QBasic Top 10 Downloads

Most popular QuickBasic version! Loads of extensions available, especially for game development, but also for applications: Move to download section Libraries for details.

Quickbasic Extended 7.1 PDS (Professional Development System) aka QBX: The last version of QuickBasic; it has a few slight improvements on QB 4.5 and alot of database commands (powerful built-in ISAM database routines) plus some extras.

QBasic 4.5 - german version: For further information see english description above.

Visual Basic Programming System for MS-DOS. This package comes with a number of demonstrationand utility programs written in Basic. Visual Basic 1 is also available for Windows at: Windows Compiler

Visual Basic 1 for Windows: Visual Basic is a "visual programming" environment for developing Windows applications. Visual Basic makes it possible to develop complicated applications quickly, easily,and visually. Features include a drag-and-drop control toolbox, codeless UI creation, and an event-oriented programming model. Visual Basic 1 is also available for DOS at: DOS Compiler

QBasic is an IDE and interpreter based on QuickBasic. Please note: an Interpreter translates and evaluate/run the source code immediately. In other words: QBasic cannot generate standalone executables (*.exe programs). To create *.exe files, you'll need a Compiler: look at DOS Compiler and Windows Compiler.

Rapid-Q is a GUI & CONSOLE BASIC-like (semi-OO) structured programming language but with a lot of additional features. The "Q" represents the resemblance to the language QBasic.

XBasic is a clean, concise, simple, readable, powerful, and complete programming language for Windows.

Extensive SVGA library for QuickBASIC 4.5, including many features such as:
* Various screen modes up to 2048x1536 with 8/15/16/32 bit colors
* Paging - for flicker free animation
* Loading images: BMP/PCX/GIF - even animated GIF files
* Loading/playing WAVE sound files
* Timer: works faster than the normal QB-timer
* Mouse support in SVGA and regular QB screens
* Extended memory: EMS and XMS support
* Keyboard and Joystick functions
... and much more

DirectQB is a game programming library entirely written in assembly 386 for QuickBasic 4.5. It has been mainly coded to fill the void into the weak graphics, input and sound capabilities of QB; it works in screen mode 13h (320x200 with 256 colors - the common SCREEN 13 for QB), supports keyboard, mouse and joysticks as input devices, and has a built-in sound engine that works with almost any SB compatible sound card.