Top 7 Zig programming-language Projects

zig-book

1 4 2,708 8.4 Zig

An open, technical and introductory book for the Zig programming language 📚📖

Project mention: Zig by Example | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-06-08

- Free online book [Introduction to Zig](https://pedropark99.github.io/zig-book) by Pedro Park. Project-based
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toy-lang

2 7 603 5.5 Zig

Toy language for experimentation and fun.
LoLa

3 1 236 7.2 Zig

LoLa is a small programming language meant to be embedded into games.
zigself

4 2 222 8.2 Zig

An implementation of the Self programming language in Zig
ClojureWasm

5 2 189 10.0 Zig

A JVM-free Clojure runtime in Zig — call WebAssembly from Clojure to use libraries written in any language.

Project mention: ClojureWasm is a Clojure runtime written from scratch in Zig and Clojure, no JVM | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-06-18
element-0

6 1 29 5.6 Zig

A small embeddable Lisp for the Zig ecosystem λ
gale

7 1 13 6.1 Zig

Strongly-typed, minimal-ish, stack-based development at storm-force speed.
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NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

Zig programming-language discussion

Zig programming-language related posts

ClojureWasm is a Clojure runtime written from scratch in Zig and Clojure, no JVM

1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 18 Jun 2026
Zig by Example

5 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 8 Jun 2026
Zig Book – An open, technical and introductory book for Zig

1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 30 Nov 2025
Why Zig Feels More Practical Than Rust

4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 23 Sep 2025
A new language inspired by Go

4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 29 May 2025
Red Programming Language

6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 20 May 2025
I'm sorry honey, it's just not working out. Our relationship worked when we were younger, but we're both older now and we've grown apart. This issue is to fully eliminate LLVM, Clang, and LLD libraries from the Zig project.

3 projects | /r/programmingcirclejerk | 29 Jun 2023
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Index

What are some of the best open-source programming-language projects in Zig? This list will help you:

#	Project	Stars
1	zig-book	2,708
2	toy-lang	603
3	LoLa	236
4	zigself	222
5	ClojureWasm	189
6	element-0	29
7	gale	13

Zig programming-language

Top 7 Zig programming-language Projects

Zig programming-language discussion

Zig programming-language related posts

ClojureWasm is a Clojure runtime written from scratch in Zig and Clojure, no JVM

Zig by Example

Zig Book – An open, technical and introductory book for Zig

Why Zig Feels More Practical Than Rust

A new language inspired by Go

Red Programming Language

I'm sorry honey, it's just not working out. Our relationship worked when we were younger, but we're both older now and we've grown apart. This issue is to fully eliminate LLVM, Clang, and LLD libraries from the Zig project.

Index