Lingua
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Getting started

Install Lingua, run your first snippet in five languages, and find the keyboard shortcuts that make it fast.

Lingua is a desktop-first multi-language code runner. Install it once and you have JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Go, and Rust ready to go in a single Monaco-powered window.

Install

Head to linguacode.dev/releases and grab the build for your platform. Every release ships:

  • macOS — Apple-signed and notarized .zip for arm64 and x64.
  • Windows — Authenticode-signed .exe installer.
  • Linux — .deb and .rpm packages for x86_64 and aarch64.

Verify the download against SHA256SUMS.txt if you want a paranoid double-check:

shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS.txt

Your first snippet

Open Lingua. The editor opens on a fresh JavaScript tab. Try this:

const stars = await fetch('https://api.github.com/repos/johnny4young/lingua')
  .then((r) => r.json())
  .then((j) => j.stargazers_count);
console.log(`stars: ${stars}`);

Hit Cmd/Ctrl+Enter. The result panel updates inline.

Switch language

Open the language menu in the tab strip (or Cmd/Ctrl+L) and pick another language. Your tab is replaced with a real, runnable starter snippet for that language. JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python work on every install — they’re shipped runtimes inside Lingua.

Go and Rust delegate to the toolchains you already have on your machine. If go version or rustc --version works in your terminal, Lingua will pick them up automatically.

Keep it fast

A handful of shortcuts that make Lingua disappear:

  • Cmd/Ctrl+P — quick-open snippet
  • Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+P — command palette
  • Cmd/Ctrl+Enter — run current tab
  • Cmd/Ctrl+, — settings
  • Cmd/Ctrl+\\ — toggle the developer-utilities panel

Vim mode is opt-in — turn it on under Settings → Editor.

Stay offline

Lingua does not need a network connection to run code on the desktop build. Pyodide ships in the binary, and Go/Rust use your local toolchain. Telemetry is off by default; enable it from Settings if you want to help improve the app.

Where to next

  • Releases — download artifacts for every platform plus checksums.
  • Pricing — the four tiers and what each one unlocks.
  • Privacy — what we collect (and what we don’t).
  • Source on GitHub — issues, discussions, the LICENSE file.