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'''OpenXTalk''' runs on MacOS, Windows 95 through Windows 10, Raspberry Pi and Linux.
==Description==
OpenXTalk creates applications that run in many supported environments, using a compile-free workflow. The same computer code in OpenXTalk can play across multiple devices and platforms. OpenXTalk uses a high level, English-like programming language called xTalk that is dynamically typed. xTalk and a compile-free workflow generates code that is self-documenting and easy for casual programmers to comprehend. For example, if the following script was executed when the system clock was at 9:00:00 AM:
<syntaxhighlight lang="applescript" line>
repeat ten times
put "Hello world at" && the long time & return after field 1
wait 1 second
end repeat
</syntaxhighlight>
Ten lines will be loaded into the first text field. (denoted as "field 1"), and seen as:
Hello world at 9:00:00 AM
Hello world at 9:00:01 AM
Hello world at 9:00:02 AM
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