Vala

Spec sheet

Product

Vala is a programming language for native application development that compiles to C and produces native binaries.Read 3 Oct 2026 · vala.dev

Platforms

The installation guide documents installation on Linux distributions, Windows through MSYS2 or WSL, and macOS through Homebrew.Read 3 Oct 2026 · docs.vala.dev

Support

The project directs users to GNOME Discourse, a Vala Matrix channel, and a community Discord server for questions and discussion.Read 3 Oct 2026 · vala.dev

Maker

The project website says Vala is made by the Vala Community.Read 3 Oct 2026 · vala.dev

C interoperability

Vala supports using GObject based C libraries through binding files and calling C functions directly.Read 3 Oct 2026 · vala.dev

Ecosystem

The homepage highlights GTK, Libadwaita, and Granite for GUI development and says apps can be published on Flathub.Read 3 Oct 2026 · vala.dev

GObject and GTK

Vala integrates with the GObject type system and GNOME platform, with first class GTK support.Read 3 Oct 2026 · vala.dev

Language features

The project lists type inference, null safety, generics, lambdas, and async/await among Vala’s modern language features.Read 3 Oct 2026 · vala.dev

Library bindings

Vala libraries provide C header files and use GObject, and the compiler generates GObject Introspection metadata for supported language bindings.Read 3 Oct 2026 · docs.vala.dev

Memory management

Vala uses reference counting for automatic memory management and has no separate runtime environment requirement for execution.Read 3 Oct 2026 · vala.dev

Use cases

Vala can be used to build GUI applications, command line programs, libraries, and services.Read 3 Oct 2026 · vala.dev

Versions

The homepage lists Vala 0.56.17 as Stable Long-term Support and the main branch as Development.Read 3 Oct 2026 · vala.dev

Plans and prices

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