com-lihaoyi/mill

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2783 stars · 444 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Mill is a JVM build tool for Java, Scala, and Kotlin, designed to be simpler than Maven and easier than Gradle. It offers 3-7x faster development workflows than other JVM build tools.

Use cases

• build a scala project
• build java projects without maven complexity
• faster jvm build tool than gradle
• build kotlin applications
• cross-compile scala to javascript with scala-js
• build scala native binaries
• build android apps from the jvm
• extend the build system with custom plugins

When to choose

• you want a simpler alternative to Maven or Gradle for JVM projects
• you need faster incremental builds and dev workflows on the JVM
• you work with Scala, Scala.js, Scala Native, Java, or Kotlin
• you prefer programmable, type-safe build definitions

When to avoid

• your project depends on a mature Maven/Gradle plugin ecosystem you cannot replace
• your team already has deep Gradle or Maven expertise and tooling
• you need a build tool outside the JVM ecosystem

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

build-tool developer-tools cli developer-tools programming-languages jvm cross-platform cli scala java kotlin build-system scala-js scala-native android mill-plugin jvm

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