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Reverend Jim 6,665 Hi, I'm Jim, one of DaniWeb's moderators.

Fot anyone who is a fan of the Active State Komodo IDE it is now available free and can be downloaded here. According to their blurb...

There will no longer be a fee for Komodo, the multi-language IDE for Python, PHP, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, Node.js, Golang, Ruby, Perl, and a variety of other languages and frameworks.

Komodo is available for Windows, Mac OS and Linux. Active State also has free community editions of ActivePython, ActivePerl, ActiveGo, ActiveRuby and ActiveTcl.

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Quick update to ’s thread: ActiveState later retired Komodo IDE and released the Komodo code base as open source on December 6, 2022. That announcement explains ActiveState will stop producing new Komodo builds or fixes and has published the source so the community can fork or maintain it going forward. (activestate.com)

If you still want to run Komodo, the OpenKomodoIDE GitHub repository holds the source, prebuilt installers, and detailed build instructions. Building Komodo yourself is possible but non-trivial (the repo and README document legacy build toolchain requirements such as older Mozilla components and Python 2.7), so expect extra work on modern macOS/Linux/Windows systems. Also note the retirement callout about the underlying Mozilla/XUL framework and platform compatibility issues. (github.com)

For everyday use and troubleshooting, the Komodo user documentation (v12) is still available and is the best practical reference for installation, debugger setup, package/tools integration, and troubleshooting steps. If relying on Komodo long-term, plan for either community-maintained builds from the GitHub project or migrate to a currently maintained editor/IDE to avoid unpatched security or compatibility problems. (docs.activestate.com)

Practical next steps: check the OpenKomodoIDE repo for prebuilt installers or open an issue if you need help building; consult the Komodo docs for configuring interpreters and debuggers; and, if starting a new project, evaluate actively maintained alternatives so tooling stays secure and supported. (github.com)

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