As the number of platforms and mobile devices increase in organizations, developers are faced with the growing challenge of serving a more diversified user base with higher user experience expectations, all with the same budget and time pressures. Delphi and C++Builder in RAD Studio help you meet the new challenges head-on with native rapid development across multiple platforms.

Write an application once and target both Windows and Mac

With Delphi and C++Builder in RAD Studio, and the FireMonkey application platform, you can write an application once and natively target 32-bit Windows, 64-bit Windows with Delphi, and Mac OSX from a single IDE and single source code base. Maximize your development effort using one solution to deliver stunning next-gen solutions for Windows, Mac and mobile.

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Create next-gen apps for iOS

The demand for mobile versions of business applications is growing at a frantic pace. With Delphi XE2 in RAD Studio XE2, using FireMonkey, you have the tools you need to leverage your Windows and Mac application functionality and deliver spectacular next-gen iOS mobile apps on iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Build your apps visually in Delphi with FireMonkey's rich component set, then write your application code or leverage code from your Windows and Mac applications. When you’re ready to build, simply export your code to your Mac and compile in Xcode. Your iOS app is fully natively compiled, and utilizes the iOS device’s CPU and GPU for fast execution. Your apps can be installed on your iOS developer devices, you can sell them on Apple's AppStore, or you can make your apps available within your organization utilizing the Apple iOS Developer Enterprise program.

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Fast CPU and GPU native performance

Applications built with Delphi and C++Builder in RAD Studio are natively compiled and ultra-fast for the most performance demanding applications and user experiences. Windows and Mac applications are compiled to the Intel CPU architecture, and Delphi iOS applications are compiled to the ARM architecture. FireMonkey applications also directly utilize the GPU graphics hardware built into every PC, Mac, and mobile device built today and over the past decade. With native CPU and GPU execution, hardware-accelerated HD scalable vector and 3D user interfaces with modern effects and animations are a breeze. And you can deliver data rich applications for business, science, industrial and casual use that engage your users with an immersive, interesting, and interactive application experiences.

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Save time with visual, component-based development

With RAD Studio, you’ll build applications up to 5x faster using pre-built components, drag-and-drop visual design, and Two-Way-Tools® that always keep your visual design view and source code in sync. You get hundreds of components for user interfaces, charting, reporting, and connecting to databases and cloud services. Extend and customize the included components, create your own, or use the thousands of free and commercial components for every imaginable need.

Get a complete developer toolbox

RAD Studio gives you everything you expect in an IDE like an intuitive code editor, integrated local and remote debugging, project management and building plus a whole lot more. You get advanced tools for refactoring, code audits, metrics and modeling. Delphi and C++Builder in RAD Studio also include special editions of popular add-on tools for logging, performance profiling, graphics, charting, reporting, web applications and creating installers – all at no extra cost!