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Top Rust Compilers repositories on GitHub

Front-ends, back-ends, and language toolchains. Filtered to projects whose primary language is Rust.

Ranked by stars across 258 Rust repositories tagged compiler. Refreshed daily.

  1. 1
    rust-lang/rust112,581 · ⑂ 14,867

    Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software.

    • rust
    • compiler
    • language
  2. 2
    FuelLabs/sway61,710 · ⑂ 5,421

    🌴 Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient smart contracts.

    • sway
    • language
    • compiler
    • fuel
  3. 3
    typst/typst53,349 · ⑂ 1,562

    A markup-based typesetting system that is powerful and easy to learn.

    • typesetting
    • compiler
    • markup
    • typst
  4. 4
    swc-project/swc33,395 · ⑂ 1,388

    Rust-based platform for the Web

    • ecmascript
    • compiler
    • rust
    • javascript
    • parser
    • babel
  5. 5
    RustPython/RustPython22,035 · ⑂ 1,436

    A Python Interpreter written in Rust

    • rust
    • python3
    • python-language
    • jit
    • interpreter
    • hacktoberfest
  6. 6
    gleam-lang/gleam21,414 · ⑂ 958

    ⭐️ A friendly language for building type-safe, scalable systems!

    • gleam
    • programming-language
    • compiler
    • erlang
    • statically-typed
  7. 7
    oxc-project/oxc21,005 · ⑂ 1,017

    ⚓ A collection of high-performance JavaScript tools.

    • compiler
    • javascript
    • linter
    • minifier
    • parser
    • typescript
  8. 8
    web-infra-dev/rspack12,682 · ⑂ 797

    Fast Rust-based bundler for the web with a modernized webpack API 🦀

    • bundler
    • javascript
    • compiler
    • web
    • rust
    • build-tool
  9. 9
    foundry-rs/foundry10,320 · ⑂ 2,502

    Foundry is a blazing fast, portable and modular toolkit for Ethereum application development written in Rust.

    • rust
    • solidity
    • evm
    • testing
    • fuzzing
    • blockchain
  10. 10
    parcel-bundler/lightningcss7,521 · ⑂ 264

    An extremely fast CSS parser, transformer, bundler, and minifier written in Rust.

    • css
    • parser
    • compiler
    • minifier
    • rust
    • build-tool
  11. 11
    farm-fe/farm5,574 · ⑂ 192

    Extremely fast Vite-compatible web build tool written in Rust

    • build-tool
    • compiler
    • rust
    • hmr
    • frontend
    • farm
  12. 12
    ProvableHQ/leo4,811 · ⑂ 714

    🦁 The Leo Programming Language. A Programming Language for Formally Verified, Zero-Knowledge Applications

    • programming-language
    • zero-knowledge
    • compiler
    • zksnarks
    • leo
  13. 13
    yoav-lavi/melody4,747 · ⑂ 58

    Melody is a language that compiles to regular expressions and aims to be more readable and maintainable

    • regular-expression
    • language
    • regex
    • compiler
    • melody
    • melodylang
  14. 14
    borgo-lang/borgo4,626 · ⑂ 67

    Borgo is a statically typed language that compiles to Go.

    • compiler
    • golang
    • programming-language
    • rust-lang
  15. 15
    trunk-rs/trunk4,274 · ⑂ 315

    Build, bundle & ship your Rust WASM application to the web.

    • rust
    • wasm
    • bundler
    • assets
    • wasm-bindgen
    • html
  16. 16
    GetFirefly/firefly3,590 · ⑂ 110

    An alternative BEAM implementation, designed for WebAssembly

    • beam
    • erlang
    • erlang-vm
    • virtual-machine
    • web-assembly
    • compiler
  17. 17
    gluon-lang/gluon3,394 · ⑂ 152

    A static, type inferred and embeddable language written in Rust.

    • rust
    • repl
    • programming-language
    • type-inference
    • functional
    • embeddable
  18. 18
    Rust-GPU/rust-gpu3,067 · ⑂ 108

    🐉 Making Rust a first-class language and ecosystem for GPU shaders 🚧

    • compiler
    • rust
    • shaders
    • spirv
    • vulkan
    • gpu-programming
  19. 19
    erg-lang/erg2,855 · ⑂ 58

    A statically typed language compatible with Python

    • compiler
    • programming-language
    • python
    • rust
    • language
    • erg
  20. 20
    kaleidawave/ezno2,732 · ⑂ 48

    A fast and correct TypeScript type checker and compiler with additional experiments

    • compiler
    • javascript
    • types
    • typescript
    • typechecker
  21. 21
    kcl-lang/kcl2,348 · ⑂ 168

    KCL Programming Language Core and API (CNCF Sandbox Project). https://kcl-lang.io

    • record
    • configuration
    • functional
    • policy
    • language
    • rust
  22. 22
    jfecher/ante2,226 · ⑂ 109

    A safe, easy systems language

    • compiler
    • language
    • systems-language
    • refinement-types
    • llvm
    • ante
  23. 23
    zesterer/ariadne2,156 · ⑂ 101

    [Ariadne has moved to Codeberg!] A fancy diagnostics & error reporting crate

    • rust
    • diagnostics
    • compiler
    • parser
    • error-reporting
    • error-messages
  24. 24
    LukeMathWalker/pavex2,049 · ⑂ 80

    A backend framework for Rust professionals

    • rust
    • web
    • backend
    • compiler
    • framework
  25. 25

    Cranelift based backend for rustc

    • rust
    • compiler
    • cranelift
    • jit
    • aot

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The list above ranks the most-starred public Rust repositories tagged with the Compilers topic, drawn from the public GitHub graph. Across 258 matching repositories, the contributors are a tight cluster of engineers with both Rust chops and real Compilers experience.

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