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Cross-platform software
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<p>Within <a href="/facts/Computing/Kghtm9fX">computing</a>, cross-platform software (also called multi-platform software, platform-agnostic software, or platform-independent software) is <a href="/facts/Computer_software/RP79lVSW">computer software</a> that is designed to work in several <a href="/facts/Computing_platform/DmKwp5Bk">computing platforms</a>. Some cross-platform software requires a separate build for each platform, but some can be directly run on any platform without special preparation, being written in an <a href="/facts/Interpreted_language/JB85fbyb">interpreted language</a> or compiled to portable <a href="/facts/Bytecode/EPkMFR7M">bytecode</a> for which the <a href="/facts/Interpreter_(computing)/JB85fbyb">interpreters</a> or run-time packages are common or standard components of all supported platforms. </p><p>For example, a cross-platform <a href="/facts/Application_software/YQuj7Kog">application</a> may run on <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>, <a href="/facts/MacOS/Y93vVpTm">macOS</a> and <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Microsoft Windows</a>. Cross-platform software may run on many platforms, or as few as two. Some frameworks for cross-platform development are <a href="/facts/Codename_One/Rtr4ePL4">Codename One</a>, ArkUI-X, <a href="/facts/Kivy_(framework)/edCnHqH5">Kivy</a>, <a href="/facts/Qt_(software)/gVhwlQnJ">Qt</a>, <a href="/facts/GTK/oLpVm9pp">GTK</a>, <a href="/facts/Flutter_(software)/aI365dAp">Flutter</a>, <a href="/facts/NativeScript/DthzB7ds">NativeScript</a>, <a href="/facts/Xamarin/JEbH9UEP">Xamarin</a>, <a href="/facts/Apache_Cordova/02wYWdWr">Apache Cordova</a>, <a href="/facts/Ionic_(mobile_app_framework)/CE8cT5B6">Ionic</a>, and <a href="/facts/React_Native/QrjPdqG8">React Native</a>. </p>