Mainframe Free Tools List@RexxInfo.org

This index does not include all the Rexx tools available through this website -- but it may still be helpful.

Here are tools written and tested specifically for mainframes. Look also in the primary tools index for other free tools (most of which run on mainframes just fine).

Batch Rexx

Utilities for Batch mode

BCPii  (Base Control Program internal interface)

zOS-BCPii  @GitHub

BRexx370

BRexx370  @GitHub

CCA  (Common Cryptographic Architecture)

ZCCREXX  @GitHub

CICS -- z/VSE Integration

CICS -- z/VSE Integration

CSM  (Copy Services Manager)

CSM-Rexx-Collection  @GitHub

Data Access Methods

IOX -- enhancement/replacement for EXECIO
RXDASD -- Direct access methods for Rexx
RXTAPE -- interface to read/write tape
RXVSAM @SourceForge

Direct Data Access  (BDAM for Rexx)

RXDASD -- Direct access methods for Rexx

Display Managers / GUIs

ASKPMAN -- presentation management per CUA standards
FSX - full screen display manager
GUIWIRE -- GUI app to build REXX CMS/GUI apps

Eclipse  (Integrated Development Framework, mainframe version)

runREXX -- Eclipse IDE from IBM
Eclipse Rexx Editor @GitHub

Editor

eXtended Editor Facility @Mark's MVS Utilities
IBM Rexx Editor

Edit Macros

See ISPF Edit Macros

EXECIO

IOX -- enhancement/replacement for EXECIO
RXEXECIO -- EXECIO like function for z/OS

Evaluate Expressions

WORDEVAL -- pipeline stage to evaluate a Rexx expression including variables

FTP

FTPREXX -- FTP support for CMS Pipelines

Graphical User Interface  (GUI for Rexx)

See Display Managers

Hercules (Mainframe emulator)

Hercules mainframe emulator

ICF  (Integrated Catalog Facility)

CSIREXX -- search ICF catalogs

Interpreter

BRexx370  @GitHub

IPCS  (dump analysis)

IPCS scripts

IRRXUTIL

IRRXUTIL (RACF) Interface  @GitHub

ISPF

Bill LaLonde's Scripts
Lionel B. Dyck z/OS Freeware
Service Professional GmbH ISPF Rexx code
Willy Jensen's scripts
Woodworth's LLC

ISPF Edit Macros

Dave's MVS Freeware
David McRitchie's Macro Toolbox
Frank Clarke's Edit Macros
Lionel B. Dyck z/OS Freeware
Mark's MVS Utilities
Norbert Haas's ISPF Macros etc
Service Professional GmbH

ISPF Tables

Convert between ISPF Tables and flat files (CMFLTTBL/CMRSTTBL)

IUCV  (Inter User Communication Vehicle)

REXXIUCV -- IUCV interface for Rexx

Many Tools!

Bill LaLonde's scripts
Dave's MVS Freeware
David McRitchie's Macro Toolbox
Frank Clarke's Toolbox
Frank Clarke's Tools @ RexxLA repository
IBM's VM Download Packages Repository
Les Paton's LPREXX script package from IBM
Lionel B. Dyck z/OS Freeware
Mark's MVS Utilities
Mike Cowlishaw's Programs
REXXG -- EXECs and XEDIT macros
Service Professional GmbH
Texas Rock scripts
Willy Jensen's scripts
Woodworth's LLC

MQTT Messaging

REXXMQTT -- MQTT messaging support for Rexx

Multitasking

MTREXX -- multitasking support for Rexx

OMVS  (Unix system services)

OMVS interface

Performance Monitor

GUITWO -- Performance Monitor improvement

PDSE  (Partitioned Data Set Extended)

Several PDSE scripts & utilities

Pipes

RXPIPE -- pipes for TSO

Python  (Invoking Rexx Programs)

Zowe Python Client SDK

RACF Interface

IRRXUTIL (RACF) Interface  @GitHub
RACFADM (Customizable Rexx program for RACF)

REXXEDIT  (XEDIT interface)

REXXEDIT -- execute Rexx from in XEDIT

REXXTRY

REXXTRY -- test out Rexx statements
REXXTRY -- execute statements interactively (Regina)

RUNEXEC (executes Rexx or Clist code)

RUNEXEC -- executes Rexx or Clist

SAF  (System Authorization Facility)

RXSAFCHK -- Verify SAF access

SHAREVAR  (share variables between execs)

SHAREVAR  @GitHub

SMF  (System Management Facilities)

SMF -- Retrieve SMF records using Rexx

SMS  (Storage Management Subsystem)

RXSMS -- Retrieve SMS info from Rexx

Sockets  (interface for Rexx/Sockets)

ECHO -- Rexx/Sockets interface

Sorting

RXSORT -- sorting function for Rexx
Several sorting functions

Stem Variables

STEMEDIT -- manipulate stem variables

System Utilities

Woodworth's LLC

Tape Access

RXTAPE -- interface to read/write tape

Telecommunications

FTPREXX -- FTP support for CMS Pipelines
REXXIUCV -- IUCV interface for Rexx
REXXMQTT -- MQTT messaging support for Rexx
SHAREVAR  @GitHub

TRACEXEC

TRACEXEC -- interactive debugger

Utilities  

See MANY TOOLS

VSAM  (VSAM access method support)

RXVSAM @SourceForge
RXVSAMBA -- manage VSAM KSDS & RRDS records

Variable Management  (inside Rexx scripts)

REXXGBLV -- shared global variable storage
REXXSTOR -- I/O to named storage area
REXXVARS -- multifaceted variables utility
Show ISPF and System variable from Rexx

WAIT a script

RXWAIT -- WAIT the script for a time period
REXXWAIT -- WAIT the script for a time period

WAKEUP Servers

RXSERVER -- a kernel to build REXX WAKEUP servers

XEF  (eXtended Editor Facility)

Mark's MVS Utilities

XML Parser

XML Parser in Rexx  @GitHub
RexxXMLParser in Rexx  @SourceForge

ZCCREXX  (CCA Interface)

CCA Interface @GitHub

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