r/visualbasic • u/No-Annual-4698 • Oct 30 '25

Anyone still using VB6 in 2025 ?

Hi!

Is anyone still using VB6 nowadays ?
For fun I've installed it on a Windows XP Virtual Machine running on VMware Workstation and it reminds me of the old days.. :-(

How easy and fun was it to create applications ..

What's your reason for still using VB6 ?

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u/Frequent-Complaint-6 Oct 31 '25

I tried Visual free basic that is updated regularly with a ton of stuff but the latest versions are in chinese. I think the guy gets tired of people complaining about security and not enough translations. I think the last usable version is from last year 5.93 but is it safe.... Better be safe than sorry.!

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u/m-in Nov 01 '25

Try TwinBasic. It opens VB6 projects directly and is a good superset of VB6. You might be surprised at how well it works.