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Gauche vs Janet: catalog facts
Gauche	Janet
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Quick startup suited to scripting Large standard library with networking, regex and threads	Entire language under 1MB in one binary Threads, networking and an event loop built in
Scheme has a smaller ecosystem than mainstream scripting languages Major releases are infrequent	Smaller package ecosystem than mainstream scripting languages Lisp-style syntax takes adjustment for newcomers
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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