Coding editor that streamlines development of Perl scripts with debugging, syntax highlighting and intelligent code completion.
Perl Express is a customizable and powerful freeware development environment app and developer tool, developed by Perl Express Group for Windows.
The download has been tested by an editor here on a PC and a list of features has been compiled; see below. We've also created some screenshots of Perl Express to illustrate the user interface and show the overall usage and features of this development environment program.
A free Perl IDE for Windows
A free Perl IDE for Windows which includes multiple tools for writing and debugging your scripts. Perl Express is intended both for the experienced and professional Perl developers and for the beginners.
Features of Perl Express
- Allows you to set environment variables used for running and debugging script.
- Completely integrated debugging with breakpoints, stepping, displaying variable values, etc.
- Customizable code editor with syntax highlighting.
- Full server simulation
- HTML, RTF export
- Highlighting of matching braces.
- Interactive I/O
- Multiple input files
- Multiple scripts for editing, running and debugging.
- OfficeXP-styled menus and toolbars.
- Queries may be created from internal Web browser or Query editor.
- Test MySQL, MS Access and scripts for Windows.
- Windows/Unix/Mac line endings support.
Compatibility and License
Perl Express is provided under a freeware license on Windows from programming software with no restrictions on usage. Download and installation of this PC software is free and 2.5 is the latest version last time we checked.
What version of Windows can Perl Express run on?
Perl Express can be used on a computer running Windows 11 or Windows 10. Previous versions of the OS shouldn't be a problem with Windows 8 and Windows 7 having been tested. It runs on both 32-bit and 64-bit systems with no dedicated 64-bit download provided.
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