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Meson vs Premake: catalog facts
Meson	Premake
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the BSD 3-Clause licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Readable build definition language Fast full and incremental builds	One script generates project files for many toolsets Readable Lua-based syntax
Build language is deliberately limited, so unusual logic can be awkward Smaller ecosystem than CMake	Generates project files rather than building directly Smaller ecosystem than CMake
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: BSD-3-Clause
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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