Pelles C
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Plans and prices
From Pelles C's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Pelles C | Free | Freeware · Desktop Windows development kit |
The facts
Each one read from Pelles C's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Compiler
- The kit includes an optimizing C compiler, macro assembler, linker, resource compiler, message compiler, code signing utility, make utility, and install builder.checked 11 Oct 2026
- C standards
- The product supports C99, C11, C17, and C23.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Current release
- The download page lists version 14.50 dated Jul 20, 2026.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Download architectures
- The executable setup downloads are listed for X86 and ARM64 and include the Add-In SDK.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Host requirements
- The X64 host is 64-bit Windows 7, 8, 10, or 11; the ARM64 host is 64-bit Windows 11.checked 11 Oct 2026
- IDE
- The IDE includes project management, a debugger, profiler, source code editor, and resource editors.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Instruction sets
- It supports most listed X64 intrinsics from SSE through AVX512(F) and a useful subset of ARM64 NEON intrinsics.checked 11 Oct 2026
- OpenMP
- OpenMP support is version 3.1 only.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Processor support
- It supports ARM64 and X64 64-bit processors and X86 32-bit processors.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Pelles C is a development kit for Desktop Windows.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Resource editing
- Resource editors cover dialogs, menus, string and accelerator tables, bitmaps, icons, cursors, AVI animation videos without sound, versions, and manifests.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Target requirements
- An X64 host can target 64-bit or 32-bit Windows 7, 8, 10, or 11; an ARM64 host can target 64-bit Windows 11.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Translations
- IDE translation projects are listed for English, Swedish, German, and Greek.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Price
- Pelles C is freeware.checked 11 Oct 2026
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