Open Source Forth Compilers for Linux

Mecrisp - A family of optimising native code Forth implementations for MSP430, ARM Cortex M, RISC-V RV32IM(C), MIPS M4K and FPGAs.

4tH is a Forth compiler with a little difference. Instead of the standard Forth engine it features a conventional compiler. 4tH is a very small compiler that can create bytecode, C-embeddable bytecode, standalone executables, but also works fine as a scripting language. It supports about 95% of the ANS Forth CORE wordset and features conditional compilation, pipes, files, assertions, forward declarations, enumerations, structures, suspended execution, recursion, include files, etc. It comes with an RPN calculator, BASIC interpreter, line editor, preprocessor, compiler, decompiler, C-source generator, a virtual machine, and a multitasking environment.

ANS Forth for Win32 and Linux/x86 (used to compile the following SF projects: acWEB, acFTP, acFreeProxy, acSMTP, Forth-Script)

colorForth is, in Chuck Moore's own words: "A dialect of Forth that uses color to replace punctuation. Includes its own operating system. Produces extremely compact programs. Instant compile from pre-parsed source."

The Portable Forth Environment implements the ANSI Forth Standard, it is fully written in C, the newer version has a module concept, and it is fully multithreaded. Autoconf used. Tested in embedded environments.

amforth is an extendable command interpreter running on AVR ATmega and TI MSP430 microcontrollers. The Risc-V and ARM architectures are ascending. Turnkey actions for IoT workloads are possible as well. The command language is close to the Forth 2012 standard.

MinForth V3.4 is a classic Forth system with command-line interface. Development resource requirements are minimal. A source text editor and a C compiler are sufficient. By design no toolchain is required to adapt or rebuild MinForth. A complete rebuild takes only few seconds. Current sources are for Windows and Linux (32-bit or 64-bit). MinForth primitive definitions are written in mixed Forth and C language and are transpiled to pure C code. Main but not exclusive application for the transpiler is to build the MinForth V3.4 high-level Forth compiler. MinForth V3.4 is widely conformant to the Forth-2012 draft standard and passes the usual test suites. Feedback and bug reports are welcome per - Usenet forum https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/comp.lang.forth - email to minforth@gmx.net

VolksForth is a 16bit Forth System with the goal to produce a manageable Forthsystem for computer systems with restricted system resources.

bigFORTH is a native code Forth for x86 processors. MINOS is a portable GUI library for X11 and Win32, written in object oriented Forth, and includes the form editor Theseus.

Rainbow Forth is an implementation of the colorForth dialect of the Forth programming language designed to run under Linux or Windows.

apForth is Another Portable Forth implementation started as pForth fork.

Compiler for a Forth-like language to make small binaries that use system calls instead of the C library

Forth compiler for the Compiled Virtual Machine

Calforth is a variant of the forth computer language. It will run as a forth interperter, as well as strictly compile an executable. Version 1.3 includes support for the 8051 processor and includes a processor emulator as well.

This project originally was about a megaman clone called "Game Developer Man". Game Developer Man, the game, has long since tanked. However this project has moved on to the KRGP.

Forth Compiler/Interpreter, fig-Typ (1.0), 'indirectly threaded code', für ia32-pc-linux/ELF-Rechner; unabhängig von externen programmen, libc u.dgl.

A virtual machine providing a dynamic, portable assembler; JIT compilation; C bindings; and Forth semantics.

Fifth is a exciting project to develop a new programming language that has all the capabilityits of C to develop low-level drivers, but uses a postfix syntax and has many high-level features from LISP and ML.

16 bit Forth for PC. No OS required.

A Portable Forth. It is aimed to be interpreted, or compiled to various architectures and VMs.

A fast and compact Forth implementation for the Texas Instruments TI-99/4A Home Computer. Written by Mark Wills in TMS9900 assembly language. A completely self-contained Forth programming environment, hosted on a plug-in cartridge.

AVR interactive language (avrIL) is a forth like language for AVR processors.

Everything related to forth programming that has been discussed on the comp.lang.forth usenet newsgroup. The site is dedicated towards improving portability between forth implementations, providing surveys, example implementations, and library modules.

froth is a Forth-like compiler written in Ansi C, and therefore fully portable (only require glib). With Froth, is provided also a Forth implementation for DSP (tms320c50 at this time). Froth should then be mainly considered as an interactive forth cross