Ultimate++
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Ultimate++, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Ultimate++'s own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| U++ | Free | No payment required, including for commercial application development |
The facts
Each one read from Ultimate++'s own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Commercial use
- The download page says U++ may be used without payment to develop commercial applications.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Compiler support
- TheIDE works with GCC, Clang, MinGW, and Visual C++, and can also develop non-U++ applications.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Development environment
- TheIDE includes BLITZ-build technology, visual designers, Topic++ documentation tools, Assist++ code analysis, and a debugger.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Download options
- The maker offers stable and nightly releases, source code through GitHub, stable releases through SourceForge, and a Flatpak for TheIDE bundled with U++.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integration requirement
- UppHub requires Git on the system path; Windows distributions bundle mini Git, while POSIX and macOS users must install Git separately.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The current release is 2026.1 (revision 18468) and is listed under the BSD license.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Mobile support
- The platform table marks core-package support for iOS as unavailable and Android as partial; its user-interface table lists no iOS or Android support for Draw, CtrlCore, or GLCtrl.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Notable limitation
- The supported-platforms page says TheIDE debugger support on macOS is affected by a current GDB problem.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Package catalog
- UppHub catalogs and installs independently developed U++ packages over the network by cloning their Git repositories.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- U++ is a cross-platform C++ rapid application development framework that includes libraries and an integrated development environment.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The FAQ directs users who cannot find an answer in the documentation to the official forum.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- The maker lists Windows, macOS, GNU/Linux, and FreeBSD as production-level platforms.checked 11 Oct 2026
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