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Premake vs Meson: catalog facts
Premake	Meson
Free Free and open source under the BSD 3-Clause licence.	Free Free and open source.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
One script generates project files for many toolsets Readable Lua-based syntax	Readable build definition language Fast full and incremental builds
Generates project files rather than building directly Smaller ecosystem than CMake	Build language is deliberately limited, so unusual logic can be awkward Smaller ecosystem than CMake
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License: Apache-2.0
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 September 23, 2026

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