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FreeBASIC vs QB64

A side-by-side look at FreeBASIC and QB64. 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.

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QB64

QB64

Development

QB64 is a modern extended BASIC language compiler that aims for compatibility with QBasic. It allows creating native executables for Windows, Linux and macOS. QB64 includes an integrated IDE, debugger and other development tools.

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