| Developer(s) | Adam Kennedy and others. |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 5.38.2.2[1]
/ December 11, 2023 |
| Written in | Perl |
| Platform | Win32, Win64 |
| Type | Perl distribution |
| License | GNU General Public License or the Artistic License |
| Website | www.strawberryperl.com |
Strawberry Perl is a distribution of the Perl programming language for the Microsoft Windows platform. Additionally, strawberry contains a fully featured Mingw-w64 C/C++ compiler with many libraries included. While most other distributions rely on the user having software development tools already set up to install certain Perl components, Strawberry Perl ships with the most commonly used tools preconfigured and packaged. It is a dramatic departure from other Perl distributions, and has influenced other distributions (such as its primary rival, the freely available but closed source ActivePerl distribution released by ActiveState) to provide such development tools in their own distribution.