Clojure-like

List of Clojure-inspired programming languages, including ports, dialects, compilers, environments etc.

Updated on: 14 Mar 2026
Total: 65

Icon	Name	Description	Language	Stars
	Clojure 🔗	The Clojure programming language	Java	10.8k⭐
	ClojureScript	Clojure to JS compiler	Clojure	9.4k⭐
	Carp	A statically typed lisp, without a GC, for real-time applications.	Haskell	5.8k⭐
	Hy 🔗	A dialect of Lisp that's embedded in Python	Python	5.4k⭐
	babashka 🔗	Native, fast starting Clojure interpreter for scripting	Clojure	4.4k⭐
	Janet 🔗	A dynamic language and bytecode vm	C	4.2k⭐
	jank 🔗	The native Clojure dialect hosted on LLVM with seamless C++ interop.	C++	3.2k⭐
	Fennel 🔗	Lua Lisp Language	Fennel	2.7k⭐
	Pixie	A small, fast, native lisp with "magical" powers	Python	2.4k⭐
	Lumo	Fast, cross-platform, standalone ClojureScript environment	Clojure	1.9k⭐
	zygomys 🔗	Zygo is a Lisp interpreter written in 100% Go. Central use case: dynamically compose Go struct trees in a zygo script, then invoke compiled Go functions on those trees. Makes Go reflection easy.	Go	1.8k⭐
	Joker 🔗	Small Clojure interpreter, linter and formatter.	Go	1.7k⭐
	Lux	The Lux Programming Language	Emacs Lisp	1.7k⭐
	Clojerl 🔗	Clojure for the Erlang VM (unofficial)	Erlang	1.7k⭐
	ClojureCLR	A port of Clojure to the CLR, part of the Clojure project	C#	1.6k⭐
	ClojureDart	Clojure dialect for Flutter and Dart	Clojure	1.6k⭐
	SCI	Configurable Clojure/Script interpreter suitable for scripting and Clojure DSLs	Clojure	1.3k⭐
	Ferret 🔗	Ferret is a free software lisp implementation for real time embedded control systems.	Makefile	1.1k⭐
	Planck 🔗	Stand-alone ClojureScript REPL	C	1k⭐
	wisp 🔗	A little Clojure-like LISP in JavaScript	wisp	989⭐
	ClojureRS	Clojure, implemented atop Rust (unofficial)	Rust	975⭐
	nbb	Scripting in Clojure on Node.js using SCI	Clojure	939⭐
	ClojureC	A Clojure implementation on top of C	Clojure	922⭐
	Squint 🔗	Light-weight ClojureScript dialect	Clojure	840⭐
	TimL	Clojure like language which compiles down to VimL	VimL	679⭐
	Cherry 🔗	Experimental ClojureScript to ES6 module compiler	Clojure	636⭐
	Rhine	🏞 an OCaml compiler for an untyped lisp	OCaml	633⭐
	gherkin 🔗	a functional programming language and interpreter written in GNU Bash 4	Shell	522⭐
	Fleck	A LISP that runs wherever Bash is	Shell	504⭐
	Glojure	Clojure interpreter hosted on Go, with extensible interop support.	Go	497⭐
	ki 🔗	lisp + mori, sweet.js	JavaScript	482⭐
	Phel 🔗	Phel is a functional, Lisp-inspired programming language that compiles to PHP. It brings the expressive power of Clojure and the simplicity of Janet to the PHP ecosystem.	PHP	473⭐
	Joxa	A Modern Lisp for the Erlang VM	Erlang	473⭐
	Basilisp 🔗	A Clojure-compatible(-ish) Lisp dialect hosted on Python 3 with seamless Python interop	Python	439⭐
	Cloture	Clojure in Common Lisp	Common Lisp	387⭐
	Liz	Lisp-flavored general-purpose programming language (based on Zig)	Clojure	286⭐
	clojure-objc	Clojure for objc	Java	245⭐
	LispSyntax.jl	lisp-like syntax in julia	Julia	236⭐
	CLClojure	An experimental port of clojure to common lisp. Also some native common lisp implementations of clojure libraries, like seq, persistent vectors, etc.	Common Lisp	229⭐
	Lokke	Lokke: Clojure for Guile	Scheme	219⭐
	cljs2go	ClojureScript to Go	Go	211⭐
	llr	Lisp-like-R: A clojure inspired lisp that compiles to R in R	R	206⭐
	Glojure	The Glojure programming language	Go	176⭐
	JO Clojure	Fast Embeddable Clojure in C/C++	C++	152⭐
	Clojurescript-Lua	Clojurescript running on lua ! In construction	Clojure	150⭐
	clojure-clr-next	Next generation of ClojureCLR under development.	F#	141⭐
	Cormorant	Clojure(ish) interpreter in Swift	Swift	133⭐
	Lithium	Clojure-based x86 assembler and toy Lisp compiler	Clojure	125⭐
	Kapok 🔗	A Lisp on the Erlang VM	Erlang	120⭐
	Cream	Fast starting Clojure runtime built with GraalVM native-image + Crema	Clojure	113⭐
	let-go 🔗	Clojure-esque extension language for Go. (WIP)	Go	81⭐
	ClojureWasm	An independent Clojure runtime implemented in Zig, optimized for high-performance native execution and deep WebAssembly runtime integration.	Zig	76⭐
	ClojureHaxe	Clojure port written in Haxe targeting multiple platforms	Haxe	67⭐
	Bridje	Bridje is a statically typed LISP targeting GraalVM, drawing inspiration from Clojure, Haskell and Kotlin.	Kotlin	60⭐
	Gojure	A compiler from Clojure to Go.	Go	50⭐
	Venice	Venice, a Clojure inspired sandboxed Lisp dialect with Java interoperability serving as a safe scripting language.	Java	41⭐
	Magic	Experimental typed JVM Lisp inspired by Clojure	Java	34⭐
	Javelin	Javelin is a dialect of Lisp. It is designed to be an embedded language (minimal Lisp for the Java Virtual Machine).	Java	29⭐
	Gloat	Glojure AOT Tool	Clojure	15⭐
	Closhure	Lisp for .NET	C#	10⭐
	Charon 🔗	Charon is a functional, LISP flavoured language that compiles to Lua.	TypeScript	7⭐
	Toccata	This is the Toccata compiler and core library. Start here.	C	6⭐
	Kiso 🔗	ClojureScript-to-JavaScript compiler in TypeScript. Zero dependencies.	TypeScript	4⭐
	clojure-rt		C++	3⭐
	Swish	A Clojure inspired Lisp written by Claude Code in Swift. For embedding or compiling to Swift.	Swift	2⭐

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Usage

1. Add project to repos.edn
2. Optionaly add your Github token to token.txt
3. lein run for updating README.md

Warning

GitHub's rate limit is 60 requests per hour for unauthenticated request. So, because number of projects more than 60, you should probably add your Github token to token.txt, or rerun generation after an hour. Results are cached, so generation will continue.

How to create GitHub token

• Settings -> Developer Settings -> Personal access tokens -> Fine-grained tokens -> Generate new token
• Configure the token's details. 'Read-only access to public repositories.' is enough.
• Generate token