Download Perl
Quickly create reproducible, secure Perl development environments for yourself or with your team.
What makes our Perl different?
ActiveState is renowned as the simplest way to install the latest Perl version, recognized by Perl.org. As a trusted provider for over two decades, we’ve delivered stable and secure Perl distributions for Windows, Linux, and macOS since Larry Wall’s invention. Our expertise extends to various open-source languages, including Perl, Python, Ruby, and Tcl. Differentiating ourselves from distributions like Strawberry Perl or perlbrew, our universal package manager, the State Tool, replaces CPAN and PPM, enabling you to build runtimes with CPAN modules directly from source code, reducing vulnerability exposure.
ActiveState offers convenient installation via the command line or Windows executable, supports GitHub sign-up, and provides extensive documentation and community forums covering Perl programming topics such as HTML, XML, scripts, subroutines, and more. Access our documentation online for seamless Perl development.
- Quick Start Guide
1 Create an Account
Head over to our platform and create your free account to get started. You can even sign up using your GitHub to import your projects directly.
2 Get Perl via Projects
Once you’ve created your account, you can set up your first Project.
Projects let you store your language and the packages you need to run your development environment in one place. You can share these projects with your team by inviting them to the organization the projects are stored within.
3 Install via our CLI Tool
Once you’ve created your project and added your packages, your project will build using our secure build platform.
When the build is complete, you can easily install and manage it using our CLI tool.
4 Accessing your projects via our CLI Tool
You can deploy and manage your projects using our CLI tool. Install packages, push changes to teammates, install the latest updates and more using our State Tool.
And that's it!
You’ve got an account with us, and you should be able to access your Project using our CLI tool on your local machine. If you’d like to share your project with your team, you can follow this guide. Happy Coding!
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I download Perl for Windows, Mac, Linux?
Recent versions of ActiveState Perl for Windows, Mac and Linux can be downloaded from the ActiveState Platform. Just copy the install script and paste it at a CMD command prompt to complete your installation of Perl. No prerequisite.
What can I use the ActiveState Perl Download for?
How can I get the 32-bit Perl download?
32-bit and older/legacy versions of ActivePerl are available only with a subscription to our Team or Enterprise tiers. See our Plans & Pricing for more information.
You shouldn’t have to choose between Security and Speed.
Our goal at ActiveState is make Open Source development environments secure, easy to manage, and shareable within teams. Sign-up with us today and start taking advantage of our development solutions.