Lazarus-main.zip

Open a terminal/command prompt in the extracted folder and run: make clean all :

: Do not extract it to C:\Program Files on Windows, as restricted permissions can break the build process. Use a path like C:\Lazarus\ or your home directory instead. Install Free Pascal Compiler (FPC) : Lazarus-main.zip

: You get access to the newest components and bug fixes before they reach a stable release. Open a terminal/command prompt in the extracted folder

: If this sounds too complex, it is much easier to download the pre-compiled installer from the Official Lazarus SourceForge . : If this sounds too complex, it is

: Running from a zip allows you to have multiple versions of Lazarus on the same machine without them interfering with each other.

Lazarus is the IDE, but it requires the Free Pascal Compiler to actually build programs.