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Premake vs cmkr: catalog facts
Premake	cmkr
Free Free and open source under the BSD 3-Clause licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, Command line
One script generates project files for many toolsets Readable Lua-based syntax	Simple TOML project files instead of hand-written CMake Generates readable, idiomatic CMakeLists.txt
Generates project files rather than building directly Smaller ecosystem than CMake	Still depends on CMake underneath Only covers C and C++ projects built with CMake
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 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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