Clojure-like

List of Clojure-inspired programming languages, including ports, dialects, compilers, environments etc.

Updated on: 26 Oct 2026
Total: 113

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Top-starred over the last 2 months

Icon	Name	Stars added
	Janet 🔗	➕ 99⭐
	Jolt 🔗	➕ 86⭐
	Carp	➕ 59⭐
	jank 🔗	➕ 48⭐
	babashka 🔗	➕ 36⭐
	Clojure 🔗	➕ 28⭐
	mal	➕ 28⭐
	let-go 🔗	➕ 22⭐
	Fennel ↗ 🔗	➕ 18⭐
	Squint 🔗	➕ 18⭐

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Icon	Name	Stars added
	ClojureDart	➕ 17⭐
	clojurust	➕ 16⭐
	SCI	➕ 9⭐
	Phel 🔗	➕ 9⭐
	ClojureWasm	➕ 9⭐
	Joker 🔗	➕ 8⭐
	Lux	➕ 7⭐
	Hy 🔗	➕ 6⭐
	zygomys 🔗	➕ 6⭐
	nbb	➕ 6⭐
	Glojure	➕ 6⭐
	ClojureElisp 🔗	➕ 6⭐
	ClojureCLR	➕ 5⭐
	Cherry 🔗	➕ 4⭐
	Basilisp 🔗	➕ 4⭐
	Cljbang	➕ 4⭐
	cljgo 🔗	➕ 4⭐
	ClojureScript	➕ 3⭐
	Glisp 🔗	➕ 3⭐
	Ferret 🔗	➕ 3⭐
	Arcadia 🔗	➕ 2⭐
	Cloture	➕ 2⭐
	Liz	➕ 2⭐
	Sheaf 🔗	➕ 2⭐
	Gloat	➕ 2⭐
	go-joker 🔗	➕ 2⭐
	Clojerl 🔗	➕ 1⭐
	Planck 🔗	➕ 1⭐
	ClojureC	➕ 1⭐
	Fleck	➕ 1⭐
	Cream	➕ 1⭐
	Rustly	➕ 1⭐
	Lithium	➕ 1⭐
	Bridje	➕ 1⭐
	Venice	➕ 1⭐
	Javelin	➕ 1⭐
	Choq	➕ 1⭐
	Swish	➕ 1⭐
	Closhure	➕ 1⭐
	Toccata	➕ 1⭐

⚡ Most active

Most contributed to the default branch over the last 2 months

Icon	Name	New commits
	Jolt 🔗	➕ 1.9k commits
	ClojureWasm	➕ 531 commits
	mino	➕ 510 commits
	babashka 🔗	➕ 276 commits
	Phel 🔗	➕ 272 commits
	clojurust	➕ 248 commits
	let-go 🔗	➕ 197 commits
	ClojureCLR	➕ 155 commits
	Beagle	➕ 154 commits
	Janet 🔗	➕ 113 commits

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Icon	Name	New commits
	jank 🔗	➕ 106 commits
	go-joker 🔗	➕ 84 commits
	ClojureElisp 🔗	➕ 76 commits
	Clojure 🔗	➕ 72 commits
	Sheaf 🔗	➕ 66 commits
	Squint 🔗	➕ 56 commits
	Joker 🔗	➕ 46 commits
	Gloat	➕ 44 commits
	Glojure	➕ 39 commits
	SCI	➕ 30 commits
	Bridje	➕ 30 commits
	Lux	➕ 25 commits
	Venice	➕ 19 commits
	ClojureDart	➕ 18 commits
	Carp	➕ 14 commits
	nbb	➕ 12 commits
	ClojureScript	➕ 9 commits
	Swish	➕ 9 commits
	Clove	➕ 8 commits
	Hy 🔗	➕ 5 commits
	Lithium	➕ 2 commits
	Cljam 🔗	➕ 2 commits
	zygomys 🔗	➕ 1 commits
	Cherry 🔗	➕ 1 commits
	Cljbang	➕ 1 commits

✨ Newest

Most recently created over the past year

Icon	Name	Created
	Choq	08 Aug 2026
	Cljbang	21 Jul 2026
	cljgo 🔗	11 Jul 2026
	Bars 🔗	02 Jun 2026
	Jolt 🔗	01 Jun 2026
	Beagle	15 May 2026
	Bara Lang ↗	08 May 2026
	clojure-py	24 Apr 2026
	mino	13 Apr 2026
	Clojette	09 Mar 2026

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Icon	Name	Created
	Kiso 🔗	03 Mar 2026
	clojurust	02 Mar 2026
	Cljam 🔗	22 Feb 2026
	Cream	22 Feb 2026
	HC-Lisp 🔗	22 Feb 2026
	Swish	10 Feb 2026
	Gloat	02 Feb 2026
	ClojureWasm	01 Feb 2026
	Clove	28 Jan 2026
	FOL	18 Jan 2026
	Sheaf 🔗	10 Jan 2026
	ClojureElisp 🔗	01 Jan 2026

📋 Main

Icon	Name	Description	Language	Stars
	Clojure 🔗	The Clojure programming language	Java	11k⭐
	mal	mal - Make a Lisp	Assembly	10.7k⭐
	ClojureScript	Clojure to JS compiler	Clojure	9.4k⭐
	Carp	A statically typed lisp, without a GC, for real-time applications.	Haskell	6.1k⭐
	Hy 🔗	A dialect of Lisp that's embedded in Python	Python	5.4k⭐
	babashka 🔗	Native, fast starting Clojure interpreter for scripting	Clojure	4.6k⭐
	Janet 🔗	A dynamic language and bytecode vm	C	4.5k⭐
	jank 🔗	jank is the native Clojure dialect with seamless C++ interop.	C++	3.4k⭐
	Fennel ↗ 🔗	Lua Lisp Language	Fennel	2.8k⭐
	Pixie	A small, fast, native lisp with "magical" powers	Python	2.4k⭐
	Lumo	Fast, cross-platform, standalone ClojureScript environment	Clojure	1.9k⭐
	zygomys 🔗	Zygo is a Lisp interpreter written in 100% Go. Central use case: dynamically compose Go struct trees in a zygo script, then invoke compiled Go functions on those trees. Makes Go reflection easy.	Go	1.8k⭐
	Joker 🔗	Small Clojure interpreter, linter and formatter.	Go	1.8k⭐
	Lux	The Lux Programming Language	Emacs Lisp	1.7k⭐
	Clojerl 🔗	Clojure for the Erlang VM (unofficial)	Erlang	1.7k⭐
	Arcadia 🔗	Clojure in Unity	Clojure	1.7k⭐
	ClojureCLR	A port of Clojure to the CLR, part of the Clojure project	C#	1.7k⭐
	ClojureDart	Clojure dialect for Flutter and Dart	Clojure	1.7k⭐
	SCI	Configurable Clojure/Script interpreter suitable for scripting and Clojure DSLs	Clojure	1.4k⭐
	Glisp 🔗	Glisp is a Lisp-based design tool that combines generative approaches with traditional design methods, empowering artists to discover new forms of expression.	TypeScript	1.2k⭐
	Ferret 🔗	Ferret is a free software lisp implementation for real time embedded control systems.	Makefile	1.1k⭐
	Planck 🔗	Stand-alone ClojureScript REPL	C	1k⭐
	wisp 🔗	A little Clojure-like LISP in JavaScript	wisp	986⭐
	ClojureRS	Clojure, implemented atop Rust (unofficial)	Rust	980⭐
	nbb	Scripting in Clojure on Node.js using SCI	Clojure	970⭐
	ClojureC	A Clojure implementation on top of C	Clojure	919⭐
	Squint 🔗	Light-weight ClojureScript dialect	Clojure	916⭐
	Glojure	Clojure interpreter hosted on Go, with extensible interop support.	Go	730⭐
	TimL	Clojure like language which compiles down to VimL	Vim Script	678⭐
	Cherry 🔗	Experimental ClojureScript to ES6 module compiler	Clojure	664⭐
	Rhine	🏞 an OCaml compiler for an untyped lisp	OCaml	633⭐
	let-go 🔗	Almost Clojure written in Go.	Go	575⭐
	clojure-scheme	Clojure to Scheme to C to the bare metal.	Clojure	566⭐
	Phel 🔗	A functional, Lisp-inspired language that compiles to PHP. Inspired by Clojure, Phel brings macros, persistent data structures, and expressive functional idioms to the PHP ecosystem.	PHP	530⭐
	gherkin 🔗	a functional programming language and interpreter written in GNU Bash 4	Shell	522⭐
	Fleck	A LISP that runs wherever Bash is	Shell	508⭐
	Basilisp 🔗	A Clojure-compatible(-ish) Lisp dialect hosted on Python 3 with seamless Python interop	Python	482⭐
	ki 🔗	lisp + mori, sweet.js	JavaScript	480⭐
	Joxa	A Modern Lisp for the Erlang VM	Erlang	472⭐
	Cloture	Clojure in Common Lisp	Common Lisp	403⭐
	Jolt 🔗	A Clojure compiler implemented on top of Chez Scheme	Scheme	344⭐
	Liz	Lisp-flavored general-purpose programming language (based on Zig)	Clojure	293⭐
	Kalai	A source-to-source transpiler to convert Clojure to multiple target languages (Rust, C++, Java, ...)	Clojure	247⭐
	clojure-objc	Clojure for objc	Java	245⭐
	LispSyntax.jl	lisp-like syntax in julia	Julia	236⭐
	CLClojure	An experimental port of clojure to common lisp. Also some native common lisp implementations of clojure libraries, like seq, persistent vectors, etc.	Common Lisp	231⭐
	Lokke	Lokke: Clojure for Guile	Scheme	220⭐
	cljs2go	ClojureScript to Go	Go	211⭐
	llr	Lisp-like-R: A clojure inspired lisp that compiles to R in R	R	205⭐
	ClojureWasm	A JVM-free Clojure runtime in Zig — call WebAssembly from Clojure to use libraries written in any language.	Zig	193⭐
	Glojure	The Glojure programming language	Go	176⭐
	Cream	Fast starting Clojure runtime built with GraalVM native-image + Crema	Clojure	168⭐
	Rustly	A Clojure to Rust transpiler	Clojure	168⭐
	uclj	Small, quick, native Clojure interpreter	Clojure	154⭐
	JO Clojure	Fast Embeddable Clojure in C/C++	C++	153⭐
	Clojurescript-Lua	Clojurescript running on lua ! In construction	Clojure	151⭐
	clojure-clr-next	Next generation of ClojureCLR under development.	F#	143⭐
	Cormorant	Clojure(ish) interpreter in Swift	Swift	133⭐
	Lithium	Clojure-based x86 assembler and toy Lisp compiler	Clojure	127⭐
	Kapok 🔗	A Lisp on the Erlang VM	Erlang	119⭐
	Cljbang	A Clojure-like language that runs as Emacs Lisp.	Emacs Lisp	116⭐
	Apricot	Clojure-like Lisp on Rubinius	Ruby	97⭐
	ClojureScript-Terra	A Terra-backed ClojureScript compiler	Clojure	87⭐
	nanoclj	A Tiny Clojure Interpreter	C	78⭐
	clojurust	Clojure and Rust	Rust	73⭐
	ClojureHaxe	Clojure port written in Haxe targeting multiple platforms	Haxe	68⭐
	Bridje	Bridje is a statically typed LISP targeting GraalVM, drawing inspiration from Clojure, Haskell and Kotlin.	Kotlin	62⭐
	Sheaf 🔗	A functional language for machine learning. Inspired by Clojure, compiled to GPUs.	Rust	56⭐
	ClojuRust	A proof of concept version of Clojure in Rust.	Rust	55⭐
	Gloat	Glojure AOT Tool	Clojure	54⭐
	Gojure	A compiler from Clojure to Go.	Go	51⭐
	Venice	Venice, a Clojure inspired sandboxed Lisp dialect with Java interoperability serving as a safe scripting language.	Java	47⭐
	Crisp	Lisp dialect implemented with Crystal	Crystal	47⭐
	Lingy		Perl	45⭐
	ClojureRust	Clojure to Rust compiler	Rust	40⭐
	ClojureElisp 🔗	A Clojure dialect that compiles to Emacs Lisp	Clojure	35⭐
	Magic	Experimental typed JVM Lisp inspired by Clojure	Java	34⭐
	FOL		HTML	32⭐
	Javelin	Javelin is a dialect of Lisp. It is designed to be an embedded language (minimal Lisp for the Java Virtual Machine).	Java	31⭐
	go-joker 🔗	A personal twist on the original Clojure interpreter and linter, slightly mad, Go-ing places	Go	28⭐
	cljgo 🔗	Clojure hosted on Go — AOT-emits Go source (the ClojureScript model), tree-walk REPL, universal Go interop	Go	27⭐
	mino	[Discontinued] Embeddable Clojure-inspired Lisp.	C	26⭐
	RubyLisp	A Lisp dialect of Ruby	Ruby	25⭐
	Risp	a lisp(clojure) in Objective-C, run on OS X and iOS	Objective-C	25⭐
	Beagle	Beagle is an independent statically typed Lisp derived from Clojure.	Racket	23⭐
	Frock	Clojure-flavoured PHP	PHP	23⭐
	Choq	Choq: Cherry on QuickJS	Rust	23⭐
	Risp	A rusty Lisp inspired by Clojure for usage as simple configuration language	Rust	18⭐
	ClojuRS	A fun clojure implementation in Rust	Rust	17⭐
	Cloje	A clone of Clojure built atop Scheme/Lisp	Clojure	17⭐
	Hammock	A partial implementation of Clojure, in pure Ruby	Clojure	16⭐
	Swish	A Clojure inspired Lisp written by Claude Code in Swift. For embedding or compiling to Swift.	Swift	13⭐
	Closhure	Lisp for .NET	C#	11⭐
	Kiso 🔗	ClojureScript-to-JavaScript compiler in TypeScript. Zero dependencies.	TypeScript	10⭐
	clojure-rt		C++	9⭐
	Toccata	This is the Toccata compiler and core library. Start here.	C	9⭐
	Lemma 🔗	A Lisp designed to integrate with Lua.	Lua	9⭐
	Rouge	Ruby + Clojure = Rouge	Ruby	9⭐
	Charon 🔗	Charon is a functional, LISP flavoured language that compiles to Lua.	TypeScript	8⭐
	Clojette	Clojette is an opinionated and fully featured Lisp language for GreyHack written in GreyScript/MiniScript.	JavaScript	8⭐
	Cljam 🔗	Clojure interpreter with a tokenizer, reader, macro expander, evaluator, incremental compiler, vite plugin, nREPL server compatible with calva on vscode, embedded browser REPL, CLI compatible with node and bun as host	TypeScript	7⭐
	Zera-5	A light-weight Clojure interpreter	JavaScript	7⭐
	clojure-metal	Implementation of Clojure running on native code.	Clojure	6⭐
	Rusjure	A compiler and a programming language highly inspired by Clojure.	Rust	4⭐
	Bars 🔗	Bars - systems programming language with Clojure syntax	Brightscript	4⭐
	Clarp	[Cl]ojure runtime for C Sh[arp]	C#	2⭐
	Purisp	A Lisp dialect inspired by Clojure implemented in PureScript	PureScript	2⭐
	clojure-py	Clojure core on Python 3.14t via PyO3	Python	1⭐
	Bara Lang ↗	Bara lang - Clojure for nim language	Nim	1⭐
	HC-Lisp 🔗	HCLIsp - A modern Lisp dialect implementation in TypeScript, inspired by Clojure and Peter Norvig's Lispy project.	TypeScript	1⭐
	Lispery	Simple embeddable LISP implementation for .NET inspired by Schemy and Clojure.	C#	0⭐
	NPLisp	An interpreted lisp dialect, inspired by Clojure	Java	0⭐
	Clove	Clove language — Clojure‑inspired Lisp with native build, OOP syntax, and FFI.	Rust	0⭐

• Bold name - last push was less than a year ago

Usage

1. Add project to repos.edn
2. Add your GitHub token to gh_token.txt and your GitLab token to gl_token.txt
3. lein run for updating README.md

Warning

This project uses the GitHub API and the GitLab API to get projects information.

How to create a GitHub token

• Settings -> Developer Settings -> Personal access tokens -> Fine-grained tokens -> Generate new token
• Configure the token's details. 'Read-only access to public repositories.' is enough.
• Generate token

How to create a GitLab token

• Edit profile -> Access -> Personal access tokens -> Generate token
• Configure the token's details.
• Generate token