lld
brew install lldAlso known as: lld@23
LLVM Project Linker
License: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/lld.json
Formula code: lld.rb on GitHub
Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:
| macOS on Apple Silicon |
golden gate | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| tahoe | ✅ | |
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
| x86_64 | ✅ |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 23.1.5 |
| head | ⚡️ | HEAD |
Other versions:
| lld@22 | 22.1.8 | LLVM Project Linker |
| lld@21 | 21.1.8 | LLVM Project Linker |
| lld@20 | 20.1.8 | LLVM Project Linker |
| lld@19 | 19.1.7 | LLVM Project Linker |
Depends on:
| llvm | 23.1.5 | Next-gen compiler infrastructure |
| zstd | 1.5.7 | Zstandard is a real-time compression algorithm |
Depends on when building from source:
| cmake | 4.4.5 | Cross-platform make |
Binaries:
ld.lld,
ld64.lld,
lld,
lld-link,
wasm-ld
GitHub Packages downloads:
| Last 30 days | 135,899 |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 971,026 |
| Analytics install events (30 days) | 12,151 |
| Downloads / install events (30 days) | 11.2× |
Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-11T00:51:01Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-12 to 2026-11-11. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.
Analytics:
| 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 12,140 | 23,275 | 77,543 |
Installs (--HEAD) | 11 | 29 | 107 |
| Installs on Request | 7,700 | 14,559 | 61,069 |
Installs on Request (--HEAD) | 11 | 29 | 107 |
| Build Errors | 13 | ||
Build Errors (--HEAD) | 2 |