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Try ActiveState’s latest Perl release – 5.32
With this experimental release we’re reimagining how you work with Perl from ActiveState.
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MacOS coming soon.
Why download Perl from ActiveState?
Because with ActiveState, you can build a custom Perl, tailored to your needs.
ActiveState’s platform makes it possible to automate your build engineering cycle, dependency management and check for threats and license compliance. With your Perl download, you also gain access to the beta version of ActiveState’s Platform. That means stable, reproducible and easy-to-deploy runtimes – for free!
- Download the Perl version you need and get notified of updates
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