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XmakePremake
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 Lua-based build files
  • Built-in package management with Conan and vcpkg integration
  • One script generates project files for many toolsets
  • Readable Lua-based syntax
  • Less widely adopted than CMake
  • Requires learning its Lua configuration style
  • 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

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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