Lazarus
Lazarus IDE is a free, open-source, cross-platform Rapid Application Development (RAD) integrated development environment, providing a Delphi-like experience for the Free Pascal compiler. It allows developers to create native graphical user interface (GUI) and console applications with the…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 1999
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- Lazarus IDE was created to address the significant void for a free, open-source, and cross-platform visual Rapid Application Development (RAD) tool that could rival the efficiency and ease of use of Borland Delphi. Before Lazarus, developers using Object Pascal with the Free Pascal compiler lacked an integrated, visual environment for building GUI applications, forcing them to choose between expensive proprietary tools, manual GUI coding, or limiting their projects to a single operating system.
- Platforms
- various embedded systems (e.g., Raspberry Pi), iOS (via FPC cross-compilation and external tools), Android (via FPC cross-compilation and external tools), FreeBSD, Windows, Linux, macOS
Related technologies
Notable users
- Companies developing industrial control systems and specialized utilities
- Individual developers
- Hobbyists
- Small and medium-sized businesses
- Educational institutions