This repo contains a list of virtual machines and tools that execute the WebAssembly(wasm) format and/or compile it to executable machine code
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CONTENTS
- CMM of Wasm 😴
- EOSVM 🚀
- FDVM 😴
- GraalWASM 🚀
- inNative 🚀
- Life 🚀
- Lucet 🚀
- wasm3 🚀
- Motor 😴
- py-wasm 🚀
- Serverless Wasm 😴
- Swam 🚀
- VMIR 😴
- wac 🚀
- Wagon 🚀
- WAKit 🚀
- Warpy 🚀
- Wasmer 🚀
- Wasmo 🚀
- WasmRT 😴
- Wasmtime 🚀
- WasmVM 🚀
- WasmVM 🚀
- WAVM 🚀
- WebAssembly 😴
- WebAssembly Micro Runtime 🚀
- TWVM 🚀
- SSVM 🚀
CMM of Wasm top⇈
A compiler from WebAssembly to native code, via the OCaml backend.
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Languages written in
OCaml -
Compiler framework
OCaml Compiler -
Compilation / Execution modes
AOT -
Interoperability with other languages
N/A
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Non-MVP features supported
N/A
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Host APIs supported
N/A
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Non-web standards
N/A
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Used by
N/A
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Platforms supported
Linux macOS
EOSVM top⇈
EOS VM is designed from the ground up for the high demands of blockchain applications which require far more from a WebAssembly engine than those designed for web browsers or standards development.
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Languages written in
C++ -
Compiler framework
Custom -
Compilation / Execution modes
Interpreted -
Interoperability with other languages
N/A
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Non-MVP features supported
N/A
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Host APIs supported
N/A
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Non-web standards
N/A
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Used by
N/A
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Platforms supported
Linux macOS Windows
FDVM top⇈
WASM runtime to develop server-side WebAssembly applications.
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Languages written in
JavaScript -
Compiler framework
NodeJS(V8) -
Compilation / Execution modes
JIT -
Interoperability with other languages
N/A
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Non-MVP features supported
N/A
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Host APIs supported
N/A
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Non-web standards
N/A
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Used by
N/A
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Platforms supported
Linux macOS Windows
GraalWasm top⇈
GraalWasm is a WebAssembly engine implemented in the GraalVM. It can interpret and compile WebAssembly programs in the binary format, or be embedded into other programs.
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Languages written in
Java -
Compiler framework
GraalVM -
Compilation / Execution modes
JIT -
Interoperability with other languages
Java JVM Graal supported languages -
Non-MVP features supported
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Host APIs supported
WASI -
Non-web standards
- WASI
- wasm-c-api
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Used by
- GraalVM JavaScript - A high performance implementation of the JavaScript programming language.
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Platforms supported
Linux macOS Windows
inNative top⇈
An AOT (ahead-of-time) compiler for WebAssembly that creates C compatible binaries, either as sandboxed plugins you can dynamically load, or as stand-alone executables that interface directly with the operating system.
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Languages written in
C++ -
Compiler framework
LLVM -
Compilation / Execution modes
AOT -
Interoperability with other languages
N/A
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Non-MVP features supported
N/A
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Host APIs supported
N/A
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Non-web standards
N/A
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Used by
N/A
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Platforms supported
Linux macOS Windows
Life top⇈
Life is a secure & fast WebAssembly VM built for decentralized applications, written in Go by Perlin Network.
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Languages written in
Go -
Compiler framework
Custom -
Compilation / Execution modes
Interpreted -
Interoperability with other languages
N/A
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Non-MVP features supported
N/A
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Host APIs supported
N/A
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Non-web standards
N/A
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Used by
N/A
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Platforms supported
Linux macOS Windows
Lucet top⇈
Lucet is a native WebAssembly compiler and runtime. It is designed to safely execute untrusted WebAssembly programs inside your application.
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Languages written in
Rust -
Compiler framework
Cranelift -
Compilation / Execution modes
AOT -
Interoperability with other languages
N/A
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Non-MVP features supported
N/A
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Host APIs supported
WASI -
Non-web standards
- WASI
- wasm-c-api
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Used by
N/A
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Platforms supported
Linux
wasm3/wasm3 top⇈
🚀 A high performance WebAssembly interpreter
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Languages written in
C -
Compiler framework
Custom -
Compilation / Execution modes
Interpreted -
Interoperability with other languages
N/A
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Non-MVP features supported
N/A
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Host APIs supported
WASI -
Non-web standards
- WASI
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Used by
N/A
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Platforms supported
Linux macOS Windows Android OpenWRT SBC/MCU
Motor top⇈
Motor is a WebAssembly runtime, which aims for secure and efficient execution of WebAssembly programs
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Languages written in
Rust -
Compiler framework
Dynasm -
Compilation / Execution modes
JIT -
Interoperability with other languages
N/A
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Non-MVP features supported
N/A
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Host APIs supported
N/A
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Non-web standards
N/A
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Used by
N/A
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Platforms supported
Linux macOS
py-wasm top⇈
A python implementation of the WebAssembly interpreter
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Languages written in
Python -
Compiler framework
Custom -
Compilation / Execution modes
Interpreted -
Interoperability with other languages
N/A
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Non-MVP features supported
N/A
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Host APIs supported
N/A
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Non-web standards
N/A
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Used by
N/A
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Platforms supported
Linux macOS Windows
Serverless wasm top⇈
A small demo of Web Assembly's potential outside of browsers
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Languages written in
Rust -
Compiler framework
Wasmi Cranelift -
Compilation / Execution modes
Interpreted JIT -
Interoperability with other languages
N/A
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Non-MVP features supported
N/A
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Host APIs supported
N/A
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Non-web standards
N/A
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Used by
N/A
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Platforms supported
Linux macOS Windows
Swam top⇈
WebAssembly engine in Scala
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Languages written in
Scala -
Compiler framework
Custom -
Compilation / Execution modes
Interpreted -
Interoperability with other languages
N/A
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Non-MVP features supported
N/A
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Host APIs supported
N/A
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Non-web standards
N/A
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Used by
N/A
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Platforms supported
Linux macOS Windows
VMIR top⇈
VMIR is a standalone library written in C that can parse and execute WebAssembly and LLVM Bitcode files
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Languages written in
C -
Compiler framework
LLVM -
Compilation / Execution modes
Interpreted JIT -
Interoperability with other languages
N/A
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Non-MVP features supported
N/A
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Host APIs supported
N/A
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Non-web standards
N/A
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Used by
N/A
N/A
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Platforms supported
Linux macOS Windows
wac top⇈
A Minimal WebAssembly interpreter written in C.
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Languages written in
C -
Compiler framework
Custom -
Compilation / Execution modes
Interpreted -
Interoperability with other languages
N/A
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Non-MVP features supported
N/A
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Host APIs supported
N/A
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Non-web standards
N/A
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Used by
N/A
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Platforms supported
Linux macOS Windows
wagon top⇈
Wagon is a WebAssembly-based interpreter in Go, for Go.
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Languages written in
Go -
Compiler framework
Custom -
Compilation / Execution modes
Interpreted -
Interoperability with other languages
N/A
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Non-MVP features supported
N/A
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Host APIs supported
N/A
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Non-web standards
N/A
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Used by
N/A
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Platforms supported
Linux macOS Windows
WAKit top⇈
A WebAssembly runtime written in Swift.
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Languages written in
Swift -
Compiler framework
Custom -
Compilation / Execution modes
Interpreted -
Interoperability with other languages
N/A
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Non-MVP features supported
N/A
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Host APIs supported
N/A
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Non-web standards
N/A
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Used by
N/A
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Platforms supported
Linux macOS
Warpy top⇈
WebAssembly interpreter in RPython.
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Languages written in
RPython -
Compiler framework
RPython -
Compilation / Execution modes
JIT -
Interoperability with other languages
N/A
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Non-MVP features supported
N/A
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Host APIs supported
N/A
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Non-web standards
N/A
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Used by
N/A
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Platforms supported
Linux macOS Windows
Wasmer top⇈
Wasmer is a standalone WebAssembly runtime for running WebAssembly outside of the browser, supporting WASI and Emscripten.
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Languages written in
Rust C++ -
Compiler framework
Cranelift (Primary) Dynasm.rs LLVM -
Compilation / Execution modes
JIT -
Interoperability with other languages
PHP C C++ Python Go PHP Ruby Postgres C#/.Net R Swift -
Non-MVP features supported
SIMD Threads -
Host APIs supported
Emscripten WASI -
Non-web standards
- WASI
- wasm-c-api
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Used by
- Spacemesh Virtual Machine - A Spacemesh smart contracts vm
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Platforms supported
Linux macOS Windows
Wasmi top⇈
A Wasm interpreter.
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Languages written in
Rust -
Compiler framework
Custom -
Compilation / Execution modes
Interpreted -
Interoperability with other languages
N/A
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Non-MVP features supported
N/A
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Host APIs supported
N/A
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Non-web standards
N/A
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Used by
N/A
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Platforms supported
Linux macOS Windows
Wasmo top⇈
An Embeddable WebAssembly VM
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Languages written in
Rust -
Compiler framework
LLVM -
Compilation / Execution modes
JIT -
Interoperability with other languages
N/A
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Non-MVP features supported
N/A
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Host APIs supported
N/A
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Non-web standards
N/A
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Used by
N/A
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Platforms supported
Linux macOS Windows
wasmrt top⇈
wasmrt is a runtime built for native execution of WebAssembly modules (virtualized at first, eventually JIT).
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Languages written in
C++ -
Compiler framework
Custom -
Compilation / Execution modes
Interpreted -
Interoperability with other languages
N/A
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Non-MVP features supported
N/A
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Host APIs supported
N/A
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Non-web standards
N/A
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Used by
N/A
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Platforms supported
Linux macOS Windows
Wasmtime top⇈
Wasmtime is a standalone wasm-only runtime for WebAssembly, using the Cranelift JIT
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Languages written in
C++ -
Compiler framework
Cranelift -
Compilation / Execution modes
JIT -
Interoperability with other languages
Python -
Non-MVP features supported
Interface types -
Host APIs supported
WASI -
Non-web standards
- WASI
- wasm-c-api
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Used by
N/A
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Platforms supported
Linux macOS Windows
WasmVM top⇈
An unofficial standalone WebAssembly process virtual machine
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Languages written in
C++ -
Compiler framework
Custom -
Compilation / Execution modes
Interpreted -
Interoperability with other languages
N/A
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Non-MVP features supported
N/A
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Host APIs supported
N/A
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Non-web standards
N/A
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Used by
N/A
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Platforms supported
Linux macOS Windows
wasmvm top⇈
WebAssembly Virtual Machine, which aim to fit embedded systems.
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Languages written in
Rust -
Compiler framework
Life -
Compilation / Execution modes
Interpreted -
Interoperability with other languages
N/A
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Non-MVP features supported
N/A
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Host APIs supported
N/A
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Non-web standards
N/A
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Used by
N/A
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Platforms supported
Linux macOS Windows
WAVM top⇈
WebAssembly Virtual Machine, which aim to fit embedded systems.
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Languages written in
C++ Python -
Compiler framework
LLVM -
Compilation / Execution modes
JIT -
Interoperability with other languages
N/A
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Non-MVP features supported
Threads SIMD Multiple Result and Block Parameters Exception Handling Name Section Reference Types Bulk Memory Operations Sign Extension Instructions -
Host APIs supported
WASI Emscripten WAVIX -
Non-web standards
- WASI
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Used by
N/A
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Platforms supported
Linux macOS Windows
webassembly top⇈
An experimental, minimal toolkit and runtime on top of node to produce and run WebAssembly modules
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Languages written in
JavaScript -
Compiler framework
NodeJS(V8) -
Compilation / Execution modes
JIT -
Interoperability with other languages
N/A
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Non-MVP features supported
N/A
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Host APIs supported
N/A
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Non-web standards
N/A
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Used by
N/A
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Platforms supported
Linux macOS Windows
WebAssembly Micro Runtime top⇈
WebAssembly Micro Runtime (WAMR) is a standalone WebAssembly (WASM) runtime with small footprint
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Languages written in
C -
Compiler framework
Custom -
Compilation / Execution modes
Interpreted -
Interoperability with other languages
N/A
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Non-MVP features supported
N/A
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Host APIs supported
N/A
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Non-web standards
N/A
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Used by
N/A
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Platforms supported
Linux macOS Windows
TWVM top⇈
A tiny and efficient WebAssembly virtual machine.
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Languages written in
C++ -
Compiler framework
Custom -
Compilation / Execution modes
Interpreted -
Interoperability with other languages
N/A
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Non-MVP features supported
N/A
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Host APIs supported
N/A
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Non-web standards
N/A
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Used by
N/A
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Platforms supported
Linux macOS Windows
SSVM top⇈
A WebAssembly runtime optimized for server-side applications.
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Languages written in
C++ -
Compiler framework
LLVM -
Compilation / Execution modes
Interpreter -
Interoperability with other languages
Solidity Rust C++ -
Non-MVP features supported
N/A
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Host APIs supported
WASI -
Non-web standards
Ethereum Environment Interface -
Used by
Devchain -
Platforms supported
Linux macOS Windows
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