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+title: "Zig"
+category: "Languages and runtimes"
+tagline: "A small systems language, and a C and C++ compiler that cross-compiles out of the box."
+source: "pacman"
+package: "zig"
+command: "zig"
+website: "https://ziglang.org/"
+code: "https://codeberg.org/ziglang/zig"
+links:
+  - name: "Zig documentation"
+    url: "https://ziglang.org/documentation/master/"
+---
+
+## What it is
+
+Zig is a general-purpose systems programming language, meant as a simpler alternative to C. It has no hidden control flow or hidden memory allocations, runs code at compile time with `comptime`, and comes with its own build system. The `zig` command can also compile C and C++, and cross-compile for other operating systems and processors without extra toolchains.
+
+## Why it's here
+
+- **Low-level without the surprises.** Manual memory management, with checks that catch many mistakes in debug builds.
+- **A better C toolchain.** `zig cc` builds C code for other targets with nothing else to install.
+- **Builds the tools you use.** Some terminal apps and libraries are written in Zig and build with it.
+
+## On CoreDesktop
+
+Zig is installed from pacman, alongside Go, Rust, Node.js, Python and Bun. `update` keeps it current with the rest of the pacman packages. For another version in one project, use [mise](/software/mise/).
+
+```
+zig init
+zig build run
+```