LLVM AlternativesCompilers and other similar apps like LLVM

LLVM is described as 'Compiler infrastructure designed for compile-time, link-time, run-time, and "idle-time" optimization of programs written in arbitrary programming languages. Originally implemented for C and C++, the language-agnostic design (and the success) of LLVM has since' and is a Compiler in the development category. There are seven alternatives to LLVM for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Cygwin apps. The best LLVM alternative is MinGW, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like LLVM are GNU Compiler Collection, clang, Tiny C Compiler and QBE.

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  1. MinGW icon
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    MinGW ("Minimalistic GNU for Windows") is a port of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) and GNU Binutils. It provides a complete Open Source programming toolset which is suitable for the development of native MS-Windows (x86) applications, which do not depend on any...

    23 MinGW alternatives

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  2. The GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) is a compiler system produced by the GNU Project supporting various programming languages. GCC is a key component of the GNU toolchain. As well as being the official compiler of the unfinished GNU operating system, GCC has been adopted as the...

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    • Free
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    • Mac
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    • Haiku
     
  3. clang icon
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    C, C++, Objective C and Objective C++ front-end for the LLVM compiler.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Comments about clang as an Alternative to LLVM
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    LLVM is not a C compiler. Clang is a C compiler that uses LLVM

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    • clang is Free and Open SourceLLVM is also Free and Open Source
  4. The Tiny C Compiler is an x86, x86-64 and ARM processor C compiler created by Fabrice Bellard. It is designed to work for slow computers with little disk space . Windows operating system support was added in version 0.9.23 .

    11 Tiny C Compiler alternatives

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    • Free
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    • Windows
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  5. QBE icon
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    QBE is a compiler backend that aims to provide 70% of the performance of industrial optimizing compilers in 10% of the code. QBE fosters language innovation by offering a compact user-friendly and performant backend.

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    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  6. Open64 icon
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    Open64 is an open source, optimizing compiler for the Itanium and x86-64 microprocessor architectures. It supports Fortran 77/95 and C/C++, as well as the shared memory programming model OpenMP.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  7. Open Watcom is a project of the open source community to maintain and enhance the Watcom C, C++, and Fortran cross compilers and tools.

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    • Free
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    • Mac
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