# Titanium Compatibility Matrix

# Overview

This document describes the system environments that are compatible with Titanium. Any components that fall outside of the min/max version ranges shown are considered not to be compatible.

# Supported SDK releases

Some information about legacy Titanium SDK versions is included here solely for reference. Thus, only the following releases are officially supported:

  • 10.0.0 - latest

  • 9.0.0 - 9.3.x

  • 8.0.0 - 8.3.x

  • 7.0.x - 7.4.x

# Pre-release versions

Be aware that any components notated as Pre-release are not officially supported. This includes Beta, Developer Preview, and Release Candidate versions, as well as any development SDKs released via the Continuous Builds download site.

# Minimum system requirements

# Memory

Product Host Operating System Storage
Appcelerator Studio All 1 GB (contiguous)
Latest Android SDK macOS 1.5 GB (contiguous)
Latest Android SDK Windows 1 GB (contiguous)

⚠️ Warning

Minimum system memory requirements is 8GB of RAM. 16GB is highly recommended.

# Operating system

Titanium is supported on the following Operating Systems:

Operating System Version
macOS 10.11.5 (Mavericks) and later
Windows Windows 7 and later(Android)
Windows 8.1 and later (Windows Phone)
Windows 10 and later (Windows 10 Mobile)

❗️ Warning

As of Titanium 9.0.0, building Windows apps is no longer supported.

❗️ Warning

Support for Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone SDKs has been deprecated as of SDK 6.3.0.GA and has be removed in SDK 7.0.0.GA.

# Java Development Kit

The Java Development Kit (JDK) is required to build Titanium apps and modules for Android.

(Studio also requires the JDK. It's recommended that you use the 64-bit version of JDK 8 with Studio 5.1 or higher.)

Titanium SDK version Min JDK version Max JDK version
10.1.0 - latest 11 16
9.0.2 - 10.0.2 8 15
9.0.1 8 13
9.0.0 8 12
7.5.0 - 8.3.1 8 14
7.0.0 - 7.4.2 8 10

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See Installing Oracle JDK for detailed instructions.

# Studio

# Studio Node, CLI, and Titanium SDK supported versions

# Disk space

We recommend the following as a guideline for estimating how much disk space is necessary to build applications using Axway Appcelerator Studio:

Application Recommended disk space Comments
Xcode 15 - 20GB Xcode includes the latest iOS and related simulator(s).
Android Studio 10 - 15GB You may need to select with SDK(s), NDK(s), and emulators to use.
Axway Appcelerator Studio ~250MB
Genymotion ~1GB Genymotion is optional
Mobile app (workspace) 50MB - 3GB Disk usage depends on many factors.

# Node

# Versions of Node.js supported
Studio Version
5.1.3 - latest 8.16.0 - 10.x
5.0.0 - 5.1.2 8.x

⚠️ Warning

If you use any version of Node.js beyond 8.9.x, Studio will hang at launch time.

# Not supported
Studio Version
4.9.1 4.6 through but not including 6.x
4.3.0 - 4.9.0 4.6 through but not including 6.x
4.0.0, 4.1.0, and 4.2.0 Versions prior to 6.0

# CLI

# Supported versions of CLI
Studio Version
5.0.0 and latest 6.2.0+
# Unsupported versions of CLI
Studio Version
4.9.1 6.0.0+
4.3.0 - 4.9.0 5.0.0+
4.0.0, 4.1.0, and 4.2.0 4.x

# Titanium SDK

# Supported versions of SDK
Studio Version
5.0.0 and latest 6.2.0+
# Unsupported versions of SDK
Studio Version
4.9.1 6.0.0+
4.3.0 - 4.9.0 5.0.0+
4.0.0, 4.1.0, and 4.2.0 4.x

# Java support

# Studio 5.0.0 and earlier installers

Studio 5.0.0 and earlier Java Version Status
Windows installer (32-bit) Java 8 (32-bit) Functional
Windows installer (32-bit) Java 8 (64-bit) Not compatible
MacOS installer (64-bit) Java 8 (64-bit) Functional

# Studio 5.1.0+ installers

Studio 5.1.0 installer Java Version Status
Windows installer (32-bit) Java 8 (32-bit) Functional
Windows installer (32-bit) Java 8 (64-bit) Not compatible
Windows installer (32-bit) Java 9 (32-bit) 32-bit Java 9 is not available
Windows installer (32-bit) Java 9 (64-bit) Incompatible (32-bit installer requires 32-bit Java)
Windows installer (64-bit) Java 8 (64-bit) Functional
Windows installer (64-bit) Java 8 (32-bit) Incompatible (64-bit installer requires 64-bit Java)
Windows installer (64-bit) Java 9 (64-bit) Functional
Windows installer (64-bit) Java 9 (32-bit) 32-bit Java 9 is not available
MacOS installer (64-bit) Java 8 (64-bit) Functional
MacOS installer (64-bit) Java 9 (64-bit) Functional

# Node.js

To run all Appcelerator components, you must have Node.js 10.13.0 or later.

On Mac OS X and Windows, if you have selected to install Titanium updates, Studio prompts you to install Node.js. On Linux, you need to manually install Node.js.

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Operating System Min Node Version Max Node Version Download Location
macOS / Windows / Linux 10.13.0 12.X Official Website (opens new window)

See Installing Node for details.

# Appcelerator Studio

Appcelerator Studio is a Java application, which requires Oracle's Java Runtime Environment (JRE) installed. As JRE is a component of Oracle's Java Development Kit (JDK) and JDK is a prerequisite for development with other SDKs, JDK needs to be installed on all systems working with Titanium. Refer to the Java Development Kit section of this document.

Use the latest stable version of Studio.

See Titanium SDK Getting Started for setup guide for further instructions.

# Mobile development

Titanium can provide a development environment for third-party mobile platforms where a Software Development Kit (SDK) has been made available by the platform vendor. With this in mind, development with the following combinations of Operating Systems and SDKs are possible:

Platform macOS Windows Notes
Android Development check
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Due to Apple's license agreement, iOS applications may only be developed on Apple hardware.
Windows Development error
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Windows applications may only be developed on hardware running Microsoft Windows.

Currently, Windows development is only supported using the Titanium CLI 3.3.0 and later, Titanium SDK 3.3.0 and later, and Visual Studio 2012/2013 Pro edition or higher.

# Android

See Installing the Android SDK for detailed instructions.

Titanium requires the Android SDK Tools to be installed in order to allow you to develop Android applications.

⚠️ Warning

Remember that Oracle JDK is a prerequisite for Android development and should be installed first. You need at least JDK 8 installed. See Installing Oracle JDK for instructions.

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The Android SDK Manager installer may be obtained from the Android Studio and SDK tools (opens new window) site.

# Required Android Packages

As of Titanium 9.0.0, the build system will automatically download the Android SDK platforms and tools needed.

For Titanium 8.x.x, you need to installed the following packages via the Android SDK Manager yourself:

Package Minimum Version
Android SDK Tools Rev 28
Android SDK Build-tools Rev 23
Android SDK Platform (API Level) API Level 29 for Titanium 8.3.x

API Level 28 for Titanium version older than 8.3.0

⚠️ Warning

Titanium SDK 7.0.0+ requires Android SDK Tools v25 or newer as a minimum requirement.

⚠️ Warning

Take caution before upgrading these packages, as changes to the way they work has broken the Titanium toolchain a number of times in the past. Although these problems are often beyond our control, we always do our utmost to fix them as soon as we are made aware of them.

With this in mind, it's important to only upgrade these packages between major projects, so that you have time to fix any problems that may result. Always consult the Android Tools Release Notes (opens new window) and Known Issues (opens new window) first, and refer to our Installation Troubleshooting guide to check whether there are any further actions that need to be taken to make the Titanium and the Android SDK compatible.

# Android SDK / Target Android platform

Each Titanium SDK supports building against a specific range of Android versions, as shown in the following table, and requires at least one of these versions to be installed. If you specify a android:targetSDKVersion in the tiapp.xml file of your project, you must specify one within the target min and max values. The minimum Android/SDK version column indicates the minimum version of Android that a device can run, which a Titanium application supports.

# Supported versions
Titanium SDK Version Min Target Android Version
(android:targetSdkVersion)
Max Target Android Version
(android:targetSdkVersion)
Min Supported Android Version
(android:minSdkVersion)
10.1.0 - latest* 6.0.x (API 23) 12.0.x (API 31) 5.0.x (API 21)
10.0.0 - 10.0.2 6.0.x (API 23) 11.0.x (API 30) 5.0.x (API 21)
9.3.0 - 9.3.2 6.0.x (API 23) 11.0.x (API 30) 4.4.x (API 19)
8.3.0 - 9.2.2 6.0.x (API 23) 10.0.x (API 29) 4.4.x (API 19)
8.0.0 - 8.2.2 6.0.x (API 23) 9.0.x (API 28) 4.4.x (API 19)
7.5.0 - 7.5.1 6.0.x (API 23) 9.0.x (API 28) 4.1.x (API 16)
7.3.0 - 7.4.1 6.0.x (API 23) 8.1.x (API 27) 4.1.x (API 16)
7.0.0 - 7.2.0 6.0.x (API 23) 7.0.x (API 25) 4.1.x (API 16)

⚠️ Notes

* As of 10.1.0, Titanium requires JDK 11 or higher to build Android projects.

# Unsupported versions
Titanium SDK Version Min Target Android Version
(android:targetSdkVersion)
Max Target Android Version
(android:targetSdkVersion)
Min Supported Android Version
(android:minSdkVersion)
6.2.0 - 6.3.0 7.1.x (API 25) 6.0.x (API 23) 4.1.x (API 16)
6.0.0 - 6.1.x 6.0.x (API 23) 6.0.x (API 23) 4.1.x (API 16)
5.1.0 - 5.5.x 6.0.x (API 23) 6.0.x (API 23) 4.0.x (API 14)
5.0.0 - 5.0.x 5.0.x (API 21) 6.0.x (API 23) 4.0.x (API 14)
4.0.0 - 4.1.x 5.0.x (API 21) 5.1.x (API 22) 4.0.x (API 14)
3.4.1 - 3.5.1 4.0.x (API 14)* 5.0.x (API 21)** 2.3.x (API 10)
3.3.0 - 3.4.0 4.0.x (API 14)* 4.4.x (API 19) 2.3.x (API 10)
3.2.0 - 3.2.3 2.3.x (API 10)* 4.4.x (API 19) 2.3.x (API 10)
3.1.2 - 3.1.3 2.3.x (API 10) 4.3.x (API 18) 2.3.x (API 10)
3.1.1 2.3.x (API 10) 4.2.x (API 17) 2.3.x (API 10)
3.1.0 2.2 (API 8) 4.2.x (API 17) 2.2 (API 8)
2.1.2 - 3.0.2 2.2 (API 8) 4.1.x (API 16) 2.2 (API 8)
2.0 - 2.1.1 2.2 (API 8) 4.0.x (API 15) 2.2 (API 8)
1.8.x 2.2 (API 8) 3.x.x (API 11) 2.2 (API 8)
1.7.x 2.1 (API 7) 3.x.x (API 11) 2.1 (API 7)

⚠️ Notes

* If you are building an Android module, you need to have Android SDK 6.0.x (API 23) installed if using Release 6.0.0 and greater.

** The Titanium SDK does not support the Android 4.4W SDK (opens new window) (API 20), also known as the Android Wear SDK.

Most mobile device manufacturers have been licensed to use Google's enhanced API, which provides support for Maps and other functionality. If this is the case for your target devices, you will need to install the relevant Google packages, listed as Google APIs by Google Inc., Android API x... by the Android SDK Manager tool. In Studio, choose the SDKs with the naming format "Google APIs x.x" to use the enhanced APIs, or those without the "Google APIs" prefix otherwise.

Android SDK packages can be installed using the Android SDK Manager tool. See Installing the Android SDK for detailed instructions.

The default Android SDK can be configured using Studio's Preferences, and then selected per-project using the Run Configurations.

# Android Native Add-on Module Development on macOS

The Xcode command line tools are required to develop native Android add-on modules on macOS.

See Installing the iOS SDK: Installing Command Line Tools for detailed instructions.

# iOS

See Installing the iOS SDK for detailed instructions.

Titanium requires Xcode to be installed in order for you to develop iOS applications.

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There are two ways to obtain Xcode, the application that installs and manages iOS SDKs:

  1. Launch the App Store application, found in the Applications folder, and search for and install "Xcode" (includes the stable iOS and watchOS SDKs).

  2. Enroll with the Apple Developer website and browse the iOS Developer Center (opens new window) page to manually download the installer application (includes all previously-released iOS SDKs and new Beta versions).

Both of the above options are free of charge, although may require credit card details to be entered. Since 2016, you can also test your apps on your device using the free Apple developer program. If you wish to deploy your applications to the App Store for production, however, you will need to become a member of the iOS Developer Program, by way of an annual subscription charge of $99 at the time of writing.

# Xcode

To develop for iOS, Titanium requires Apple's Xcode suite of tools.

Each Titanium SDK supports a specific range of Xcode versions, shown in the table below.

# Supported versions of Xcode
Titanium SDK Version Min Xcode Version Max Xcode Version Notes
10.1.0 - latest 11.0.0 13.x Full support for iOS 15
10.0.0 - 10.0.2 11.0.0 12.x Dropped iOS 11 support
9.3.0 - 9.3.2 11.0.0 12.x
9.2.0 - 9.2.2 11.0.0 12.x Full support for iOS 14 and beta support for macOS via Mac Catalyst
9.0.0 - 9.1.0 9.0.0 11.x Dropped iOS 9 support
8.3.0 - 8.3.1 8.0.0 11.x
8.2.0 - 8.2.1 8.0.0 11.x Full support for iOS 13
8.0.0 - 8.1.1 8.0.0 10.x
# Unsupported versions of Xcode
Titanium SDK Version Min Xcode Version Max Xcode Version Notes
7.5.0 - 7.5.2 8.0.0 10.x
7.4.0 - 7.4.2 8.0.x 10.x Full support for iOS 12
7.0.0 - 7.3.1 6.0.x 9.0.x
6.3.0 6.0.x 9.0.x
6.2.x 6.0.x 9.0.x Full support for iOS 11
5.5.x - 6.1.x 6.0.x 8.0.x
5.0.0 - 5.4.0 6.0.x 7.0.x
4.0.0 - 4.1.x 6.0.x 6.4.x
3.4.0 - 3.5.x 6.0.x 6.0.x

Deploying for iOS 11.x requires Xcode 9.x, and macOS 10.12.4 and later.

Deploying for iOS 12.x requires Xcode 10.x, and macOS 10.13.6 and later.

As per apple guidelines, Starting April 2020 all apps submitted to App Store must be built with iOS 13 SDK or later, included in Xcode 11 or later.

# iOS SDK / Target iOS platform

Each Titanium SDK supports a specific range of iOS base SDKs and deployment targets. To build an application for a specific iOS target version, you must have the appropriate iOS SDK installed.

# Supported versions of iOS SDK / Target iOS platform
Titanium SDK version Minimum iOS SDK version Maximum iOS SDK version Minimum target iOS version Maximum target iOS version
10.1.0 - latest 13.0.0 15.x 12.0 15.x
10.0.0 - 10.0.2 13.0.0 14.x 12.0 14.x
9.2.0 - 9.3.x 13.0.0 14.x 10.0 14.x
9.0.0 - 9.1.2 11.0.0 13.x 10.0 13.x
8.2.0 - 8.3.1 10.0.0 13.x 9.0 13.x
8.0.0 - 8.1.1 10.0.0 12.x 9.0 12.x
# Unsupported versions of iOS SDK / Target iOS platform
Titanium SDK version Minimum SDK version Maximum SDK version Minimum target iOS version Maximum target iOS version
7.4.0 - 7.5.x 8.0.0 12.x 8.0 12.x
7.0.0 - 7.3.x 8.0.0 11.x 8.0 12.x
6.2.0 - 6.3.x 8.0.x 11.x 8.0 12.x
6.0.0 - 6.1.x 8.0.x 10.x 8.0 12.x
5.5.x 8.0.x 10.x 7.1.x 9.3.x
5.0.0 - 5.4.x 8.0.x 9.3.x 7.1.x 9.3.x
4.0.0 - 4.1.x 8.0.x 8.4.x 7.1.x 8.4.x
3.4.0 - 3.5.x 8.0.x 8.0.x 7.1.x 8.0.x
3.2.2 - 3.3.0 7.0.x 7.1.x 6.1.x 7.1.x
3.1.3 - 3.2.1 7.0.x 7.0.x 6.1.x 7.0.x
3.1.1 - 3.1.2 5.0.x 6.1.x 5.0.x 6.1.x
3.1.0 4.3.x 6.1.x 4.3.x 6.1.x
2.1.3 - 3.0.x 4.0.x 6.1.x 4.0.x 6.1.x
2.1.0 - 2.1.2 4.0.x 5.1.x 4.0.x 5.1.x
2.0.x 4.0.x 5.1.x 4.0.x 5.1.x
1.8.x 4.0.x 5.0.x 4.0.x 5.0.x
1.7.1+ 3.1.2 5.0.x 3.1.2 5.0.x

# Windows

❗️ Warning

As of Titanium 9.0.0, building Windows apps is no longer supported.

# Visual Studio

# Supported versions of VS
Titanium SDK Version Min Visual Studio Version Max Visual Studio Version
7.0.0 - 8.3.x Visual Studio 2015 Visual Studio 2017
# Unsupported versions of VS
Titanium SDK Version Min Visual Studio Version Max Visual Studio Version
6.2.0 - 6.3.0 Visual Studio 2013 Visual Studio 2017
5.1.0 - 6.2.0 Visual Studio 2013 Visual Studio 2015

# Supported Platforms

# Supported platform versions
Titanium SDK Version Supported Mobile Platforms Supported Desktop Platforms
7.0.0 - 8.3.x Windows 10 Mobile Windows 10
# Unsupported platform versions
Titanium SDK Version Supported Mobile Platforms Supported Desktop Platforms
5.1.0 - 6.3.0 Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phone Windows 10, Windows 8.1

# Unified CLI compatibility matrix

# Unified CLI Includes

The following table lists the various CLI component versions:

# Supported versions of CLI includes
Unified CLI Alloy API Builder Cloud CLI Titanium CLI Appc Daemon
8.1.1 1.15.2 N/A 2.1.8 5.2.4 3.2.0
# Unsupported versions of CLI includes
Unified CLI Alloy API Builder Cloud CLI Titanium CLI Appc Daemon
8.1.0 1.15.1 N/A 2.1.8 5.2.2 3.2.0
8.0.0 1.14.5 N/A 2.1.3 5.2.2 3.1.0
7.1.1 1.14.1 3.2.13 2.1.2 5.2.1 1.1.3
7.1.0 1.14.0 3.2.13 2.1.0 5.2.1 1.1.3
7.0.12 1.13.10 3.2.13 2.1.0 5.1.1 1.1.3
7.0.11 1.13.9 3.2.12 2.1.0 5.1.1 1.1.3
7.0.10 1.13.8 3.2.11 2.0.12 5.1.1 1.1.3
7.0.9 1.13.4 3.2.7 2.0.12 5.1.1 1.1.3
7.0.8 1.13.4 3.2.7 2.0.11 5.1.1 1.1.3
7.0.7 1.13.2 3.2.5 2.0.10 5.1.1 1.1.3
7.0.6 1.13.2 3.0.0 2.0.10 5.1.1 1.1.3
7.0.5 1.12.0 3.0.0 2.0.10 5.1.1 1.1.3
7.0.4 1.12.0 3.0.0 2.0.8 5.1.1 1.1.3
7.0.3 1.12.0 3.0.0 2.0.8 5.1.0 N/A
7.0.2 1.10.12 3.0.0 2.0.8 5.0.14 N/A
7.0.1 1.10.10 3.0.0 2.0.8 5.0.14 N/A
7.0.0 1.10.9 3.0.0-19 2.0.8 5.0.14 N/A
6.3.0 1.10.5 2.0.2 2.0.7 5.0.14 N/A
6.2.4 1.9.14 2.0.2 2.0.5 5.0.14 N/A
6.2.3 1.9.13 2.0.2 2.0.5 5.0.14 N/A
6.2.2 1.9.11 2.0.2 2.0.5 5.0.14 N/A
6.2.1 1.9.11 2.0.0 2.0.4 5.0.13 N/A
6.2.0 1.9.11 2.0.3 2.0.4 5.0.12 N/A
6.1.0 1.9.5 1.10.1 1.2.2 5.0.11 N/A
6.0.0 1.9.4 1.8.12 1.2.2 5.0.11 N/A
5.5.1 1.9.2 1.8.6 1.2.1 5.0.9 N/A
5.5.0 1.9.2 1.8.6 1.2.1 5.0.9 N/A
5.4.0 1.9.1 1.8.2 1.2.1 5.0.9 N/A
5.3.1 1.8.7 1.8.2 1.2.0 5.0.8 N/A
5.3.0 1.8.7 1.7.31 1.2.0 5.0.8 N/A
5.2.2 1.8.3 1.7.29 1.2.0 5.0.6 N/A
5.2.1 1.8.2 1.7.29 1.2.0 5.0.6 N/A
5.2.0 1.7.33 1.7.27 1.1.0 5.0.6 N/A
5.1.0 1.7.32 1.3.22 1.0.32 5.0.6 N/A

# Appc NPM

# Supported version of Appc NPM
Unified CLI Version Min Appc NPM Version
9.0.0 - latest 6.0.0
8.0.0 - 8.1.1 5.0.0
# Unsupported version of Appc NPM
Unified CLI Version Min Appc NPM Version
7.1.0 - 7.1.2 4.2.14
7.0.3 - 7.0.12 4.2.13
7.0.0 4.2.10
6.3.0 4.2.10
6.2.4 4.2.9
5.4.0 4.2.4-1
5.3.1 4.2.4-1
5.3.0 4.2.4-1
5.2.2 4.2.4-1
5.2.1 4.0.0
5.2.0 4.0.0
5.1.0 4.0.0

# Node.js

To run Unified CLI, you must have Node.js 6.x or later.

# Supported version of node.js
Unified CLI Version Min Node Version Max Node Version
9.0.0 - latest 12.13.0 15.x
8.0.0 - 8.2.0 10.13.0 12.x
7.1.0 - 7.1.2 8.x 10.x
6.2.2 - 7.0.12 6.x 8.15.x
# Unsupported version of node.js
Unified CLI Version Min Node Version Max Node Version
6.0.0 - 6.2.1 4.2.0 4.6.2
5.1.0 - 5.4.0 0.10.x 4.2.x

# Desktop browser

The following desktop browsers are recommended for previewing and debugging applications:

  • Google Chrome

  • Firefox (with Firebug extension)

# Android emulator

Refer to the Android requirements and instructions below for installing the Android SDK, which contains the Android emulator.

# Other useful software

The following tools are required for native add-on module development or building the Titanium SDK from source. These tools are not required for mobile application development with the Titanium SDK.

# Git

Git (opens new window) is the optional, but highly recommended, way of obtaining and staying up-to-date with the latest mobile projects located in our Github repository (opens new window).

Obtain the version that pertains to your particular Operating System from the link provided:

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Operating System Package Name Package Version Download Location Notes
OS X git Latest Official Website (opens new window)
Windows msysgit Latest Official Website (opens new window) On Studio 3.2.0 and later, portablegit is installed by default if no other Git client is installed.
Ubuntu git Latest Default Repositories

See Installing Git for detailed instructions.

# Python

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See Installing Python for detailed instructions.

# Required Python packages

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See Installing Required Python Packages for detailed instructions.

# gperf

The GNU gperf utility is used for generating hash functions. It is used when you build the Titanium SDK from source. It is not needed for Titanium app or module builds.

The gperf tool is installed as part of the Xcode command-line tools, but you may need to install it on Windows.

gperf is not required for building, running, or distributing applications using the Titanium SDK.

Obtain the latest stable version of gperf.

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Operating System Package Version Download Location
OS X Latest Stable Included with the Xcode developer tools.
Windows Latest Stable gnuwin32.sourceforge.net (opens new window)

See Installing gperf for detailed instructions.

# Ant

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See Installing Ant for detailed instructions.