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Marcel, a concise and efficient JVM language for fast and elegant scripting

Marcel is a lightweight programming language designed to make scripting on the JVM simple, expressive, and fast — without sacrificing power or portability.

Why Marcel?

  • Concise & expressive: Say goodbye to boilerplate — Marcel lets you write clear, elegant code in less time.
  • Android-ready: Marcel is guaranteed to compile and run on any Android device (Android 11+), making it ideal for mobile scripting or development on the go.
  • Modern yet familiar: Inspired by Groovy, Kotlin, Perl, and Dart, Marcel brings together the best of several languages while staying lightweight and accessible.
  • Hassle-free dependencies: Marcel includes Dumbbell, a built-in dependency manager that makes it easy to import libraries in your scripts — no Maven or Gradle setup required.

How it works

Marcel compiles directly to Java bytecode (.class files), making it fully compatible with any Java 17+ JVM. Just include the Marcel standard library in your classpath, and you’re good to go.

Try it on Android

Want to code on your phone? Install Marcel for Android to write, compile, and run Marcel programs directly from your device.

Open Source

Marcel is fully open-source — explore the language, or just dive into its internals on GitHub.

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