Top Compilers repositories on GitHub
Front-ends, back-ends, and language toolchains.
Ranked by stars across 1,257 repositories tagged compiler. Refreshed daily.
- 1vercel/next.js★ 139,306 · ⑂ 31,023
The React Framework
- react
- server-rendering
- universal
- node
- components
- browser
- 2rust-lang/rust★ 112,581 · ⑂ 14,867
Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient software.
- rust
- compiler
- language
- 3
- 4webpack/webpack★ 65,759 · ⑂ 9,355
A bundler for javascript and friends. Packs many modules into a few bundled assets. Code Splitting allows for loading parts of the application on demand. Through "loaders", modules can be CommonJs, AMD, ES6 modules, CSS, Images, JSON, Coffeescript, LESS, ... and your custom stuff.
- webpack
- javascript
- module-bundler
- loaders
- plugins
- build-tool
- 5FuelLabs/sway★ 61,710 · ⑂ 5,421
🌴 Empowering everyone to build reliable and efficient smart contracts.
- sway
- language
- compiler
- fuel
- 6gatsbyjs/gatsby★ 55,947 · ⑂ 10,202
React-based framework with performance, scalability, and security built in.
- gatsby
- static-site-generator
- react
- blog
- web-app
- compiler
- 7typst/typst★ 53,349 · ⑂ 1,562
A markup-based typesetting system that is powerful and easy to learn.
- typesetting
- compiler
- markup
- typst
- 8JetBrains/kotlin★ 52,690 · ⑂ 6,295
The Kotlin Programming Language.
- kotlin
- programming-language
- compiler
- gradle-plugin
- maven-plugin
- kotlin-library
- 9parcel-bundler/parcel★ 44,030 · ⑂ 2,273
The zero configuration build tool for the web. 📦🚀
- module-bundler
- build-tool
- javascript
- css
- html
- assets
- 10babel/babel★ 43,897 · ⑂ 5,817
🐠 Babel is a compiler for writing next generation JavaScript.
- babel
- javascript
- ast
- compiler
- flavortown
- es6
- 11
- 12evanw/esbuild★ 39,873 · ⑂ 1,306
An extremely fast bundler for the web
- typescript
- minifier
- javascript
- commonjs
- compiler
- jsx
- 13vlang/v★ 37,549 · ⑂ 2,240
Simple, fast, safe, compiled language for developing maintainable software. Compiles itself in <1s with zero library dependencies. Supports automatic C => V translation. https://vlang.io
- programming-language
- language
- v
- compiler
- 14markedjs/marked★ 36,759 · ⑂ 3,526
A markdown parser and compiler. Built for speed.
- markdown
- compiler
- parser
- commonmark
- gfm
- hacktoberfest
- 15carbon-language/carbon-lang★ 33,676 · ⑂ 1,534
Carbon Language's main repository: documents, design, implementation, and related tools. (NOTE: Carbon Language is experimental; see README)
- programming-language
- carbon-lang
- compiler
- cpp
- language
- experimental
- 16swc-project/swc★ 33,395 · ⑂ 1,388
Rust-based platform for the Web
- ecmascript
- compiler
- rust
- javascript
- parser
- babel
- 17v8/v8★ 25,005 · ⑂ 4,266
The official mirror of the V8 Git repository
- javascript-engine
- virtual-machine
- compiler
- interpreter
- javascript
- 18vercel/pkg★ 24,379 · ⑂ 1,066
Package your Node.js project into an executable
- nodejs
- binaries
- compiler
- cli
- 19RustPython/RustPython★ 22,035 · ⑂ 1,436
A Python Interpreter written in Rust
- rust
- python3
- python-language
- jit
- interpreter
- hacktoberfest
- 20oracle/graal★ 21,573 · ⑂ 1,789
GraalVM compiles applications into native executables that start instantly, scale fast, and use fewer compute resources 🚀
- java
- aot
- compiler
- graalvm
- 21gleam-lang/gleam★ 21,414 · ⑂ 958
⭐️ A friendly language for building type-safe, scalable systems!
- gleam
- programming-language
- compiler
- erlang
- statically-typed
- 22oxc-project/oxc★ 21,005 · ⑂ 1,017
⚓ A collection of high-performance JavaScript tools.
- compiler
- javascript
- linter
- minifier
- parser
- typescript
- 23crystal-lang/crystal★ 20,264 · ⑂ 1,670
The Crystal Programming Language
- crystal
- hacktoberfest
- compiler
- crystal-language
- programming-language
- 24compiler-explorer/compiler-explorer★ 18,752 · ⑂ 2,029
Run compilers interactively from your web browser and interact with the assembly
- rust
- c-plus-plus
- go
- dlang
- compiler
- cpp
- 25nim-lang/Nim★ 17,970 · ⑂ 1,527
Nim is a statically typed compiled systems programming language. It combines successful concepts from mature languages like Python, Ada and Modula. Its design focuses on efficiency, expressiveness, and elegance (in that order of priority).
- language
- compiler
- metaprogramming
- macros
- efficient
- procedural
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