llvm/llvm-project
The LLVM Project is a collection of modular and reusable compiler and toolchain technologies. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
99/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 99
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 14
- age_days: 3556
- days_rel: 8
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 36
Adoption not part of the score
39958 stars · 18375 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
LLVM is a modular compiler and toolchain infrastructure providing libraries and tools for building optimized compilers, optimizers, and runtime environments. It includes the Clang C/C++ frontend, the LLVM core optimizer and code generator, the LLD linker, and the libc++ standard library.
Use cases
- build a compiler for a new programming language
- compile C and C++ code with clang
- generate optimized machine code for multiple CPU architectures
- implement a JIT compiler for a scripting language
- perform link-time and profile-guided optimizations
- write static analysis or code transformation tools on LLVM IR
When to choose
- you are building a compiler, interpreter, or JIT and need mature code generation and optimization
- you need a production-grade C/C++ toolchain as a GCC alternative
- you want to target many CPU architectures from a single intermediate representation
- you need a stable, well-documented IR for program analysis or research
When to avoid
- you just need to compile an application without custom toolchain work - use an existing compiler directly
- your project is small and the LLVM build size and compile times are overkill
- you need a simple single-language parser without code generation
Facets
library · maturity stable
compiler interpreter developer-tools parser build-tool compilers programming-languages developer-tools performance cross-platform cpp windows wasm llvm clang compiler-infrastructure llvm-ir jit code-generation optimizer linker toolchain c-plus-plus linux macos
8 sources
- readme: https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project · fetched 2026-08-28 · 65e36a40dd19
- homepage: http://llvm.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 598310e35215
- site_page: https://llvm.org/Features.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1eea7524f7f2
- site_page: https://llvm.org/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · eec813dda90d
- site_page: https://llvm.org/docs/CommandGuide · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6227a62c79bd
- site_page: https://llvm.org/docs/FAQ.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5f353e43ec31
- site_page: https://llvm.org/docs/DeveloperPolicy.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · d291dfc6f321
- site_page: https://prereleases.llvm.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · d5856499e8d1
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| llvm/llvm-project | main | 99 |
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