BASIC Dialects - Other
Despite Microsoft's move from VB6 to an all .NET strategy, there continue to be a variety of
BASIC programming languages which attract programmers. Here are several lists which break
out the various BASIC dialects, providing information to help you select the one that's
best for you.
These lists are limited to only those dialects which will generate Windows EXE files.
You may also find my section on comparison of language functions
helpful in selecting a language for your programming needs.
Other BASIC Dialects
These BASIC dialects may still be downloaded on the web, but they are no longer
under development, no longer supported, not in English, have no Windows version,
have not been released or cannot create Windows EXEs
| ActiveBasic | General - Japan | v5.0.0.5 July 2008 | $$
| | AsmBasicX (XPB! BASIC) | General | end ~2004 | $$
| | B++ Builder | General | end 2005 | 0
| | B++ Improved | General | beta 2004 | 0
| | BCET | General | v? July 2004 | 0
| | BCX | General | 5.12 LE ~2004 | 0
| | CoolBasic | Games, 3D - Finland | v10.42 beta (not released) | 0
| | Dialect | General | end 2003 v1.16 | 0
| | Dx-Creator | Games, 2D - French | end ~2006 | 0
| | EthosBasic | Games, 3D | v1.4 Dec 2005 | 0
| | ExtremeBasic | General | end Feb 2007 | 0
| | ForceBasic | General | end 2006 | 0
| | GameBasic | Games, 3D | in development ~2007 | 0
| | GamesBasic | Games, 3D | end 2005 | 0
| | GNU Liberty BASIC | General | vGLBCC-0.1.1 Jan 2001 | 0
| | HSP | Games, 3D - Japan | ?? | 0
| | iBasic | General | end 2003 | $$
| | Lemick | General | v0.9 Feb 2004 | 0
| | LithiumBasic | General | end 2005 | 0
| | Marathi Basic | Console | end ~2006 v5.5 | 0
| | MediaBasic | General | end 2005 | 0
| | NuBasic | General | end 2000 v1.1a | 0
| | O'Basic 97 | General | v97.034 June 2002 | 0
| | Ocean Basic | General | beta 2008 (v0.9) | $$
| | OmniBasic | General | end 2001 | $$
| | Phoenix (Envelop) | General | v1.4 Sept 2000 | 0
| | Profan | General - Germany | v10 2008 | 0
| | QuickerBasic | General | end 2006 v0.1b | 0
| | RapidQ (KoolBasic) | General | end 2000, see HotBasic | 0
| | SheerPower4GL | General - No EXEs | v5.0 2008 | $$
| | SpeedBasic | General | end ~2006 | 0
| | TrueBasic | General | end 2004 | $$
| | Visia Compiler | General | end 2006 | 0
| | VisualPulsar | ?? | ?? | 0
| | VisualWindows | General | end 2005 | $$
| | VMBasic | General | end 2004 (v1.1) | $$
| | wxBasic | General | beta May 2006 | 0
| | xBasic | General | end 2003 v6.2.3 | 0
| | XPB! Basic | General | end 2004 | $$
| | YaBasic | Console | end 2005 v2.763 | 0
| | ActiveBasic | General - Japan | v5.0.0.5 July 2008 | $$
| | AsmBasicX (XPB! BASIC) | General | end ~2004 | $$
| | B++ Builder | General | end 2005 | 0
| | B++ Improved | General | beta 2004 | 0
| | BCET | General | v? July 2004 | 0
| | BCX | General | 5.12 LE ~2004 | 0
| | CoolBasic | Games, 3D - Finland | v10.42 beta (not released) | 0
| | Dialect | General | end 2003 v1.16 | 0
| | Dx-Creator | Games, 2D - French | end ~2006 | 0
| | EthosBasic | Games, 3D | v1.4 Dec 2005 | 0
| | ExtremeBasic | General | end Feb 2007 | 0
| | ForceBasic | General | end 2006 | 0
| | GameBasic | Games, 3D | in development ~2007 | 0
| | GamesBasic | Games, 3D | end 2005 | 0
| | GNU Liberty BASIC | General | vGLBCC-0.1.1 Jan 2001 | 0
| | HSP | Games, 3D - Japan | ?? | 0
| | iBasic | General | end 2003 | $$
| | Lemick | General | v0.9 Feb 2004 | 0
| | LithiumBasic | General | end 2005 | 0
| | Marathi Basic | Console | end ~2006 v5.5 | 0
| | MediaBasic | General | end 2005 | 0
| | NuBasic | General | end 2000 v1.1a | 0
| | O'Basic 97 | General | v97.034 June 2002 | 0
| | Ocean Basic | General | beta 2008 (v0.9) | $$
| | OmniBasic | General | end 2001 | $$
| | Phoenix (Envelop) | General | v1.4 Sept 2000 | 0
| | Profan | General - Germany | v10 2008 | 0
| | QuickerBasic | General | end 2006 v0.1b | 0
| | QuiteBasic | Online | v2006 | 0
| | RapidQ (KoolBasic) | General | end 2000, see HotBasic | 0
| | SheerPower4GL | General - No EXEs | v5.0 2008 | $$
| | SpeedBasic | General | end ~2006 | 0
| | TrueBasic | General | end 2004 | $$
| | Visia Compiler | General | end 2006 | 0
| | Visual Fred | General | beta June 2008 | $$
| | VisualWindows | General | end 2005 | $$
| | VMBasic | General | end 2004 (v1.1) | $$
| | wxBasic | General | beta May 2006 | 0
| | xBasic | General | end 2003 v6.2.3 | 0
| | XPB! Basic | General | end 2004 | $$
| | YaBasic | Console | end 2005 v2.763 | 0
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If you are aware of a BASIC dialect that should be on this list, please let me know.
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