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The best dependency management + virtual environment solution for Perl
What Sets ActiveState Perl Apart
Use just the Perl packages you need
View & fix vulnerabilities
Share & configure Perl with your team
Need Other Versions or MacOS Support?
ActivePerl includes a version of Perl and hundreads of popular packages, pre-compiled and ready to use.
- Windows: ActivePerl 5.28 for Windows
- Linux: ActivePerl 5.28 for Linux
- MacOS: ActivePerl 5.28 for macOS
Why Download Perl From ActiveState?
Perl.org refers to ActiveState as “the simplest way to install the latest version of Perl.” We have been programmers’ trusted provider of Windows, Linux, and macOS Perl distributions for more than 20 years. We offer the latest versions of a number of open source programming languages, including Perl, Python, and Tcl.
We specialize in stable, secure, and easy-to-deploy Perl environments. Our universal package manager, the State Tool, replaces CPAN and PPM and allows you to build runtimes with packages or Perl modules from source code, reducing your exposure to vulnerabilities.
With ActiveState, you can install Perl and the State Tool directly in the command line, or you can use a Windows installer for ActivePerl 5.28. We allow sign-up with GitHub and provide documentation on many Perl programming topics such as using Perl with html, Perl scripts, and more in our community forum.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this Perl download free?
If you need more than five Active Runtimes, please see our Plans and Pricing page.
For more information, see the ActiveState Platform Terms of Service
How do I download Perl for Windows, Linux or Mac?
An older version of ActivePerl can also be downloaded for Mac, Windows and Linux.
What can I use the ActivePerl download for?
ActiveState Perl has been used to develop both commercial and non-commercial applications, scripts, APIs and other code for individual developers and organizations in a wide range of industries. Learn more about ActiveState Perl.
