Lazarus-main.zip -

Ensure FPC is installed and added to your system's PATH variable so Lazarus can find it. :

: Do not extract it to C:\Program Files on Windows, as restricted permissions can break the build process. Use a path like C:\Lazarus\ or your home directory instead. Install Free Pascal Compiler (FPC) :

Lazarus is the IDE, but it requires the Free Pascal Compiler to actually build programs. Lazarus-main.zip

: You get access to the newest components and bug fixes before they reach a stable release.

: If you intend to contribute to the Lazarus project itself, you need the source code from the main branch. Ensure FPC is installed and added to your

If you have downloaded this zip file, follow these steps to get it running: : Unzip the folder to a location on your drive.

: Running from a zip allows you to have multiple versions of Lazarus on the same machine without them interfering with each other. Install Free Pascal Compiler (FPC) : Lazarus is

Since you downloaded the (the zip) rather than an installer, you must "make" the IDE.