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

Updated on: 21 Mar 2026
Total: 66

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	4.5k⭐
	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	942⭐
	ClojureC	A Clojure implementation on top of C	Clojure	922⭐
	Squint 🔗	Light-weight ClojureScript dialect	Clojure	844⭐
	TimL	Clojure like language which compiles down to VimL	VimL	678⭐
	Cherry 🔗	Experimental ClojureScript to ES6 module compiler	Clojure	637⭐
	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	498⭐
	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	442⭐
	Cloture	Clojure in Common Lisp	Common Lisp	388⭐
	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	119⭐
	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	80⭐
	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	43⭐
	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⭐
	Sheaf 🔗	A functional framework designed from the ground up for machine learning. Inspired by Clojure. Compiles to native GPU code.	Rust	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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