Introducing LiveCode 5

LiveCode 5 is the most advanced version of LiveCode yet. Read on to see how the new features of LiveCode 5 complement the already hugely popular LiveCode platform to bring you the quickest, easiest and most powerful cross platform development solution on the market.

Powerful

LiveCode gets the job done, from simple apps for keeping score at sporting events to real-time flight booking systems for a major airline; millions of people use LiveCode-built solutions every day. Get an incredibly rich, deep feature set, with more than 2000 features for even the most sophisticated project.

High-Performance Graphics Engine - New

Make great games or smoother, slicker apps than ever before with LiveCode 5.0. LiveCode utilizes graphics hardware acceleration and OpenGL, animated sprites, textures and scrolling backgrounds, collision detection, vector graphics in popular formats, drop shadows, transition effects, multi-channel audio and video to make your apps stand out from the crowd.

Fastest App Performance - New

10X faster rendering performance than previous versions means LiveCode built apps are faster and better than ever. Applications already written in LiveCode can take advantage of the hardware acceleration without rewriting a single line of code.

Support for iOS 5 - New

Up to the minute app development with support for iOS 5. LiveCode also supports 6 other popular platforms: Android, Mac, Windows, Linux, Web and Server.

Gamification - New

Make more engaging apps by integrating game design techniques and mechanics. Gamification features in business and educational apps allow developers to mix traditional application interface elements such as buttons, text boxes and scrolling data grids with rich graphics, animation and dynamic interactivity. LiveCode uniquely enables the application of hardware-accelerated graphics within the traditional app user experience, enabling them to apply rich graphic effects directly to app interface elements. Learn more about gamification

In App Purchases - New

Make more money with your apps – even free apps! In app purchasing accounts for 72% of all revenue for the iPhone apps that include it (source: Distomo.) Access this revenue now with LiveCode 5.0. Learn how to use this feature here.

Easy

LiveCode is the only truly simple way for anyone to create apps for any platform or purpose.

Quick Start Learning Portal – New

New to LiveCode? No problem! The new Quick Start Learning Portal has everything you need to learn how to make your apps. Go from any level of coding experience, including none, to making your applications in no time! Check it out

Intuitive Graphic User Interface

A responsive, visual development system that starts with drag and drop and lets you craft your program in small chunks. Learn more about GUI development

The end of unnecessary jargon

Enjoy a simple language that is loved by non-programmers and busy professional developers alike. LiveCode means the end of unnecessary jargon: up to 90% fewer symbols, statements and expressions needed to get the job done, when compared with popular alternatives such as JavaScript or Objective C. That's why we say that LiveCode is the only system that is so simple and accessible anyone can learn it. See example of LiveCode Vs other progamming languages.

Agile Development

Live coding keeps development agile. The program is always live so changes happen in front of your eyes – see the results of your work live at every step of the way. We call this compile-free coding and you can read more about it here.

Quick

Build apps more than twice as fast as any other environment.

The best way to write a quick utility that solves a business problem in minutes or to create prototypes in real-time that deliver a sophisticated user experience. Live coding keeps development agile. Changes happen in front of your eyes meaning you slash debugging and maintenance time using understandable and readable code. On average, LiveCode developers have saved $38,250 per project in time savings.

Cross-platform

More than just mobile, deploy to 7 popular platforms. Use one code base to write apps for 7 different platforms – write once, monetize up to 7 times! LiveCode gets the job done one every major device and platform.