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RubyJRuby
Free

Free and open source.

 Free

Free and open source under a choice of EPL 1.0, GPL 2.0 or LGPL 2.1.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • Readable, concise syntax
  • Dynamic language suited to scripting and web development
  • Real parallel threading
  • Direct use of Java libraries from Ruby
  • Interpreted runtime is slower than compiled languages for heavy computation
  • Requires a Java runtime
  • Gems with C extensions may not work
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Ruby License: EPL-1.0 OR GPL-2.0-only OR LGPL-2.1-only
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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