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{{Short description|General-purpose programming language and a software product}}
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{{Infobox software
| name = Delphi
| logo = Embarcadero_Delphi_10.4_Sydney_Product_Logo_and_Icon.svg
| screenshot = Screenshot of Delphi 10.4 IDE with VCL designer and Dark Theme.png
| programming language = Mostly Delphi (Object Pascal)
| caption = Screenshot of Delphi 10.4, with the visual form editor being used to create an application
| author = [[Borland]], [[CodeGear]], [[Embarcadero Technologies|Embarcadero]]
| developer = [[Embarcadero Technologies]]
| released = 1995
| latest release version = {{wikidata|property|edit|reference|P548=Q2804309|P348}}
| latest release date = {{start date and age|{{wikidata|qualifier|P548=Q2804309|P348|P577}}}}
| operating_system = Runs on [[Windows]];<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/Sydney/en/Installation_Notes#Operating_System_Requirements | title=Installation Notes - Operating System Requirements | access-date=2020-09-05 | archive-date=2020-08-06 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806012405/http://docwiki.embarcadero.com/RADStudio/Sydney/en/Installation_Notes#Operating_System_Requirements | url-status=live }}</ref> targets [[Windows]], [[Linux]], [[macOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[iOS]]
| genre = [[Software Development]], [[Graphical user interface builder|Designer]], [[Integrated development environment|IDE]], [[Compiler]], [[Runtime library|RTL]]
| license = [[Freemium]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.embarcadero.com/products/delphi}}
}}

'''Delphi''' is a [[general-purpose programming language]] and a software product that uses the Delphi dialect of the [[Object Pascal]] [[programming language]] and provides an [[integrated development environment]] (IDE) for [[rapid application development]] of desktop, [[mobile application|mobile]], [[web application|web]], and [[console application|console]] software,<ref name="Buchanan2003">{{cite book|author=William Buchanan|title=Mastering Delphi Programming|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2AgnBQAAQBAJ&pg=PP10|date=4 February 2003|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=978-1-137-17356-0|pages=10–}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> currently developed and maintained by [[Embarcadero Technologies]].

Delphi's compilers generate [[native code]] for [[Microsoft Windows]], [[macOS]], [[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[Linux]] ([[X86-64|x64]]).<ref>{{cite web|title=Performance Comparison from Delphi 2010 to XE6 (Part 2)|date=12 May 2014 |url=http://blogs.riversoftavg.com/index.php/2014/05/12/performance-comparison-from-delphi-2010-to-xe6-part-2/|publisher=Riversoft AVG|access-date=9 March 2016|archive-date=26 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150726170712/http://blogs.riversoftavg.com/index.php/2014/05/12/performance-comparison-from-delphi-2010-to-xe6-part-2/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=The Delphi Geek: Built For Speed|url=http://www.thedelphigeek.com/2010/06/built-for-speed.html|access-date=9 March 2016|archive-date=23 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323012544/http://www.thedelphigeek.com/2010/06/built-for-speed.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Discussion on Hacker News about Delphi being alive|url=https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7614236|publisher=Hacker News|access-date=9 March 2016|archive-date=2 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702153911/https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7614236|url-status=live}}</ref>

Delphi includes a code editor, a visual designer, an integrated debugger, a [[Version control|source code control]] component, and support for third-party [[Plugin (computing)|plugins]]. The code editor features [[Code Insight]] ([[code completion]]), Error Insight (real-time error-checking), and [[Code refactoring|refactoring]]. The visual forms designer has the option of using either the [[Visual Component Library]] (VCL) for pure Windows development or the [[FireMonkey]] (FMX) framework for cross-platform development. Database support is a key feature and is provided by [[FireDAC]] (Database Access Components). Delphi is known for its fast compilation speed, native code, and developer productivity.{{Citation needed|reason=There are no citations in this paragraph and the last sentence is written like an endorsement.|date=November 2021}}

Delphi was originally developed by [[Borland]] as a [[rapid application development]] tool for Windows as the successor of [[Turbo Pascal]]. Delphi added full [[object-oriented programming]] to the existing language, and the language has grown to support generics, [[Anonymous function|anonymous methods]], [[Anonymous function#Closures|closures]], and native [[Component Object Model]] (COM) support.

Delphi and its [[C++]] counterpart, [[C++Builder]], are interoperable and jointly sold under the name RAD Studio. There are Professional, Enterprise, and Architect editions, with the higher editions having more features at a higher price. There is also a free-of-charge Community edition, with most of the features of Professional, but restricted to users and companies with low revenue.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Delphi: App Development Product Editions |author= |website=Embarcadero |date= |access-date=13 March 2021 |url=https://www.embarcadero.com/products/delphi/product-editions |archive-date=14 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314162551/https://www.embarcadero.com/products/delphi/product-editions |url-status=live }} With download link for Delphi Feature Matrix</ref>