Odin Programming Language

Ols

Sun, 02 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Ols is a language server for Odin, and works on all the popular text editors.

EmberGen

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000

JangaFX are the creators of the 3D animation software EmberGen written fully in Odin.

Getting Started

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

How to download and install the Odin compiler. Both from source or from a binary release, along with a list of per-platform requirements.

Discord

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Get live support and talk with other lovers of Odin on the Odin Discord.

Forum

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Odin has its very own official self-hosted forum, great for categorized long-form discussion.

Internet Relay Chat

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Talk about Odin on the venerable IRC protocol at the unofficial channel #odin on hackint.org.

Overview

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

An overview of the Odin programming language and its features.

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Post about Odin on the unofficial subreddit.

How You Can Help

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Reporting Issues, Contributing Code, Financial Support

Packages

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Documentation for all the official packages part of the core and vendor library collections.

Examples

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Examples of Odin Code.

Demo File

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

The original demonstration of the Odin in a single file, including numerous examples of concepts and features of the programming language.

Books [External]

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Understanding the Odin Programming Language teaches both basic and advanced concepts. You’ll learn about procedures, manual memory management, parametric polymorphism, data-oriented design, and much more. A book written by Karl Zylinski.

Running Tests

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

A walkthrough of Odin’s test runner.

Nightly Builds

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Get the latest nightly builds of Odin.

Frequently Asked Questions

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Answers to commonly asked questions about Odin.

Specification

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Specification for the Odin Programming Language

2025 Q4 and 2026 Q1 Newsletter

Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Highlights for Quarter 1 of 2026

Moving Towards a New "core:os"

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

The rationale and transition period to moving to the new “core:os”

2025 Q1 Newsletter

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Highlights for Quarter 1 of 2025

Orca Odin Support

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

How to use Orca as a new platform target and examples

Understanding the Odin Programming Language

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

A book that teaches the Odin Programming Language and demystifies low-level programming

December 2024 Newsletter

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Highlights for December - Interview with Karl Zylinski

October 2024 Newsletter

Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Highlights for October - Interview with Crews

September 2024 Newsletter

Mon, 02 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Highlights for September - Interview with Marshall B

August 2024 Newsletter

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Highlights for August - Interview with Feoramund

July 2024 Newsletter

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Highlights for July - Showcasing 4 Blogs Entries

June 2024 Newsletter

Thu, 30 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Highlights for June - Showcasing 4 Community Projects

May 2024 Newsletter

Tue, 30 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Highlights for May - Showcasing 5 Community Projects

April 2024 Newsletter

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Highlights for April - Showcasing 2 Community Projects

Solar Storm

Tue, 05 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

A scifi artillery game to play with your friends

March 2024 Newsletter

Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Highlights for March - Showcasing 4 Community Projects

CAT & ONION

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

A cozy and whimsical short cat adventure game

February 2024 Newsletter

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Highlights for February - Community Showcase Categorized

January 2024 Newsletter

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Highlights for January - Community Showcase Categorized

December 2023 Newsletter

Fri, 01 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Highlights for December - Community Showcase Categorized

November 2023 Newsletter

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Highlights for November - Community Showcase Categorized

September 2023 Newsletter

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Highlights for September - Community Showcase Categorized

August 2023 Newsletter

Tue, 01 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Highlights for August - Community Showcase Categorized

July 2023 Newsletter

Sat, 01 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Highlights for July - Package News - Community Showcase - 3 Jam Games!

June 2023 Newsletter

Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Highlights from May & June - Package / Binding News - Primeagen Interview with GingerBill - Discord Showcase

Spall

Mon, 22 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Spall is a fast, easy-to-use profiler, on the web, and natively on your computer

April 2023 Newsletter

Fri, 07 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Release Note Highlights & Interview with phwo, author of Handmade Games

December 2022 Newsletter

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Release Note Highlights & Interview with Cloin, author of Spall

November 2022 Newsletter

Wed, 02 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Release Note Highlights & Interview with Skytrias, author of Todool

Reading a File Line by Line

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Reading a File Line by Line Two Different Ways

Calling Odin from Python

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Calling Odin from Python with ctypes

Binding to C

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Using Odin to bind to C and other foreign languages

Odin's Declaration Syntax

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Odin’s Declaration Syntax Compared With C

Official Metal and Direct3D Support

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Full support for all the major graphics APIs

Todool

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000

To-Do Editor with different modes, advanced movement & powerful commands

New Package Documentation

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000

New Package Documentation pkg.odin-lang.org

Optional Semicolons

Mon, 06 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Making semicolons truly optional within the language Odin.

A Quine in Odin

Sun, 10 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000

A Quine in Odin

Odin's Grammar

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

Odin’s Grammar expressed in EBNF