Fortran Builder
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Fortran Builder, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Fortran Builder's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Academic — USB-key (Windows) or node-locked (macOS/Linux), Fortran Builder 7.2 | ¥82,500, paid once | Academic customers · single license · 税込; includes first-year maintenance |
| Floating license — academic, Fortran Builder 7.2 | ¥108,900, paid once | Windows or Linux · concurrent-use licensing · 税込; 5-year license, per license |
| General, corporate, or government — USB-key (Windows) or node-locked (macOS/Linu | ¥166,100, paid once | Single license · annual maintenance priced separately · 税込 |
| Floating license — general/corporate/government, Fortran Builder 7.2 | ¥220,000, paid once | Windows or Linux · concurrent-use licensing · 税込; 5-year license, per license |
The facts
Each one read from Fortran Builder's own pages, with the date it was checked.
The company
- Company
- The Japanese maker is Nihon Numerical Algorithms Group K.K., established in 1994 and headquartered in Chuo-ku, Tokyo; its parent NAG is headquartered in Oxford, UK.checked 11 Oct 2026
What it does
- Compiler
- It bundles the nAG Fortran compiler, which the maker says supports Fortran 77 through Fortran 2018 and partial OpenMP 4.0/4.5 support.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Diagnostics
- The compiler checks for issues including nonconforming Fortran, uninitialized variables, and argument type errors; the maker describes 32 error-detection categories.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- Built executables and DLLs can run on PCs without Fortran Builder and do not require a Fortran Builder license key; programs using nAG Library require its license key.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Editor
- The Fortran-specific editor provides syntax coloring and code completion, with project build and run available from a button.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The product can build DLLs for use from other language environments, with maker examples for Excel and Python, and supports mixed Fortran and C/C++ development.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Learning
- It includes a Japanese Fortran 90/95 programming e-book whose example programs can be run from the product.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Libraries
- LAPACK is included, while linking the nAG Library requires a separate paid license.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Licensing limit
- Version 7.1 and earlier license keys cannot be used with version 7.2.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Fortran Builder is an integrated development environment for creating, editing, compiling, linking, running, and debugging Fortran programs.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Email support for maintained licenses is available on business days during stated Japanese office hours; user-program debugging and development questions are excluded.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- Version 7.2 supports Windows 10/11, macOS 14 or later on Apple Silicon, and 64-bit x86-64 Linux; Intel Macs are unsupported.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Trial
- A four-week trial is offered to people affiliated with companies, research institutions, or universities; the maker says it usually emails a trial key within one business day.checked 11 Oct 2026
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