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<h1><code>wasmtime</code></h1>
<p>
<strong>A standalone runtime for
<a href="https://webassembly.org/">WebAssembly</a></strong>
</p>
<strong>A <a href="https://bytecodealliance.org/">Bytecode Alliance</a> project</strong>
<p>
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</p>
<h3>
<a href="https://bytecodealliance.github.io/wasmtime/">Guide</a>
<span> | </span>
<a href="https://bytecodealliance.github.io/wasmtime/contributing.html">Contributing</a>
<span> | </span>
<a href="https://wasmtime.dev/">Website</a>
<span> | </span>
<a href="https://bytecodealliance.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/217126-wasmtime">Chat</a>
</h3>
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## Installation
The Wasmtime CLI can be installed on Linux and macOS with a small install
script:
```sh
$ curl https://wasmtime.dev/install.sh -sSf | bash
```
Windows or otherwise interested users can download installers and
binaries directly from the [GitHub
Releases](https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/releases) page.
## Example
If you've got the [Rust compiler
installed](https://www.rust-lang.org/tools/install) then you can take some Rust
source code:
```rust
fn main() {
println!("Hello, world!");
}
```
and compile/run it with:
```sh
$ rustup target add wasm32-wasi
$ rustc hello.rs --target wasm32-wasi
$ wasmtime hello.wasm
Hello, world!
```
## Features
* **Lightweight**. Wasmtime is a standalone runtime for WebAssembly that scales
with your needs. It fits on tiny chips as well as makes use of huge servers.
Wasmtime can be [embedded] into almost any application too.
* **Fast**. Wasmtime is built on the optimizing [Cranelift] code generator to
quickly generate high-quality machine code at runtime.
* **Configurable**. Whether you need to precompile your wasm ahead of time,
generate code blazingly fast with Lightbeam, or interpret it at runtime,
Wasmtime has you covered for all your wasm-executing needs.
* **WASI**. Wasmtime supports a rich set of APIs for interacting with the host
environment through the [WASI standard](https://wasi.dev).
* **Standards Compliant**. Wasmtime passes the [official WebAssembly test
suite](https://github.com/WebAssembly/testsuite), implements the [official C
API of wasm](https://github.com/WebAssembly/wasm-c-api), and implements
[future proposals to WebAssembly](https://github.com/WebAssembly/proposals) as
well. Wasmtime developers are intimately engaged with the WebAssembly
standards process all along the way too.
[Cranelift]: https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/blob/main/cranelift/README.md
[embedded]: https://bytecodealliance.github.io/wasmtime/lang.html
## Language Support
You can use Wasmtime from a variety of different languages through embeddings of
the implementation:
* **[Rust]** - the [`wasmtime` crate]
* **[C]** - the [`wasm.h`, `wasi.h`, and `wasmtime.h` headers][c-headers]
* **[Python]** - the [`wasmtime` PyPI package]
* **[.NET]** - the [`Wasmtime` NuGet package]
* **[Go]** - the [`wasmtime-go` repository]
[Rust]: https://bytecodealliance.github.io/wasmtime/lang-rust.html
[C]: https://bytecodealliance.github.io/wasmtime/examples-c-embed.html
[`wasmtime` crate]: https://crates.io/crates/wasmtime
[c-headers]: https://bytecodealliance.github.io/wasmtime/c-api/
[Python]: https://bytecodealliance.github.io/wasmtime/lang-python.html
[`wasmtime` PyPI package]: https://pypi.org/project/wasmtime/
[.NET]: https://bytecodealliance.github.io/wasmtime/lang-dotnet.html
[`Wasmtime` NuGet package]: https://www.nuget.org/packages/Wasmtime
[Go]: https://bytecodealliance.github.io/wasmtime/lang-go.html
[`wasmtime-go` repository]: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime-go
## Documentation
[📚 Read the Wasmtime guide here! 📚][guide]
The [wasmtime guide][guide] is the best starting point to learn about what
Wasmtime can do for you or help answer your questions about Wasmtime. If you're
curious in contributing to Wasmtime, [it can also help you do
that][contributing]!
[contributing]: https://bytecodealliance.github.io/wasmtime/contributing.html
[guide]: https://bytecodealliance.github.io/wasmtime
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It's Wasmtime.