…
Windows Linux Sun HP-UX
RealBasic
Well built, powerful and complete IDE. Professional working environment RAD. Valid alternative to VisualBasic... Not so small EXEs…
Windows Linux MacOS
ScriptBasic
Scriptbasic is language similar to Basic. It supports a rich set of instructions... It uses the GTK libraries for a cross platform GUI…
Windows Linux Unix
SheerPower4GL
SheerPower 4GL is based on INTOUCH 4GL... The language is similar to a structured Basic... The application needs a virtual machine …
Windows
SmallBasic
Smallbasic is a simple computer language... strong mathematics and graphics. It is not a developer tool for professional programmers…
Windows Linux PalmOs DOS
SpeedBasic
SpeedBasic is an attempt to create an OO Basic style language with its own RAD.. The Basic code is converted to C++... The sintax is quite similar to VisualBasic…
Windows
ThinBasic
ThinBasic is a Basic-like language interpreter and now pseudo-compiler. ThinBasic is first of all a scripting language born to automate jobs…
Windows
Thistle
Thistle is a simaple programming language and compiler, suitable for introductory programming instruction. It creates small stand-alone EXEs starting from 6.5Kb.
Windows
TrueBasic
From John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz who invented Basic in 1964. It's not an exciting language, nor it has a good working environment...
Windows
VisiaCompiler
Visia Compiler is a native x86 compiler for the Windows 32 platform. It ... compiles directly into machine code… Syntax is only little similar to…
Windows
VisualPulsar
Visual Pulsar Basic compiler is a basic-like compiler with a simple visual IDE... has the most common GUI objects…
Windows
VisualWindows
VisualWindows is a RAD system very similar to Visualbasic... Unfortunately it has been discontinued and the author does not support it anymore...
Windows
VMBasic
VMBasic (formerly ScriptVM) is a virtual machine written in PureBasic... The syntax is similar to basic languages. It creates very small stand-alone EXEs... but…
Windows
VPBasic Pro
VPBasic Pro is a near to basic-like language. It may create stand-alone EXEs… It has visual IDE environment … but it's not stable. The coding structure…
Windows
WinBasic
WinBASIC is a compiler/editor for QuickBASIC V4.5 and V7.1... The editor environment is'nt quite stable…
Windows
WxBasic
wxWindows is an open source cross-platform GUI framework. It's a free Basic interpreter that can generate stand-alone GUI EXEs…
Windows Unix MacOS
xBasic
Free Win32 and Linux Basic-like language... simple but complete programming language... The working environment is not really nice...
Windows Linux
XBLite
XBLite can run in a console mode, GUI mode, or in a hidden, console-less mode... The user may modify and extend the XBasic language…
Windows
XPB! Basic
XPB! Basic is a true 32 bit compiler... It may build GUI stand alone EXE in approx. 4Kb... Unfortunately it has been discontinued…
Windows
XST Basic
XSTBasic... is an interpreter but sources may be compiled to C and converted to EXEs… It supports 3D commands... XSTBasic does not have a GUI editor…
Windows
YaBasic
Yabasic is a free simple console compiler (it does not build GUI programs). It is constantly improved...
Windows