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 have emerged.
Web-based interpreters
| Name | Links |
|---|---|
| ngn/k | Editor, REPL, nextjournal *, Attempt This Online |
| oK | REPL, editor(iKe drawing framework), Attempt This Online |
| Special K | Online GLSL shader mapping |
| Kona | repl.it |
| ktye/i | REPL |
| ThePlatform | REPL |
| K7 (kparc) | https://kparc.io/kc/ |
| K9 (kparc) | https://kparc.io/k/ |
| K2 (nsl archive) | http://nsl.com/k/k2/k295/ |
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
| Name | Language | Dialect | License | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakti | C | K9 | proprietary | https://shakti.com/ |
| ThePlatform | Rust | K-like | temporary closed source | https://theplatform.technology/platform/install.html |
| ktye/i | Go | K-like | public domain / no license | https://github.com/ktye/i |
| ngn/k | C | K6 | AGPL3 | https://codeberg.org/ngn/k |
| oK | JS | K5 | MIT | https://github.com/JohnEarnest/ok |
| kuc | C | K5-like | GPL3 | https://github.com/zholos/kuc/ |
| kdb+/q | unknown | K4 | proprietary | https://kx.com/developers/download-licenses/ |
| klong | C | K-like | public domain | https://t3x.org/klong/ |
| Kona | C | K3 | ISC | https://github.com/kevinlawler/kona/ |