Install the Zeta compiler

Pre-built binaries

Static binaries — no dependencies required beyond your system's LLVM installation.

From the repository

Clone the bootstrap branch for the Rust bootstrap compiler:

git clone -b bootstrap https://github.com/murphsicles/zeta.git
cd zeta
cargo build --release
./target/release/zetac --help

Prerequisites

Zeta uses LLVM 21 for code generation. Install it via your package manager:

macOS (Homebrew)

brew install llvm@21

Ubuntu/Debian

sudo apt install llvm-21 llvm-21-dev

Windows (Chocolatey)

choco install llvm --version=21.0.0

Latest stable: v1.0.1 • Full install guide →