Fast native 32-bit and 64-bit applications
Delphi VCL and FireMonkey applications are ultra-fast because they are natively compiled. Delphi XE3 also includes full 64-bit Delphi language, RTL, VCL, and FireMonkey support on Windows giving your applications access to even more memory and 64-bit Windows sub-systems. Native applications are better suited for packaged, business, and industry applications because they are faster and more responsive than RIA platforms, virtual machine runtimes and dynamic languages.
Deploy to Windows, Mac and OS X
With the included FireMonkey platform, Delphi makes it easy to build your application and compile natively to both Windows and Mac OS X. Delphi FireMonkey applications take full advantage of the power and speed of your device's CPU and GPU.
Create Windows 8 style UI's
The new Metropolis style lets you create Windows 8 style UI's that work across Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. It comes with project templates to get you up and running quickly along with 1-click conversion for existing apps.
Create visually stunning applications
Delphi¿s FireMonkey application platform lets you easily build apps that are visually spectacular, highly interactive and data rich for PCs and Macs. Build stunning HD and 3D user interfaces powered by GPU scalable vector graphics with programmable animation and hardware based Photoshop-like image effects.
Build highly-connected applications
When you use Delphi, your applications get built-in high-speed connectivity to all popular databases (depending on edition). Delphi¿s RAD Cloud data and application services connect to all popular client platforms, frameworks, languages, and devices today.
Visualise live data
Delphi¿s new Visual LiveBindings let you connect any data source to any VCL or FireMonkey user interface or graphic element visually. LiveBindings give you the power and creative freedom to present data to users in more intuitive and interactive ways. LiveBindings also include expressions giving you incredible power and flexibility to build ¿dynamically¿ calculated and updated bindings.
Delphi XE3 System Requirements
Requirements for developing 64-bit Windows applications
Requirements for developing OS X applications
Supported deployment platforms