KBasic for Windows

Name: KBasic
Rating: 1.3 (3 reviews)
Author: KBasic Software

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KBasic is a BASIC dialect language enabling intuitive development of VB applications for Windows, Mac, and Linux. It offers broad compatibility with previous BASIC versions.

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Pros
- Develop VB applications for Windows, Mac, Linux
- Intuitive and easy to learn language
- 100% syntax compatible with VB6, VBA, QBasic
- Supports VB.NET syntax, functions, objects, classes
- Combines best features from related tools
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GENERAL

Release: October 6, 2010

Latest update: February 26, 2026

Version: 1.89

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 2000
Windows 7
Windows 10
Windows XP
Windows Vista

Additional Requirements: None

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Total Downloads: 9,465

Downloads Last Week: 1

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1.3/5

3 User Votes

A Good Idea BUT NOT WORKING YET
autobatchSeptember 4, 2007
Pros
I like the idea of 100% VB6 compatibility
Cons
Too bad it isn't stable. Crashes every time you try to run even the most simple program to test it.
Summary
Not much more then a clone of GAMBAS
zeenaxJuly 20, 2007
Pros
1. There are a couple of things that I like about KBasic. The first is that for a Linux .bin Binary it was very easy to install under SuSe 10.2.2. Kbasic has source compatibility with Visual basic, Although I have not confirmed this for my self.3. The best thing about Kbasic is that it's easy to uninstall. It comes with a nifty little uninstall icon that it saw fit to clutter up my desktop with. (I wish more .bin binaries came with this)
Cons
1. KBasic no matter what you read here or even what you read on their web page is not free ware nor is it open source or atleast I haven't been able to find source code anywhere. on their web page.2. Kbaic offers nothing that Gambas 2.0 is going to offer and 1.9 already does. (Although I admit Gambas code is not compatible with any interpreter written for windows)3. Kbasic, on it's first run presents you with an extraordinarily small type font....WHY?Conclusion: If you need a basic interpreter with source code compatibility with VB6 for windows then this may be where to look. But it comes with a price tag of $34.95. THIS IS NOT FREE SOFTWARE NOR IS IT OPEN SOURCE AS IT SAYS ON IT'S OWN WEB PAGE.
Summary
Not freeware - crippleware
programmermcJanuary 10, 2006
Pros
Looks like crippleware to me.
Cons
I write quality freeware (no nags, no 'paid' versions - it's freeware), and such as this give true freeware authors a bad name. Most of the functionality is disabled, and the nag to buy pops up at every turn. Don't bother with it unless you like uninstalling.
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By KBasic Software

Install and develop VB application for mixed Windows, Mac, and Linux environment.

KBasic is programming language, which is simply intuitive and easy to learn. It is a new programming language, a further BASIC dialect and is related to VB.NET, Visual Basic, Visual Basic for Application, and Java. It combines the best features of those tools and comes with built-in backward support for those tools and QBasic as it is 100% syntax compatible to VB6, VBA and QBasic. Additionally, it comes with support for VB.NET syntax, functions and similar objects and classes.

KBasic for Windows

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