Nim (programming language)

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Nim is a statically typed, imperative programming language with a powerful macro system that tries to give the programmer ultimate power without compromises on runtime efficiency.

Cost / License

Free
Open Source

Application typeApplication types

Origin

Germany
EU

Platforms

Mac
Windows
Linux
BSD

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Properties

Lightweight

Features

Compiled Language
Imperative Language
Systems programming
Static typing
Portable
Support for scripting
Ad-free
Object-oriented Language
Lisp-like

Nim (programming language) information

Developed by
Andreas Rumpf & Contributors
Licensing
Open Source and Free product.
Written in
Nim
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Supported Languages
- English

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Development

GitHub repository

18,262 Stars
1,562 Forks
2232 Open Issues
Updated Oct 9, 2026

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Our users have written 1 comments and reviews about Nim (programming language), and it has gotten 42 likes

Nim (programming language) was added to AlternativeTo by dbohdan on May 25, 2014 and this page was last updated Jan 27, 2021. Nim (programming language) is sometimes referred to as Nim.

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Top Positive Comment

David

★★★★★

Aug 6, 2018

As readable and powerful as Python but as fast as C, with no reliance on a VM. The language is a beautiful beast.

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Install from the command line

winget install -e --id nim.nim
brew install nim

Be careful what you paste into a terminal. Check what a command installs before running it.

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