Absoft IDE - For Linux, Windows & MacOS

The First Fortran IDE Designed by Fortran People


5 Reasons Why the Absoft IDE is the Best
Fortran Solution Available!

1) The first Fortran IDE for Linux, Windows and MacOS.
Absoft solves the problems associated with Visual Studio and Xcode which are excellent environments for C but have no knowledge of Fortran, Fortran debugging nor do they provide a Fortran application framework. Absoft's is the only bundled IDE to provide these Fortran resources and full support for C as well.

2) The Absoft IDE is a complete solution!
Powerful and ease-to-use it is excellent for small or large projects and the novice or experienced user and comes bundled with all Pro Fortran products. Nothing else to buy and no compatibility issues to worry about. Programmer's editor, compliers, debugger, application framework, math libraries and graphics are included.

3) The Absoft IDE automates Fortran development.
The editor and debugger know if you are using C or Fortran and adjusts key words, array indexing, etc. accordingly. Building and debugging mixed Fortran/C applications is easy and automated.

4) The Absoft IDE is an open design
and supports compilers and tools from multiple vendors. Easily select the Fortran or C compiler, math library and type of application you want to build. Graphical and command line interfaces are provided for compiling and debugging.

5) The IDE is available on Linux, Windows & MacOS
and provides the same functionality and a native look and feel on every platform. This means only one learning curve, which saves you time and money and makes the Absoft IDE the best choice for multi-platform developers.

All Absoft Tool Suites Include :

Key Benefits

More Benefits:
  • Increases productivity by simplifying interactions with compilers and tools
  • Control and edit code from one interface
  • Use multiple coding tools at the same time
  • Automatically build make files
  • Generate multiple applications from one environment
  • Compatible with compilers from multiple vendors (Absoft, Apple, GNU)
  • Supports select third party products as plug-ins (IMSL, VAST, graphics)
Key Features

More Features:
  • Automatic handling for file dependency information and makefile generation
  • Project management for full Fortran95 / Fortran 77 / C & C++ projects
  • Provides graphical interface for most common compiler and tool options, with descriptive names and organized in to related groups
  • Supports Absoft, Apple and GNU compilers
  • Integrated search tool, editor, debugger, and profiler
  • Coordinates traditional development edit/compile/debug/profile cycle
Can Generate:
  • MRWE applications
  • Command-line applications
  • Native GUI applications
  • Static libraries
  • Dynamic link libraries (DLL's) Windows version only

Special Features

Enhanced Capabilities:
  • AE, a full-featured programmer's editor The editing environment is extremely powerful yet easy to use. From the editor you can edit multiple files or search for text patterns. Fortran source files and any other text-only file can be, imported, edited or printed. Color highlighting distinguishes Fortran, C/C++ keywords, comments, strings, numbers, intrinsics, macros and system API calls. The editor has a multiple undo feature, allows editing multiple files. AE also features a toolbar which supports a pop-up function browser and more.

  • Fx3™ Debugging Solution for Windows and Macintosh OS X is the world's best debugging solution available for Fortran developers and also works well for C/C++ and assembler debugging. Fx3™ is the industry's most efficient debugging solution because a single copy of Fx3 is fully compatible with compilers from Absoft, GNU, Intel, PathScale, and PGI. If you use multiple compilers, Fx3™ is the most complete solution available for your debugging needs.

  • Interfaces for Classic Windows (98/ME/NT/2000), Windows XP, and Macintosh OS X are provided. IDE provides access to compilers via command line or GUI.

  • An integrated performance profiler is included with all product versions.

  • All Absoft compilers are link compatible with Microsoft C and GNU gcc on Windows, or GNU gcc on Mac OS X making mixed language application development a straightforward process.

  • The MRWE application framework, written entirely in Fortran, can automatically create a native GUI for each compiled application. It is included with Pro Fortran for Windows and Macintosh. Full source to MRWE is included as an example of programming the native system API directly from Fortran.

Performance Gains on a Graphical IDE system

Better Performance:

The Absoft Graphical IDE increases performance of coding by integrating an editor, debugger, profiler and linker into an easy to use single viewing interface. Complete multiple coding tasks at one time without having to switch between applications. Multiple views and tools are available at the same time. See how changing your code effects projects and files from one view. GUI programming becomes a comfort for even the novice user. Graphical examples included.

Ease of Use

Easy to Use:

The Absoft IDE installs on Linux, Windows and MacOS implementations. Pro Fortran includes a complete User Guide with clear examples of editing, compiling, debugging and running programs.

To ensure maximum performance, suggested options for compatibility and optimizations are clearly defined. Pre-built mathematical libraries and graphics are also included further performance and development efficiencies.


View Screenshots of the Absoft IDE:

IDE Features & Benefits

General Options Screen

Target Options Screen
Fortran Options Screen
C/C++ Options Screen
Linker Options Screen



"The cross platform compatibility of Absoft's compiler range
is a key factor for us. Our recent port to Absoft v10 on
Win64 was very straightforward. Everything worked as expected, including the Fortran/C linkage. We are now able to target five different platforms running Absoft compilers, from a common code base."

Lawson Wakefield - Winteracter

Compare Absoft Fortran IDE vs. Alternatives
Fortran
Development Environment
Absoft
IDE
Visual Studio
Xcode
GNU
Core Tools:
Native F95 Compiler YES
$ EXTRA
$ EXTRA
NO
Microsoft C/C++,
Apple C, GNU Compatible
YES
YES
YES
YES
MRWE with Full Source YES
NO
NO
NO
SSE Optimizations YES
NO
NO
NO
Graphical Fortran Debugger YES
$ EXTRA
$ EXTRA
NO
Fortran Math Libraries YES
$ EXTRA
$ EXTRA
NO
Fortran Native OS YES
YES
$ EXTRA
NO
Supports 3rd Party Plug-ins YES
NO
$ EXTRA
NO
Complete Package YES
NO
NO
NO
Top 10% Performance YES
YES
NO
NO
Environments Supported:
x86 YES
YES
YES
YES
x86_64 YES
YES
YES
NO
Fortran Programming Environment:
Includes IDE YES
$ EXTRA
$ EXTRA
NO
IDE Designed for Fortran YES
NO
NO
NO
Command Line & GUI YES
YES
YES
NO
Source Navigation (GOTO) YES
NO
NO
NO
Modifiable Makefiles YES
YES
YES
NO
Fx3 Fortran/C Debugger YES
NO
NO
NO
Eclipse/Error Parser YES
Partial
Partial
YES
Miscellaneous:
Byte Conversion YES
NO
NO
NO
Includes LAPACK, BLAS YES
NO
NO
NO
MIL STD 1753 Extensions YES
YES
NO
NO
2D/3D Graphic Libraries YES
NO
NO
NO
Mixed Platform Licenses YES
NO
NO
NO
FREE Live Tech Support YES
$ EXTRA
NO
NO

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