Is UltimateBasic still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change yesterday. Latest release 1.6.7, 5 days ago.

How widely used is UltimateBasic?

New, little track record. 10 stars, 6 months old. Look at the code and the owner before running it.

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zstarczali/UltimateBasic

A modern BASIC-like language that compiles directly to 6502 machine code for the Commodore 64 and Commodore 64 Ultimate. It produces .prg files that run in VICE or on real hardware, and can also build .d64 disk images.

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Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (GPL-3.0).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change yesterday. Latest release 1.6.7, 5 days ago.
How widely used?: New, little track record10 stars, 6 months old. Look at the code and the owner before running it.

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 10
Activity: Updated this month

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Will it work on macOS?

Yes, it installs on your macOS

A ready-made macOS download is in the latest release.

Your system

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Start here

Website ↗c64va.proThe project's own site.

Download for macOS

UltimateBasic 1.6.7 · 11/10/2026 ↗

ultimate-basic-macos-arm64.zip

zip · Apple Silicon · 2.0 MB · 1 downloads · best match

Download

If it contains an .app, move it to Applications.

curl -LO "https://github.com/zstarczali/UltimateBasic/releases/download/1.6.7/ultimate-basic-macos-arm64.zip"
unzip "ultimate-basic-macos-arm64.zip"

Other macOS downloads (1)

ultimate-basic-macos-x64.zip

zip · Intel · 2.0 MB · 2 downloads

Download

If it contains an .app, move it to Applications.

curl -LO "https://github.com/zstarczali/UltimateBasic/releases/download/1.6.7/ultimate-basic-macos-x64.zip"
unzip "ultimate-basic-macos-x64.zip"

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