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Premake vs Xmake: catalog facts
Premake	Xmake
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 Lua-based build files Built-in package management with Conan and vcpkg integration
Generates project files rather than building directly Smaller ecosystem than CMake	Less widely adopted than CMake Requires learning its Lua configuration style
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 October 1, 2026

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