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<p>FutureBasic is a <a href="/facts/Freeware/c8oGA9ju">free</a> <a href="/facts/BASIC/VYMl5TmA">BASIC</a> <a href="/facts/Compiler/WNfCDFJe">compiler</a> for <a href="/facts/Apple_Inc./oTJYta3k">Apple Inc.</a>'s <a href="/facts/Macintosh/8GhnXTK0">Macintosh</a>. </p><p>It consists of an <a href="/facts/Integrated_development_environment/jbEINSQf">integrated development environment</a> (IDE), editor, project manager, etc. for both <a href="/facts/PowerPC/DqmM9y50">PowerPC</a> and <a href="/facts/Intel/SMF0gJJX">Intel</a> <a href="/facts/Microprocessor/Fx9CaQht">microprocessors</a>. Since 1 January 2008, the package has contained a translator, FBtoC, that converts the FutureBasic syntax to <a href="/facts/C_(programming_language)/Ky2No763">C</a> and automatically calls Apple's <a href="/facts/GNU_Compiler_Collection/t07jh01k">GNU Compiler Collection</a> (gcc). No knowledge of C is required. FutureBasic supports access to <a href="/facts/Mac_OS/EkobAhow">Mac OS</a> library calls. </p>