Xojo
Shares rank 29 of 33 IDEs by recommenders
Recommended as the modern successor to REALbasic, a BASIC-based development tool that some developers say works well for them. Critics find it somewhat outdated and expensive.
Recommended as the modern successor to REALbasic, a BASIC-based development tool that some developers say works well for them. Critics find it somewhat outdated and expensive.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Successor to REALbasic
“Xojo might be what you want. Used to be REALBasic.”
Comment from 13 May 2026 in “What if there was no BASIC in EndBASIC? – by Julio Merino” “the mac equivalent now known as Xojo”
Comment from 5 Jan 2026 in “Web development is fun again” Suggested as a good fit
“Xojo might be what you want. Used to be REALBasic.”
Comment from 13 May 2026 in “What if there was no BASIC in EndBASIC? – by Julio Merino” “Gambas, Xojo and C++ Builder”
Comment from 23 Feb 2026 in “Emulated Windows 3.11 in the Browser”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Seen as expensive
“in my opinion both somewhat outdated and expensive”
Comment from 2 Feb 2026 in “They lied to you. Building software is hard” Seen as somewhat outdated
“in my opinion both somewhat outdated and expensive”
Comment from 2 Feb 2026 in “They lied to you. Building software is hard” Odd project file formats
“That actually worked well for me, but then you're writing code in the Xojo Basic language, and it had some odd file formats for projects”
Comment from 13 May 2026 in “Zero-native – Build native desktop apps with web UI”
Other IDEs people recommend
The four most recommended other IDEs, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JetBrains IDEs | 233 | 143 | 62% | 13 | 10 yrs39 owners | — |
| IntelliJ IDEA | 206 | 105 | 66% | 13 | 10 yrs18 owners | — |
| Microsoft Visual Studio | 165 | 165 | 50% | 12 | 10 yrs10 owners | — |
| Delphi | 126 | 44 | 74% | 13 | 23 yrs4 owners | Approved |
| XojoThis page | 6 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
All 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Xojo is alive and well, though I haven't been able to justify a license”
“Xojo might be what you want. Used to be REALBasic.”
“That actually worked well for me, but then you're writing code in the Xojo Basic language, and it had some odd file formats for projects”
“Gambas, Xojo and C++ Builder”
“in my opinion both somewhat outdated and expensive”
“the mac equivalent now known as Xojo”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.