COBOL IDE & Compiler

Clement Ochieng

About this app

COBOL IDE & Compiler is a FREE, complete COBOL development environment for Android. Whether you are a student learning legacy languages, a professional maintaining mainframe code on the go, or simply nostalgic for the elegance of COBOL, this app puts a fully-featured IDE in your pocket.

Key features
• Create, edit and organize COBOL source files in multi-file projects
• Compilation with a standards-compliant COBOL compiler—no subscription/registration required
• Real-time syntax highlighting, auto-indent and keyword completion for faster, error-free coding
• One-tap build and run: see compiler messages, runtime output and return codes instantly
• Hello world Project templates
• Built-in file manager: create, rename or delete files inside your project
• Beautiful custom syntax highlighter
• No ads, trackers or sign-ups—your code stays on your device

Why COBOL?
COBOL still powers 70 % of the world’s business transactions. Learning or maintaining it can open career doors and keep critical systems running. With COBOL IDE & Compiler you can practice on the train, prototype a report program at the café, or carry a complete emergency toolkit in your pocket.

Permissions
Storage: to read/write source files and projects
Internet access.

Ready to compile your first “Hello, world!” in COBOL? Download now and start coding anywhere.

What’s new

This a lite Cobol IDE and compiler. You can use it to create COBOL projects, including multi-file projects and compile. No external dependencies needed. No registration needed. No subscriptions. Just install today and start compiling.