The Chemical Programming Language

A native, memory-safe systems language with HTML/CSS macros and no garbage collection. Built for the modern web and native performance.

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Bash
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PowerShell
PowerShell (TCC)
curl -sSL https://chemicallang.com/install.sh | bash
Quick Install (Unix/Linux/macOS)

Why Chemical?

Native & Fast

Compiles to C and runs via TinyCC or LLVM. Predictable performance with zero garbage collection overhead.

Macro Power

Built-in support for HTML and CSS macros, parsed by compiler plugins for safe and expressive web development.

Modern Design

Engineered for the 21st century, combining systems-level control with developer experience found in high-level languages.

Explore the Ecosystem

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Documentation

Detailed guides and tutorials to master Chemical syntax, memory safety, and web macros.

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API Reference

Reference documentation for the Chemical standard library and core language modules.

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Playground

Experiment with Chemical in our interactive editor. Write, compile, and run code instantly.

Interactive
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Components

See UI components built with HTML/CSS macros. Reactive interfaces in a systems language.

Demo

Get Chemical

Windows

x64 (LLVM)Default Backendx64 (TinyCC)Fast CompilationARM64 (LLVM)ARM64 (TinyCC)

Linux

x64 (LLVM)x64 (TinyCC)ARM64 (LLVM)ARM64 (TinyCC)

macOS

Intel (LLVM)Intel (TinyCC)Apple Silicon (LLVM)Apple Silicon (TinyCC)

Chemical is in Pre-Alpha. More releases available on GitHub Releases.