List of COBOL software and tools

This is a list of software and programming tools for the COBOL programming language, which includes compilers, IDEs, build tools, testing, frameworks, and related projects.

Compilers and runtimes

See also: List of COBOL compilers

• Fujitsu NetCOBOL — COBOL compiler for Windows, Linux, and mainframes^[1][2]
• GnuCOBOL — open-source COBOL compiler translating COBOL to C and then compiling with GCC^[3]
• IBM COBOL — mainframe COBOL compiler for IBM z/OS and IBM i platforms^[4]
• Micro Focus COBOL — commercial COBOL compiler and runtime for enterprise systems^[5]

Integrated development environments

• Eclipse IDE — with COBOL plugin support, Micro Focus or Bitlang extensions.^[6]
• IBM Developer for z/OS — IDE for COBOL and PL/I mainframe development^[7]
• Micro Focus Visual COBOL — IDE integration for Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, and Eclipse^[8]
• OpenCOBOLIDE — open-source lightweight IDE for GnuCOBOL^[9]
• Visual Studio Code — with COBOL extensions via Bitlang COBOL and GnuCOBOL Language Server^[10]

Frameworks, libraries, and APIs

• ACUCOBOL-GT — runtime and API library suite from Micro Focus^[11]
• CICS — IBM middleware for transaction processing in COBOL applications^[12]
• DB2 and IMS APIs — database access libraries commonly used with COBOL applications^[13]

Build tools and package managers

• Apache Ant — scripting and build automation for COBOL/Java hybrid systems^[14]
• GNU Make — common build tool for compiling COBOL via GnuCOBOL^[15]
• Jenkins — used for CI/CD automation with COBOL builds^[16][17]

Testing and quality assurance

See also: List of unit testing frameworks for COBOL

• COBOL Check — open-source unit testing framework for COBOL^[18]
• IBM Rational Performance Tester — automated performance testing of web and server-based applications from the Rational Software division of IBM^[19]
• Micro Focus Unit Testing Framework — integrated COBOL unit testing tool^[20]

Debugging and profiling tools

• GnuCOBOL debug mode — command-line debugging integrated in GnuCOBOL compiler^[21]
• IBM Debug Tool for z/OS — mainframe debugging for COBOL and PL/I^[22]
• Micro Focus Animator — step-through debugger for COBOL code^[23]

See also

• Legacy system
• Lists of programming software development tools by language
• Mainframe computer