Q: Is Zig free to use?

A: Yes, Zig is free software distributed under the MIT License, allowing users to freely run, study, change, and distribute it and modified versions.

Q: What operating systems can run Zig?

A: Zig runs on Unix-like operating systems and Microsoft Windows.

Q: Where is Zig's source code hosted?

A: Zig's source code is hosted at https://codeberg.org/ziglang/zig on the Forgejo platform.

Q: What is the relationship between Zig (the implementation) and Zig (the language)?

A: Zig (this entity) is the reference implementation of the Zig programming language. They are distinct but closely related—the implementation is the compiler and toolchain that brings the language specification to life.

Zig

reference implementation of the Zig programming language

Place implementation_of_a_programming_language Q104604630

Facts

15 properties

Identity

Instance of: implementation of a programming language, reference implementation, free software, compiler^[2]^[3]^[4]
Official website: ziglang.org^[17]

More facts +13

License: MIT License
Website: ziglang.org
Programming language: Zig, C++
Copyright license: MIT License^[5]
Copyright status: copyrighted
Different from: Zig^[18]
Implementation of: Zig
Operating system: Unix-like operating system, Microsoft Windows^[8]^[9]
Programmed in: Zig, C++^[6]^[7]
Software version identifier: 0.11.0, 0.12.0, 0.12.1, 0.13.0, 0.14.0, 0.14.1, 0.15.1^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]
Uses: LLVM^[19]
Version: 0.11.0, 0.12.0, 0.12.1, 0.13.0, 0.14.0, 0.14.1, 0.15.1
‎macports port: zig

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🔖 Identifiers · 20

AUR package: zig-static, zig-git
Alpine Linux package: zig, zig-doc
AlternativeTo software ID: zig
Arch Linux package: zig
Fedora package: zig
FreeBSD port: lang/zig
Gentoo package: dev-lang/zig
Guix Variable Name: zig
Homebrew formula name: zig
Issue tracker URL: codeberg.org
MacPorts port: zig
NetBSD package ID: lang/zig

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Nixpkgs ID: zig
Open Hub ID: zig
OpenBSD port: lang/zig
OpenSUSE package: zig
Parabola package: zig
Repology project name: zig
Snap package: zig
Source code repository URL: codeberg.org

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🔗 Connections

Instance of 4

free software, compiler, reference implementation, implementation of a programming language

Operating system 2

Microsoft Windows, Unix-like operating system

Programmed in 2

C++, Zig

MIT License

Created notable works 1

Andrew Kelley

Different from 1

Zig

Implementation of 1

Zig

Uses 1

LLVM

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Summary

Zig is an implementation of a programming language^[1].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Zig — instance of (P31): reference implementation. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Zig — instance of (P31): free software. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Zig — instance of (P31): compiler. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Zig — copyright license (P275): MIT License. api.github.com. Retrieved 2021-01-01. api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Zig — programmed in (P277): Zig. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Zig — programmed in (P277): C++. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Zig — operating system (P306): Unix-like operating system. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Zig — operating system (P306): Microsoft Windows. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Zig — software version identifier (P348): 0.11.0. github.com. Retrieved 2023-09-19. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Zig — software version identifier (P348): 0.12.0. github.com. Retrieved 2024-04-23. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Zig — software version identifier (P348): 0.12.1. github.com. Retrieved 2024-06-27. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Zig — software version identifier (P348): 0.13.0. github.com. Retrieved 2024-06-27. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Zig — software version identifier (P348): 0.14.0. github.com. Retrieved 2025-03-31. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Zig — software version identifier (P348): 0.14.1. github.com. Retrieved 2025-06-01. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Zig — software version identifier (P348): 0.15.1. github.com. Retrieved 2025-09-11. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Zig — official website (P856): https://ziglang.org/. api.github.com. Retrieved 2021-01-01. api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Zig — different from (P1889): Zig. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Zig — uses (P2283): LLVM. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Zig is an instance of implementation of a programming language (Q4117406) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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