# Nuitka/Nuitka

Nuitka is a Python compiler written in Python.  It's fully compatible with Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.4-3.14. You feed it your Python app, it does a lot of clever things, and spits out an executable or extension module.

Repository: https://github.com/Nuitka/Nuitka
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nuitka
Homepage: http://nuitka.net
Language: Python
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: python-compiler, python, nuitka, programming, compiler, packaging-tool, performance
Last push: 2026-08-26T18:17:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4880, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 15111, forks 791 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:09.202761+00:00)

## What it is
Nuitka is an optimizing Python compiler written in Python that translates Python programs into C and produces standalone executables or extension modules with full CPython compatibility. It supports Python 2.6-2.7 and 3.4-3.14 and works on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

## Use cases
- compile python script into standalone executable
- package python app as onefile binary
- speed up python program performance
- protect python source code from reverse engineering
- build python extension module in c
- distribute python app without requiring python install

## When to choose
- you need to ship a Python app as a native executable with no Python runtime install
- you want faster startup or runtime performance while keeping full Python compatibility
- you want to obfuscate or protect Python source code

## When to avoid
- you need a quick, simple packaging solution and don't want a C compiler toolchain
- you rely on heavy runtime introspection or tools that patch CPython internals
- your project requires a permissive license, since Nuitka is AGPL-3.0

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: compiler, build-tool, developer-tools
- domain: compilers, programming-languages, developer-tools, performance
- platform: python, windows, cli, cross-platform
- tags: python-compiler, packaging, standalone-executable, onefile, source-protection, cpython-compatible, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- Nuitka/Nuitka (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:09.202761+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:06:43.684213+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Nuitka/Nuitka (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:09.202761+00:00, sha 771b95218183)
  - homepage: http://nuitka.net (fetched 2026-08-29T08:04:41.842905+00:00, sha 5ae22e2a9d7c)
  - site_page: https://nuitka.net/user-documentation (fetched 2026-08-29T08:04:41.851886+00:00, sha 8449770cd6f2)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/nuitka/json (fetched 2026-08-29T08:04:41.857340+00:00, sha 91909bbf3681)
  - site_page: https://nuitka.net/doc/commercial.html (fetched 2026-08-29T08:04:41.853752+00:00, sha 901dd370b764)
  - site_page: https://nuitka.net/changelog (fetched 2026-08-29T08:04:41.855783+00:00, sha 115450250bd8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.