“Interpreted” is similar to “compiled” in that 4D software is embedded in your application so your users won’t need a copy of 4D on their computer to run the application, but unlike compiled applications, the source code is not protected from view. If you want to distribute compiled applications, you will need to upgrade to 4D Developer Professional.
4D Interpreted Desktop is available per operating system. If you want to develop and deploy cross-platform applications, you will need two licenses for 4D Developer Standard (one for each operating system). You can then deploy your application on an unlimited number of Mac and Windows machines.
4D applications covered by this license must be deployed on independent, single-station computers. If you want to deploy 4D software on a server, or on a client machine that communicates with a remote server, you will need one of the following 4D deployment licenses: 4D SQL Desktop, 4D Web Application Server, 4D Server or 4D OEM Desktop. Please refer to your license contract; for any questions, please contact your 4D sales representative.
To learn more, take a look at our product comparison, as well as detailed descriptions of key new tools, and discover all the new features of 4D v11 SQL.