Running K
K was originally created as a proprietary language, but the main implementations are freely available to the general public for personal use. Over the years, many open source implementations of K and K-like languages have emerged, some of which listed below.
Web-based interpreters[edit]
| Name | Links |
|---|---|
| ngn/k | Editor, REPL, ktye/zoo nextjournal *, Attempt This Online |
| oK | REPL, editor(iKe drawing framework), ktye/zoo, Attempt This Online |
| Kona | repl.it |
| ktye/i | REPL, ktye/zoo, ktye/db |
| K7 (kparc) | kparc, ktye/zoo |
| K9 (kparc) | kparc, ktye/zoo |
| K2 (nsl archive) | nsl |
| Name | Links |
|---|---|
| klong | ktye/zoo |
| Goal | Try Goal |
| ktye/pdp-11 | pdp-11 |
| Special K | Online GLSL shader mapping |
| ThePlatform | REPL |
Try It Online! is an online programming environment which supports ngn/k, oK and Kona. It is not listed in the table since the owner has not updated the K versions for years.
Table of Implementations[edit]
| Name | Language | Dialect | License | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ngn/k | C | K6 | AGPL3 | https://codeberg.org/ngn/k |
| oK | JS | K5 | MIT | https://github.com/JohnEarnest/ok |
| ktye/i | Go | K-like | public domain / no license | https://github.com/ktye/i |
| Shakti | C | K9 | proprietary | https://shakti.com/ |
| kdb+/q | C | K4 | proprietary | https://kx.com/developers/download-licenses/ |
| Kona | C | K3 | ISC | https://github.com/kevinlawler/kona/ |
| Name | Languages | Influences | License | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goal | Go | ngn/k, BQN | ISC | https://codeberg.org/anaseto/goal |
| kuc | C | K5 | GPL3 | https://github.com/zholos/kuc/ |
| klong | C, Python | K3 | public domain | https://t3x.org/klong/, https://github.com/briangu/klongpy (vectorized) |
| ThePlatform | Rust | K6? | temporary closed source | https://theplatform.technology/platform/install.html |
| jk | Haskell | K6, K9, Haskell | all rights reserved | http://git.badboy.institute/skye/jk |