Learn REBOL with Real Code Examples

Download REBOL interpreter for your platform

Unpack the distribution (no installation required for many versions)

Run REBOL console or GUI environment

Test sample scripts and networking commands

Set up additional dialect libraries if needed

Download REBOL interpreter for your OS

Extract or install binaries

Set environment paths if needed

Test sample scripts

Install optional dialect libraries

REBOL script files (.r, .reb)

Configuration blocks for network and GUI

External dialect libraries

Data files for input/output

Environment variables for interpreter settings

rebconsole - launch REBOL console

rebol - run REBOL script

probe - debug output

view - launch GUI window

load - import external scripts or libraries

Supports UTF-8 encoding

Text rendering in GUI dialects supports multiple languages

Data formatting configurable per locale

Dialect-based customization for locale-specific tasks

Scripts can be shared cross-platform without modification

Portable across Windows, macOS, Linux

Lightweight interpreter suitable for embedded systems

Documentation and tutorials available online

Backward compatibility maintained

Interactive console available for learning and debugging

GUI created with VID/VIEW dialect

Supports windows, buttons, text fields

Custom layouts via blocks

Dynamic updates through events

Minimal styling due to lightweight focus

Variables scoped globally or locally

Objects for structured state

Series to hold ordered data

Event-driven state for GUI/network

Persistent data via files or external databases

Blocks and series for structured data

Strings, integers, and decimals

Objects for named collections

External file integration

JSON/XML parsing via dialects