Vala

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Vala is a new programming language that aims to bring modern programming language features to GNOME developers without imposing any additional runtime requirements and without using a different ABI compared to applications and libraries written in C.

Cost / License

Free
Open Source (LGPL-2.1)

Application type

Programming Language

Origin

Switzerland

Platforms

Windows
Linux
BSD
Linux Mobile

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Features

Object-oriented Language

Tags

programming

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Recent activities

LunaStev added Vala as alternative to Wave Programming Language
about 2 months ago
alternativeto-single850 added Vala as alternative to Rux Programming Language
4 months ago
3F1 updated Vala
4 months ago
Gergely Turi added Vala as alternative to Jank Programming Language and Temper Programming Language
10 months ago
Paul added Vala as alternative to Unison Programming Language
11 months ago

Vala information

Developed by
Jürg Billeter
Licensing
Open Source (LGPL-2.1) and Free product.
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Supported Languages
- English

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Vala was added to AlternativeTo by johanmattssonm on Oct 22, 2012 and this page was last updated Jun 8, 2026.

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brew install vala

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What is Vala?

Vala is a new programming language that aims to bring modern programming language features to GNOME developers without imposing any additional runtime requirements and without using a different ABI compared to applications and libraries written in C.