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Premake

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Powerfully simple build configuration

Describe your software project just once, using Premake's simple and easy to read syntax, and build it everywhere. Generate project files for Visual Studio, GNU Make, Xcode, Code::Blocks, and more across Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Use.

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  • FreeOpen Source

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
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  1.  Portable
  2.  Build automation

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  • development
  • compiling-tool
  • build-tool
  • compiling

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Premake information

  • Developed by

    Jess Perkins
  • Licensing

    Open Source (BSD-3-Clause) and Free product.
  • Written in

  • Rating

    Average rating of 5
  • Alternatives

    22 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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  •  3,417 Stars
  •  631 Forks
  •  291 Open Issues
  •   Updated Jul 3, 2025 
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Our users have written 1 comments and reviews about Premake, and it has gotten 10 likes

Premake was added to AlternativeTo by Shoozza on Jun 25, 2012 and this page was last updated Mar 27, 2023.

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Top Positive Comment
Mike666
Aug 21, 2018
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Simple and clean project description in lua

What is Premake?

Powerfully simple build configuration

Describe your software project just once, using Premake's simple and easy to read syntax, and build it everywhere. Generate project files for Visual Studio, GNU Make, Xcode, Code::Blocks, and more across Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Use the full featured Lua scripting engine to make build configuration tasks a breeze.

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