AbsoftTools Fortran IDE
Fortran Development Environment For Fortran Programmers

The AbsoftTools Fortran development environment provides a complete solution for Fortran programming. It simplifies program development and maintenance and increases productivity. One environment supports all stages of development from creating code to debugging it. Key features include: a context sensitive, language aware code editor, Fortran 90 module dependency analysis, and SMP performance analyzer. Mixed language development is enabled though automatic integration with the host system’s C/C++ compilers.
5 Reasons Why the AbsoftTools Fortran IDE is the Best Fortran Solution Available!
1) The AbsoftTools Fortran IDE is Fortran-centric
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 AbsoftTools Fortran IDE is a complete solution
Powerful and ease-to-use, it is excellent for small or large projects and the novice or experienced user. It comes bundled with all Pro Fortran products. Nothing else to buy and no compatibility issues to worry about. Programmer’s editor, compiler, debugger, application framework, math and graphics libraries are included.
3) The AbsoftTools Fortran IDE automates 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 AbsoftTools Fortran IDE is extendable
It is easy to add support for additional open source and commercial third party libraries. The documented XML library package interface makes integrating these libraries simple.
5) The AbsoftTools Fortran IDE is cross platform
Available on Linux, Windows and OS X, it 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.
AbsoftTools Fortran IDE in Action
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“I used Pro Fortran to write, debug, test and apply about 45,000 lines of code from the MS environment and it is, in a word: terrific. It is fast, has good diagnostics, builds great executable code and the IDE has a load of extra features that are invaluable. Beyond that, your support has been timely, helpful and detailed.”
D.J. Chadwick, President, SAFE, Inc.
IDE Feature Comparison
Fortran Features/Tools Included with IDE | Absoft Pro Fortran | Visual Studio | Apple Xcode |
Extended Fortran 95 Compiler | |||
Extended F95 Compiler + IDE Easy 1-Step Install |
YES | NO | NO |
05 Load Balancing Optimization Technology for Multi-Cores | YES | NO | NO |
Fortran Legacy Workstation Extensions | YES | YES | YES |
Full Windows API Support Directly from Fortran | YES | YES | NO |
IDE and Fortran Specific Features | |||
Fortran/C Color Syntax Programmer’s Editor | YES | YES | YES |
Fx3 Fortran & C Graphical Debugger | YES | NO | NO |
Matrix View Array Display | YES | NO | NO |
AWE I/O App Framework with Fortran Source | YES | NO | NO |
Automatic Fortran Module Dependency Tracking | YES | YES | NO |
Automatic Fortran and C Array Indexing | YES | NO | NO |
Generate Modifiable Fortran Makefiles | YES | YES | NO |
SMP and MPI Control Features | YES | YES | NO |
Supports 3rd Party Plug-In Libraries | YES | YES | NO |
Same on Windows, OS X, Linux | YES | NO | NO |
SMP Optimization Tools | |||
Graphical SMP & Vector Analyzer | YES | NO | NO |
HPC Scientific Engineering Numerical Libraries | |||
Ready to use Core, Vector and FFT Routines | YES | YES | YES |
Visualization Tools | |||
2D/3D Scientific Graphic Display Library | YES | NO | NO |
HDF4 and HDF5 Visualization Libraries | YES | NO | NO |
FREE Plug-In C/C++ Compilers Supported | |||
Microsoft C/C++ Compatible | YES | YES | NO |
Apple C/C++ Compatible | YES | NO | YES |
GNU C | YES | YES | YES |
Plug-In Support for 3rd Party Applications | |||
nVidia CUDA GPU Library (Windows, Linux) | YES | ** | NO |
IMSL Numerical Libraries (Windows, OS X, Linux) | YES | YES | NO |
HMPP GPU Pre-Processor (Windows, Linux) | YES | ** | NO |
Companion Platforms Supported | |||
Windows: Windows Vista- Windows 10 | YES | YES | NO |
OS X: Snow Leopard – El Capitan | YES | NO | YES |
Technical Support | |||
FREE – Live Phone Support M-F 9AM 3PM EST | YES | NO | NO |
Mixed Platform Floating Licenses Available | YES | NO | NO |
** Varies with 3rd party compiler installed – All features may not be supported |