Clojure CLI
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Clojure CLI, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Clojure CLI's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Clojure CLI | Free | No paid plans or usage limits are stated on the pages reviewed |
The facts
Each one read from Clojure CLI's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audience
- Clojure is designed as a general-purpose language for areas where Java is suitable, with JVM access and built-in concurrency support.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Classpath debugging
- Options include printing the classpath or dependency tree and writing a dependency expansion trace to trace.edn.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Dependency management
- The CLI resolves dependencies from deps.edn configuration and downloads them for the JVM classpath.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Dependency resolution
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Execution modes
- The CLI can execute functions with -X, run tools with -T, and run a main namespace or script with -M.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The CLI can use Clojure and other JVM-based libraries, with dependencies downloaded from public repositories such as Maven Central.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Java requirement
- Clojure requires Java; the installation guide lists supported LTS releases as Java 8, 11, 17, 21, and 25.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Operating systems
- The installation guide provides macOS, Linux, POSIX, and Windows instructions, including a Windows installer and WSL option.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Package formats
- Maven JARs,Git repositories,local directories,local JARschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Private registry auth
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- The Clojure CLI runs Clojure programs on the Java Virtual Machine and uses deps.edn files to configure and download dependencies.checked 11 Oct 2026
- REPL
- The clj command starts a Clojure REPL by default.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Repositories
- The built-in root deps.edn includes Maven Central and Clojars as Maven repositories.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The latest listed Linux and POSIX installer changes include embedding and checking checksums in the installers.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Clojure team directs users to its Ask Clojure forum to ask questions, report potential problems, and request enhancements.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Tool installation
- CLI tools can be installed locally under a short name and invoked across projects using the same user configuration.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Workspace support
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- Windows,macOS,Linux,POSIX systems; Java requiredchecked 21 Sep 2026
