Description of ActivePerl (Mac) program at Mac Shareware: ActivePerl is the industry-standard Perl distribution, available for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris, AIX and HP-UX.

ActivePerl is the industry-standard Perl distribution, available for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, Solaris, AIX and HP-UX. Developers worldwide rely on ActivePerl's completeness and ease-of-use, while corporate users protect their infrastructure and stay competitive with quality-assured ActivePerl business solutions. Complete and ready-to-install, the free ActivePerl distribution includes core Perl, popular modules, the Perl Package Manager (PPM), and complete documentation. The Windows version provides additional features that have made ActivePerl the worldwide standard for Perl on Windows. ActiveState also provides business solutions for dynamic languages, including enterprise distributions and OEM licensing, that offer guaranteed stability, expert support, unparalleled quality and cost-efficiency to organizations.

ActivePerl (Mac) is a completely free software. You can free download and use it as long as you like.