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Kargo

Kargo

Cargo for Kotlin. Create, build, run and test Kotlin projects for the JVM, WebAssembly, JavaScript, Kotlin/Native and Android from a single kargo.toml, with no Gradle files to write.
Get startedView on GitHub
Terminal window
curl -fsSL https://enekocm7.github.io/kargo/install.sh | sh

The script downloads a prebuilt binary and checks its SHA-256. Other ways to install, such as cargo binstall or a downloaded archive, are on the installation page.

Terminal window
$ kargo new hello && cd hello
     Created application `hello` package
$ kargo run
   Compiling hello v0.1.0 (jvm)
    Finished `dev` profile [unoptimized + debuginfo] target(s) in 2.47s
     Running `java com.example.hello.MainKt`
Hello, Kotlin!

One file

Package, Kotlin version, targets, dependencies, frameworks and tasks all go in kargo.toml.

Every target

JVM, WebAssembly (JS and WASI), Kotlin/Native and Android, with expect/actual across them.

Real Maven

POMs, BOMs, exclusions, version ranges and Gradle module metadata. Builds are pinned by kargo.lock with SHA-256 checksums.

Batteries included

Compose, Ktor, Spring Boot, kotlinx.serialization, coroutines and Lombok, each turned on with one line.

Where to go next

Section titled “Where to go next”
Install KargoGet the CLI and the toolchains it needs.
Your first Kotlin appA step-by-step tutorial for people new to Kotlin.
Migrate from GradleTranslate build.gradle.kts into kargo.toml.
kargo.toml referenceEvery section and key, with defaults.