lispkit ☆

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Description:
Scheme framework for extension and scripting languages on macOS and iOS

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 25, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: scheme lisp scripting macos ios development

Install: brew install lispkit

About:
LispKit is a framework for embedding Scheme-based extension and scripting languages into native macOS and iOS applications. It provides a high-performance, self-contained runtime written in C, allowing developers to add Lisp scripting capabilities to their apps. This enables dynamic customization, plugin systems, and in-app automation without requiring external dependencies.

Key Features:

Self-contained runtime with no external dependencies
Native C API for embedding in Objective-C, Swift, and C/C++ applications
R7RS-compliant Scheme interpreter with native compilation
Support for iOS and macOS with full system integration capabilities
Extensible through custom libraries and foreign function interface

Use Cases:

Adding scripting capabilities to native macOS/iOS applications
Building domain-specific languages (DSLs) for app configuration
Creating extensible plugin systems for desktop software
Implementing in-app automation and macro systems

Alternatives:

Guile – Guile is a more traditional GNU Scheme implementation, while LispKit is specifically optimized for embedding in macOS/iOS apps with a smaller footprint
Chicken Scheme – Chicken focuses on standalone Scheme programs, whereas LispKit is designed specifically as an embeddable framework for native applications
Lua – Lua is a more widely adopted scripting language for embedding, but LispKit offers Scheme's functional programming paradigm and Lisp macros

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Dec 25, 2025 1:19am		0	META	647d4f5c