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Odin

Odin Programming Language

From odin-lang·Updated June 16, 2026·View on GitHub·

**Odin** is a Odin Programming Language The project is written primarily in Odin, distributed under the zlib License license, first published in 2016. It has gained significant community traction with 10,798 stars and 984 forks on GitHub. Key topics include: compiler, language, odin, odin-lang, odin-programming-language.

Latest release: dev-2026-06
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The Odin Programming Language

Odin is a general-purpose programming language with distinct typing, built for high performance, modern systems, and built-in data-oriented data types. The Odin Programming Language, the C alternative for the joy of programming.

Website: https://odin-lang.org/

odin
package main import "core:fmt" main :: proc() { program := "+ + * 😃 - /" accumulator := 0 for token in program { switch token { case '+': accumulator += 1 case '-': accumulator -= 1 case '*': accumulator *= 2 case '/': accumulator /= 2 case '😃': accumulator *= accumulator case: // Ignore everything else } } fmt.printf("The program \"%s\" calculates the value %d\n", program, accumulator) }

Documentation

Getting Started

Instructions for downloading and installing the Odin compiler and libraries.

Nightly Builds

Get the latest nightly builds of Odin.

Learning Odin

Overview of Odin

An overview of the Odin programming language.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Answers to common questions about Odin.

Packages

Documentation for all the official packages part of the core and vendor library collections.

Examples

Examples on how to write idiomatic Odin code. Shows how to accomplish specific tasks in Odin, as well as how to use packages from core and vendor.

Odin Documentation

Documentation for the Odin language itself.

Odin Discord

Get live support and talk with other Odin programmers on the Odin Discord.

Articles

The Odin Blog

The official blog of the Odin programming language, featuring announcements, news, and in-depth articles by the Odin team and guests.

Warnings

  • The Odin compiler is still in development.

Contributors

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