Create and deploy professional Perl applications

The Perl Dev Kit (PDK) provides essential tools for building and deploying Perl applications.

PDK features cross-platform wrapping and application builders for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris, and AIX, plus a suite of tools to speed development time and improve code quality and consistency across teams.

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PDK 8.0 supports ActivePerl 5.8 and ActivePerl 5.10.

Deploy

• NEW! Develop and deploy your Perl programs to anyone on any platform with PerlApp's new cross-platform wrapping.
• Deliver code as executables or as Windows Services, ActiveX components, .NET assemblies or in the System Tray.
• Easily create MSI files using Perl code.

Code

• NEW! Be your own best critic: Enforce best-practices or personalized coding policies against your source code. Great for teams! 
• Filter text interactively, with on-the-fly results.
• Jumpstart your transition from VBScript to Perl.

Fix

• Improve code performance and reliability through coverage experiments, hotspot analysis and data set comparisons.
• Find problems fast with the nimble Windows debugger.

Perl Dev Kit

PDK includes the complete suite of PDK tools for creating and deploying Perl applications. Graphical user interfaces for all application builders and cross-platform wrapping make creating executables fast and easy, with visual guides to a wealth of build options. The comprehensive feature set includes PerlApp, PerlCritic, Coverage Analyzer, Filter Builder, VBScript Converter, Graphical Debugger, PerlMSI, PerlCtrl, PerlNET, PerlSvc and PerlTray.

Specifications

• System Requirements

  General

  • Recommended 35MB hard disk space for typical install
  • ActivePerl 5.8.8 or later for Perl 5.8 support.
  • ActivePerl 5.10.0.1001 or later for Perl 5.10 support.

  Windows

  • PerlNET requires .NET 2.0.
  • x86/x64 architectures only.
  • Windows 2000 SP4 or later
    

  Mac

  • OS X 10.4+ (PowerPC)
  • OS X 10.4+ (Intel)

  Linux

  • glibc-2.3 or later (e.g. Red Hat 9+, Oracle Enterprise Linux 4+)

  Solaris

  • Solaris 8 or later (Sparc)
  • Solaris 10 (x86)

  AIX

  • AIX 5.1 or later (PowerPC)
• Licensing

  All the Platforms

  PDK includes versions of PerlApp, PerlCritic, PerlCov and Filter Builder for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Solaris. Windows developers can take of additional features PerlSvc, PerlCtrl, PerlNET, PerlMSI, PerlTray, Graphical Debugger, and VBScript Converter. AIX users may take advantage of PerlApp, PerlCritic and Filter Builder.
  
  Create on any platform, deploy to any platform!

  Just One License

  Licenses are user-based, so a single license covers you across all the platforms and systems you use -- at home, at work, or at the coffee shop. Nice, huh?

  You can read the fine print, if you're keen.
  
• Pricing

  Save $50 on licenses through July 15, 2009. Or pick up a 5-Pack for the team for even greater savings!
  
  PDK is $295 $245 US for all the languages, platforms, and systems you use. Licenses include all point release updates (such as from PDK 8.2 to PDK 8.3). Pick up a copy!
  

  PDK pricing for small teams: Save 20% on PDK when you buy five licenses for your team. A 5-pack of PDK is $1180 $995 US—it's like buying three and a half and getting one free! Buy a 5-Pack Now and start enforcing coding standards and best practices to your team today.

  • Upgrade to PDK Pro 8.0

    • Upgrades from PDK Pro 7.x are $145
    • Upgrades from PDK Deployment Tools 7.x $195
    • Upgrades from PDK Pro Pack 6.x are $195
    • Updates to PDK 8.0 are free to ActivePerl Pro Studio users
  • Upgrade to ActivePerl Pro Studio

    ActivePerl Pro Studio includes PDK 8.0, Komodo IDE 5.0, and Safari Books Online, plus all upgrades for one year, in a single value-priced bundle.

    • With previous PDK or Komodo IDE: $295
    • As a new purchase: $495

  We also have student pricing, and we offer volume pricing for large development teams of thirty or more.
  
  Our purchasing FAQ has lots of great information, or you can contact us for details.

Datasheet (PDF)

Developer Resources

• Getting Started

  Whether you're new to Perl Dev Kit, or upgrading from an earlier version, these easy-to-use resources will help you easily develop and deploy Perl applications using PDK's powerful suite of tools.

  • Documentation
    
    • PerlApp
    • PerlCritic
    • Coverage Analyzer
    • Filter Builder
    • PerlCtrl
• Getting Support

  If at any time you need assistance, you can find the help you need.

  • PDK user forums & FAQs are the best source of self-serve help
  • Our FAQs have answers about purchasing, licensing, and your ActiveState account.
  • For customer service, please email our Customer service team.
  • Found a bug? Let us know.
  • Still stuck? Contact the PDK technical support team.
• Getting Involved

  Learn more about PDK from other users and PDK developers. To ask or answer questions, subscribe to the PDK mailing list.

Documentation