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FreeBASIC vs InstEd

A side-by-side look at FreeBASIC and InstEd. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

FreeBASIC

FreeBASIC

Development

FreeBASIC is an open-source, free BASIC compiler for Windows, Linux, and macOS. It is compatible with QBasic/QuickBASIC and allows developers to easily create console, graphical GUI, and web applications. FreeBASIC supports modern features like object-oriented programming.

basiccompileropen-sourceconsoleguiweb-applications
InstEd

InstEd

Development

InstEd is a free, open source text editor and Unicode-aware programming editor for macOS. It includes features like syntax highlighting for numerous programming languages and text encodings, line numbering, folding, split windows, regular expression find/replace, and more.

text-editorprogrammingmacosopen-source

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