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GNU GuileChez Scheme
Free

Free software under the LGPL 3.0 or later.

 Free

Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.

macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, Command line
  • Works both as a standalone language and an embeddable extension language
  • Broad Scheme standards support, including many SRFIs
  • Complete Scheme implementation with compiler and tools
  • Regular versioned releases with detailed release notes
  • Scheme syntax is unfamiliar to many programmers
  • Smaller ecosystem than mainstream scripting languages
  • Scheme is a niche language with a smaller ecosystem
  • Homepage offers little introductory material
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: LGPL-3.0-or-later License: Apache-2.0
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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