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VMS/XDE
Product Overview
VMS/XDE is an OpenVMS x86 development environment for Linux and Windows (via WSL). It provides a familiar user experience for OpenVMS developers working in Linux and Windows yet offers 100% binary and file system compatibility with OpenVMS.
VMS/XDE includes OpenVMS V9.2-3 user, supervisor and executive mode operating system environments and a set of x86 native compilers and layered products geared towards OpenVMS software development and testing.
Latest Version
| Alpha | Integrity | X-86 |
|---|---|---|
| V2026-04 |
VMS/XDE is now in production
VMS/XDE is now available as a General Availability release. We look forward to seeing more people use it as part of their development or testing setups. VMS/XDE does not require a separate license - you just need x86 licenses for OpenVMS itself and possibly layered products you will be using. For any questions or licensing, please reach out to us and we will advise you on the best way to set up your XDE environment:
Features
VMS/XDE is a modern development environment which makes your work easier, bringing OpenVMS development tools and modern IDEs and processes closer together.
It comes with a preinstalled set of compilers, development tools and layered products. Additional OpenVMS-compatible applications can be installed via PCSI as on a "usual" OpenVMS system.
VMS/XDE is neither an emulator nor a virtual machine, but a compatibility layer, much like Wine (a Linux solution for running Windows applications).
Features and advantages of VMS/XDE:
- 100% API compatibility with OpenVMS
- OpenVMS files can be stored directly on the host Linux disk, no extra conversion or connection schemes needed.
- You can use your favorite tools for VMS development (source control systems, IDE, etc)
- Easy integration with CI/CD pipelines
- Simple installation: just extract the package and you're good to go!
- Zero setup: all included software is already preconfigured.
Get a license
Most non-Open Source products require a valid license to operate. If you need to get a license for a product or OpenVMS itself, please look at the page describing the possible options.