San Francisco, California – May 7, 2025 – Appeon, a provider of software for accelerating the development of data-rich business apps, today announced the general availability of PowerBuilder 2025. This release delivers a revamped IDE that boosts developer productivity throughout the SLDC—from writing and extending code to debugging, automating builds, and deploying applications.

Key Features

  • New-generation Code Editor: Introduces intelligent code completion, advanced syntax highlighting, and streamlined debugging to enhance developer productivity.
  • Ultra-Fast Compiler: A new ultra-fast compiler leverages multi-threading and abstract syntax tree—delivering at least 2–3× faster full builds and even quicker incremental compilations for most cases.
  • Automatic REST API Creation: Automatically generate fully-functional REST APIs from existing DataWindows right within the IDE—deploys to .NET and compatible with any UI technology, including PowerBuilder and HTML.
  • Faster SCM operations: Perform merges of Git branches within the IDE, preserves code order to reduce false merge conflicts, and stores source as plain text for compatibility with external SCM tools and processes.
  • Codeless UI Modernization: Transform your application's interface with ribbon-style menus, DPI awareness, and multiple-monitor support—all achievable without code changes.

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How Do I Get Started?
PowerBuilder 2025 is now generally available for evaluation, upgrade, or purchase. Trial versions of the product are fully functional for a period of 30 days. Existing customers are entitled to receive this version as a free upgrade. New customers may purchase from Appeon or a local authorized reseller.

Free Upgrade Offer for Standard Edition Subscribers
Important new features of PowerBuilder 2025 are only available in the Professional Edition and higher, such as the ultra-fast compiler and automatic REST API creation. To give our legacy customers ample opportunity to experience the benefits of these new features, Appeon is providing all Standard Edition subscribers a free upgrade to the Professional Edition. Customers must request the free upgrade before September 30, 2025. Learn more

About Appeon 
Appeon helps software developers build faster, better, business apps. PowerBuilder, the flagship product of the company, has been used by over 18,000 organizations worldwide, and has a long history of being relied on for mission-critical systems. Appeon’s products simplify and accelerate the development of data-rich cloud apps for Windows. For more information, visit www.appeon.com, or follow Appeon on social media: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube.

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