Description of Pawn program at Mac Shareware: An embedded scripting language, specifically designed to extend applications and embedded systems. Features include a small footprint, quick execution of the P-code and a good interface to "native" functions. Full source code is included.

An embedded scripting language, specifically designed to extend applications. Features include a small footprint, inherent support for automatons or "state machines", quick execution of the P-code and a good interface to "native" functions. These features make Pawn a good scripting language for games, multimedia applications and embedded software (for which scripting is needed). Optimized P-code ("bytecode") interpreter in assembler (Windows & Linux); there is even a JIT for Windows and Linux. Full source code is included. Pawn was formerly called the "Small" language.

Pawn is a completely free software. You can free download and use it as long as you like.