Online package manager can search, download, and install packages. I have libs/packages for everything I need, dunno about your needs. Not sure about the comm

Online package manager can search, download, and install packages. I have libs/packages for everything I need, dunno about your needs. Not sure about the community size but it's plenty big and plenty helpful, lots of cool new stuff going on. Plenty of debuggers available and you can pause things and inspect stuff. Lazarus has seen loads of updates the last few years, it's worth taking the time to set it up to fit your needs and learn the shortcuts.