Escargot is a lightweight JavaScript engine designed for embedded systems, IoT devices, and other resource-constrained environments. It prioritizes low memory consumption and efficient execution while supporting a substantial portion of ECMAScript 2025.
The engine runs on Linux, Android, macOS, and Windows. It supports x86, x86-64, ARM, and AArch64 architectures and can be built as a command-line shell, shared library, or static library.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Supports a substantial portion of ECMAScript 2025.
- Optimized for low memory consumption and limited storage.
- Builds as a command-line shell, shared library, or static library.
- Offers optional WebAssembly support.
- Supports Atomics and SharedArrayBuffer.
- Provides optional code caching and tail-call optimization.
- Includes aggressive memory optimizations for very small devices.
- Offers optional Temporal and ShadowRealm support.
- Includes a debug server and debugger clients.
- Provides tools for running test262 and JavaScript benchmark suites.
- Cross-platform support – runs on Linux, Android, macOS, and Windows.
- Supports x86, x86-64, ARM, and AArch64 architectures.
Website: github.com/Samsung/escargot
Support:
Developer: Samsung
License: GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1
Escargot is written in C++. Learn C++ with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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