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Awesome Common Lisp Application Software



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This is a list of awesome [application software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_software) built with Common Lisp.



We want to keep the 'master' list curated. If you want to uncurated list, see [complete list branch](https://github.com/azzamsa/awesome-cl-software/tree/complete-list).



**Table of Contents**



- [Awesome Common Lisp Application Software](#awesome-common-lisp-application-software)

    - [Applications](#applications)

        - [Audio](#audio)

        - [Blogging](#blogging)

            - [Static Blog Generator](#static-blog-generator)

        - [Chat](#chat)

            - [Chat Bot](#chat-bot)

        - [Development Tools](#development-tools)

            - [Databases](#databases)

            - [IDE](#ide)

            - [Others](#others)

        - [Desktop Environment](#desktop-environment)

        - [Editors](#editors)

        - [Education](#education)

        - [File Manager](#file-manager)

        - [Games](#games)

        - [Graphics](#graphics)

            - [Image Creation](#image-creation)

            - [Image Viewer](#image-viewer)

        - [Internet](#internet)

            - [Browser](#browser)

            - [Torrent](#torrent)

            - [RSS](#rss)

        - [Operating System](#operating-system)

        - [Productivity](#productivity)

        - [Publishing](#publishing)

        - [Social news](#social-news)

        - [Utilities](#utilities)

        - [Video Player](#video-player)

        - [Wiki software](#wiki-software)

        - [Window Manager](#window-manager)

        - [Other](#other)

            - [Historical Purposes](#historical-purposes)

    - [Mobile Applications](#mobile-applications)

    - [Other Lists](#other-lists)

    - [Contributors](#contributors)

    - [Guidelines to contribute](#guidelines-to-contribute)

    - [Unsure how to contribute?](#unsure-how-to-contribute)

    - [Note](#note)

    - [License](#license)



## Applications



### Audio



- ⭐ [OpusModus](http://opusmodus.com/) - a comprehensive computer-aided environment for the whole work of music composition. [Proprietary].

- ⭐ [OpenMusic](https://github.com/openmusic-project/openmusic/) visual programming / computer-aided composition environment. [GPL3][2].

  * developped at [IRCAM](https://www.stms-lab.fr/team/representations-musicales/), France. The base of other research projects and software, such as [MusiqueLab2](https://www.stms-lab.fr/shop/product/musique-lab-2/), distributed by France's ministry of education to all music teachers.

- ⭐ [OM7](https://github.com/openmusic-project/om7) - a new implementation of the OpenMusic visual programming and computer-aided composition environment including a number of improvements on graphical interface, computational mode, and connection to external software libraries. [GPL3][2].

- ⭐ [ScoreCloud](https://scorecloud.com/) - A web and mobile application to automatically create music notation from music performance or recordings. Built with LispWorks.

- 👍 [MusicEase](https://www.musicease.com) - Music notation software, developed for over 35 years. Proprietary.

  - "MusicEase is a constraint-based system with a large amount of knowledge of music notation. This allows it to intelligently handle many of the details of scoring automatically."

  - a [LispWorks success story](http://www.lispworks.com/success-stories/musicease.html).

  - includes a fully functional demo, free for 30 days (printouts are watermarked). Available on Windows and MacOS.

- [Common Music](https://github.com/ormf/cm) - the repository of an ancient version of Common Music (version 2.12.0), the presumably last version which ran on Common Lisp dating from around 2007-09, before work on Common Music shifted to (scheme-based) cm3.

- [Incudine](https://github.com/titola/incudine) -  Music/DSP programming environment for Common Lisp. Useful to design software synthesizers or sound plugins from scratch. It is also a compositional tool that allows to produce high quality sounds controllable at the sample level, defining and redefining the digital signal processors and the musical structures on-the-fly.

- [Ernestine](https://github.com/nlamirault/ernestine) - Ernestine is a music management application in McClim. [MIT].

- [CLM](https://ccrma.stanford.edu/software/clm/) - Common Lisp Music is a music synthesis and signal processing package in the Music V family. It provides much the same functionality as Stk, Csound, SuperCollider, PD, CMix, cmusic, and Arctic — a collection of functions that create and manipulate sounds, aimed primarily at composers (in CLM's case anyway).

- [PWGL](http://www2.siba.fi/PWGL/) - A Visual Programming Language for Music and Sound.



A terminal application:



- [Shuffletron](https://github.com/ahefner/shuffletron) - a search-based music player for the terminal. MIT-style licence.



### Blogging



- [HSSG](https://gitlab.com/HiPhish/cl-hssg) - the Hackable Static Site generator. [AGPL3]

- [Cliki2](https://github.com/vsedach/cliki2) - The wiki software behind cliki.net [AGPL3]

- [Ext-blog](https://github.com/kevinlynx/ext-blog) - blog engine. It supports custom theme and you can port a WordPress theme for it. [No License Specified].



See also:



- [Klipse](https://github.com/viebel/klipse) - written in ClojureScript, allows to include run-able code snippets, including Common Lisp.



#### Static Blog Generator



- [Coleslaw](https://github.com/kingcons/coleslaw) - Flexible Lisp Blogware.



### Chat



- [Lisp-chat](https://github.com/ryukinix/lisp-chat) - An experimental minimal chat. [MIT].

- [Collen](https://github.com/Shinmera/colleen) - Common Lisp IRC bot with a modular framework.

- [Lichat](https://shirakumo.github.io/maiden/clients/lichat/) - Lichat client for Maiden. [Artistic License 2.0]



See also:



- [Potato](https://github.com/cicakhq/potato) - Delicious conversations platform in Common Lisp and ClojureScript.



#### Chat Bot



- [Lisp-paste](https://github.com/stassats/lisp-bots) - Bots from #lisp. [MIT].

- [Alice](https://github.com/TeMPOraL/alice) - Alice Margatroid, a dollmaster that pretends not to be a doll itself. [No license Specified].

- [Magitek](https://github.com/sjl/magitek) - Whimsical robots infused with just a hint of magic. No license specified.



### Development Tools



- [Cepl](https://github.com/cbaggers/cepl) - Code Evaluate Play Loop. [2-clause BSD].

- [barf](https://github.com/ebzzry/barf) - A simple Nixpkgs and NixOS helper. [CC0].

- [Seed](https://github.com/phantomics/seed) - Interactive software environment based on Common Lisp. [GPL3].



#### Databases



- [Pgloader](https://github.com/dimitri/pgloader/) - Migrate to PostgreSQL in a single command!. [PostgreSQL License]

- [Pgchart](https://github.com/dimitri/pgcharts) - A self-contained web application that takes as input an SQL query text and outputs its data as a chart. [No License Specified]

- [AllegroGraph](https://franz.com/agraph/allegrograph/) - A modern, high-performance, persistent graph database.



#### IDE



- [SLIME](https://github.com/slime/slime) - The Superior Lisp Interaction Mode for Emacs.

- [Sly](https://github.com/joaotavora/sly) - Sylvester the Cat's Common Lisp IDE (slime's fork)

- [Judge0 IDE](https://ide.judge0.com/?lUpj) is an online editor which supports Common Lisp (SBCL). [MIT][200].



For more lisp development libraries, see [Awesome-cl](https://github.com/CodyReichert/awesome-cl).



#### Others



- [Regex-coach](http://weitz.de/regex-coach/) - a graphical application for Windows which can be used to experiment with (Perl-compatible) regular expressions interactively. Freeware.



### Desktop Environment



- [mold-desktop](https://codeberg.org/mmontone/mold-desktop) - a programmable, in-browser desktop. [AGPL]

- [Mcclim-desktop](https://github.com/gas2serra/mcclim-desktop) - a clim-desktop clone. [GPL3].



### Editors



- [Lem](https://github.com/cxxxr/lem) - Common Lisp editor/IDE with high expansibility. [MIT].

  - works out of the box for many languages. Has a Language Server Protocol (LSP) client.



and also:



- [Second Climacs](https://github.com/robert-strandh/Second-Climacs) - Version 2 of the Climacs text editor.

- [MarkEdit](https://github.com/ceramic/markedit/) - Markdown editor and previewer built with Ceramic. [No license specified].

- [Med](https://github.com/burtonsamograd/med) - Emacs-like text editor for the Mezzano operating system. [MIT].

- [Hemlock](https://github.com/bluelisp/hemlock) -  Portable version of the Hemlock editor. [No Licence Specified].



### Education



- [Maxima](https://sourceforge.net/projects/maxima/files/) - Computer Algebra System written in Common Lisp. [GPL2].

- [Axiom](https://github.com/daly/axiom) -  Axiom is a free, open source computer algebra system. It is developed in its Spad language that compiles to Common Lisp.

  - [FriCAS](https://github.com/fricas/fricas) is a fork, more maintained and easier to build. «The FriCAS algebra library is the largest and most advanced free general purpose computer algebra system».

- [MathB](https://github.com/susam/mathb) - a math pastebin.



### File Manager



- [Filer](https://github.com/froggey/Mezzano) - Mezzano File Manager.



### Games



- [Kandria](https://kandria.com/) - a post-apocalyptic exploratory 2D platformer game and hack and slack action RPG.

  - entirely made in Common Lisp. Published on Steam.

  - to be open sourced. Uses the [Trial](https://github.com/shirakumo/trial) game engine.

- [Jettatura](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2023440/Jettatura/) - a challenging first-person dungeon-crawler (DRPG) with round-based combat.

  - Published on Steam on October, 2022. Proprietary.

- [sucle](https://github.com/terminal625/sucle) - A Minecraft clone (voxel game engine). [MIT].



Those appeared in game jams (the list is not exhaustive):



- [nano-towers](https://bohonghuang.itch.io/nano-towers) - a simple tower defense game written in Common Lisp with the EON framework based on Raylib, submitted for the Spring Lisp Game Jam 2024.

- [dmomd](https://codeberg.org/artchad/dmomd) - a rogue-like RPG with turn based movement and combat.

- [Orb](https://baggers.itch.io/orb) - you control a spaceship and you must protect the Orb, and yourself.

- [Notalone](https://github.com/borodust/notalone) - You wake up nowhere in the night. Hungry zombies around, but your ol' pal "BOOMSTICK" is with you. [GPL3]

- [the price of a cup of coffee](https://goofist.itch.io/the-price-of-a-cup-of-coffee)

- [CotD](https://github.com/gwathlobal/CotD) - A roguelike battle of Angels and Demons in the streets of a Human city. [GPL3].

- [Option-9](https://github.com/psilord/option-9) -  A Shoot'em Up Game. No license specified.

- [Asteroids](https://github.com/andyhd/asteroids) - Asteroids game in Common Lisp. [No License Specified].

- [Perfectstorm](https://github.com/lispgames/perfectstorm) - Perfectstorm is a real time strategy game study. [MIT](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).

- [Starwar](https://github.com/xzpeter/starwar) - Starwar. [No License Specified].

- [The-invaders](https://github.com/sebity/the-invaders) - A remake of the classic game Space Invader. [GPL2].

- [Ninja-sphere](https://github.com/rpav/ninja-sphere) - Ninja Sphere. No license specified.



A Chrome Dinosaur robot:



- [Cl-dino](https://github.com/VitoVan/cl-dino) - A Chrome Dinosaur Robot. [GPL3].



See also:



- [Jak and Daxter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jak_and_Daxter) - Jak and Daxter. [Proprietary].



### Graphics



- [cl-pkr](https://github.com/VitoVan/cl-pkr) - a cross-platform color picker. [GPL3].

  - GUI built with the Tk framework.



#### Image Creation



- [PTC's 3d designer CAD software](https://www.ptc.com/en/products/cad/3d-design) - 3D Design Software. [Proprietary].

  - "Creo Elements/Direct is a comprehensive system for mechanical engineers and designers who create products using the direct modeling approach to 3D CAD."

  - example use: the Eterna brand usee it to [develop its watches](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJGytRaNvec).

  - "7+ million lines of Common Lisp code" ([source: ELS 2009 slides](http://www.clausbrod.de/cgi-bin/view.pl/Blog/DefinePrivatePublic20090620CommonLispInCoCreateModeling))

  - they offer a [free version to download](https://www.ptc.com/en/products/creo/elements-direct/modeling-express) for Microsoft Windows x64.

- ⭐ [Sketch](https://github.com/vydd/sketch) -A Common Lisp framework for the creation of electronic art, visual design, game prototyping, game making, computer graphics, exploration of human-computer interaction, and more.

- ⭐ [Kons-9](https://github.com/kaveh808/kons-9) - A 3D content creation tool. [MIT]

  - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THMzaVDaZP8

- [Snek](https://github.com/inconvergent/snek) - An experimental system for writing generative systems.

- [Parasol](https://github.com/Shinmera/parasol) - A Common Lisp painting application.

- [Wigflip](http://wigflip.com/) - image playground.

- [Flow](https://github.com/Shinmera/flow) - Tools for the representation of graphs and flowcharts.

- [McPixel](https://github.com/ahefner/McPixel) - A toy Lisp program for drawing and animating pixel art.  No license specified.

- [Stektcheroo](https://github.com/xach/sketcheroo) - 2D drawing and layout.



#### Image Viewer



- [Halftone](https://github.com/Shinmera/halftone) - A simple image viewer in Common Lisp.

- [Spectacle](https://github.com/slyrus/spectacle) - A CLIM application for viewing opticl images. [2-clause BSD](https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/License:BSD_2Clause).



### Internet



#### Browser



- [Nyxt](https://github.com/atlas-engineer/nyxt/) - The fastest productivity web-browser.



Deprecated:



- [Lispkit](https://github.com/AeroNotix/lispkit) - A lisp web browser using WebKit



#### Torrent



- [cl-torrents](https://github.com/vindarel/cl-torrents) - a library and app with a command line and readline interface to search for torrents on popular trackers.



### Operating System



- [Mezzano](https://github.com/froggey/Mezzano) - An operating system written in Common Lisp

- [Yalo](https://github.com/whily/yalo) - Lisp OS running on bare metal x86-64 hardware (WIP) 



### Productivity



- [Grammarly](https://www.grammarly.com/) - Grammar checking. [Proprietary].

- [Turtl](https://github.com/turtl/api) - a secure note taking, bookmarking and document storage app. [AGPL].

- [Deftask](https://deftask.com/) - Painless task management for teams. [Partly Open Source].

- [Ichiran](https://github.com/tshatrov/ichiran) - Linguistic tools for texts in Japanese language. [MIT].

- [Projectured](https://github.com/projectured/projectured) -  ProjecturEd is a generic purpose projectional editor. [No License Specified].

- [Ballish](https://ballish.margaine.com/) - A pretty fast code search tool. [GPL2].



### Publishing



- [ABStock](https://github.com/vindarel/ABStock) - allows to publish an online catalogue of products. Primarily made for books.



### Social news



- [Reddit v1 source code](https://github.com/tamurashingo/reddit1.0/) ([reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/883vzs/old_reddit_source_code/)). [Proprietary].



### Utilities



- [cl-ledger](https://github.com/ledger/cl-ledger) - a port of the double-entry accounting system. [3-clause BSD].

- [Mediaimport](https://github.com/fourier/mediaimport) - Import media files (jpgs/movies) from cameras. [No License Specified].

- [Hju](https://github.com/TeMPOraL/hju) -  Simple command line (CLI) controller for Hue lights. [MIT].



### Video Player



- [Terentino](https://github.com/froggey/Mezzano) - Mezzano Video Player. [MIT].



### Wiki software



- [Aliw](https://github.com/vy/aliw) - A Lisp in Wonderland (aka. ALIW) is a wiki software. [2-clause BSD].



### Window Manager



- [Stumpwm](https://github.com/stumpwm/stumpwm) - The Stump Window Manager.

- [Paulownia](https://github.com/stumpwm/paulownia) - A modern re-write of stumpwm. [GPL2].



### Other



- [Pocket Change](https://www.pocket-change.jp/en/) - Converts leftover coins and bills to electronic money, gift codes, and coupons of your choice. [Proprietary].

- [Kindista](https://github.com/kindista/kindista) - A social network for local sharing. [AGPL3]

- [Cyc](http://www.cyc.com/) - Build a database of heuristics. [Proprietary].

- [Denso](https://github.com/start-jsk/denso) - A controller package suite for robots from Densowave based on open-industrial-ros-controllers. [No License Specified].

- [Zen](https://github.com/pyb/zen) - The zen X server in Common Lisp. [GPL3].



#### Historical Purposes



- [DART](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Analysis_and_Replanning_Tool) - Application to optimize and schedule the transportation of supplies or personnel and solve other logistical problems.

- [ICAD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICAD_(software)) - A knowledge-based CAD system.

- [Interleaf Publisher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interleaf) - A document processor.

- [Itasca database][Expat] - Database.

- [Metal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/METAL_MT) - Siemens machine translation system.

- [Mirai](http://www.izware.com/mirai) - A venerable 3D editor built on the winged-edge data structure. [Proprietary].

- [Sk8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SK8) - A multimedia authoring environment.

- [Action!][Expat] - Expertelligence' Interface Designer.

- [PRISM](http://www.radonc.washington.edu/medinfo/prism/) - The Prism project is a long term project to build software tools for radiation therapy planning, including artificial intelligence tools as well as manual simulation systems.

- Endless list. See [complete list branch](https://github.com/azzamsa/awesome-cl-software/tree/complete-list).



## Mobile Applications



- [ScoreCloud Express](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/scorecloud-express/id566535238) - An iPhone and iPad application that automatically creates music notation from music performance or recordings.

- [CL REPLay](https://gitlab.com/eql/EQL5-Android/tree/master/examples/REPL) - A REPL with simple editor. No license specified.

- [Sokoban](https://gitlab.com/eql/EQL5-Android/tree/master/examples/sokoban) - Sokoban game. No license specified.

- [Maxima on Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.yhonda), built with ECL.

* [CodePlayground](https://codeplayground.app/) - an iPhone and iPad app with Lisp support via CCL.



## Other Lists



- [Allegro Common Lisp Success Stories ](https://franz.com/success/) - by Franc Inc

  - [Customer Application List](https://franz.com/success/all_customer_apps.lhtml)

- [awesome-cl](https://github.com/CodyReichert/awesome-cl)

- [Awesome Lisp Company](https://github.com/azzamsa/awesome-lisp-companies)

- [Cliki](http://cliki.net/) -  CLiki the common lisp wiki

  - [Application](http://cliki.net/application) - Stand-alone applications written in Common Lisp

- [Common Lisp games](https://github.com/lispgames/lispgames.github.io/wiki/Common-Lisp)

  - [Lisp Game Jams](https://github.com/lispgames/lispgames.github.io/wiki/Lisp-Game-Jams)

- [Lisp Companies](http://pchristensen.com/blog/lisp-companies/) - by Peter Christensen.

- [Lisp-lang Success Stories](http://lisp-lang.org/success/)

- [LispWorks Success Stories  ](http://www.lispworks.com/success-stories/index.html)

- [Paul Graham - Applications](http://www.paulgraham.com/apps.html)

- [Wikipedia Common Lisp Software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Common_Lisp_software)



## Contributors



Thanks to All of Github contributors and Everyone @ reddit.com/r/lisp ad r/Common_Lisp/ for many suggestions and compliments.



## Guidelines to contribute



Please follow this format of the list  `[Appname](#link) - description. [License].`

if you want to make a contribution.



- Put the name of the **application** and **link** to its **homepage** in the list.

- Write a **short description** for the application.

- Add a **license** in the end of the list. *see the list format above*

- Make sure it is put under the **appropriate topic**.

- If the application doesn't fit in any **existing topic**, make a **new one** for it.

- Sort the item by its **popularity**.

  - we come up with this approach since alphabetically sorted make people unnoticed which app has more active development and which app unmaintained or abandoned.



## Unsure how to contribute?



- [How to Use Github](https://guides.github.com/activities/forking/)

- [How to Git from the Command Line](https://rogerdudler.github.io/git-guide/)

- [What is Markdown?](https://github.com/LewisVo/Markdown-Tutorial) - Markdown is the writing method used to create this list, if you want to know how to format properly, it's best that you learn how to use Github Markdown.

- [Alternative Markdown Guide:](https://guides.github.com/features/mastering-markdown/)



## Note



- You can learn about licenses in [tl;drLegal](https://tldrlegal.com/)

- There are so many Applications buit with Lisp, but most of them are more than 20 years old, this [list will be endless](https://www.reddit.com/r/lisp/comments/77tgpl/awesome_common_lisp_application_software/doprwez/) as Rainer Joswig said, so here I wil only include the relevant application.



## License



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This work is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).



[Expat]: http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/License:Expat

[Artistic License 2.0]:http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/License:ArtisticLicense2.0

[GPL3]:http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html

[GPL2]:https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

[LGPL]:http://opensource.franz.com/preamble.html

[AGPL3]:https://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html

[3-clause BSD]:http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/License:BSD_3Clause

[2-clause BSD]:https://opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php

[MIT]:https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT

[Proprietary]:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_software

[PostgreSQL License]:https://www.postgresql.org/about/licence/

[LLGPL]:https://tldrlegal.com/license/lisp-lesser-general-public-license

[CC0]:https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/