# Cherri programming language

9 Hacker News commenters recommended Cherri programming language and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A free language that compiles readable code into Apple Shortcuts, letting people build and automate shortcuts in text instead of the Shortcuts app.

## Why people recommend it

- Readable language compiles to Shortcuts (2 comments): "Love this approach of compiling a readable language to a platform-specific format." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47580509)) "without macOS you would have to reverse-engineer Apple signing format yourself" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47577560))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Rust](https://hackerapproved.com/p/rust.md): 2039 recommend
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- [Zig](https://hackerapproved.com/p/zig.md): 743 recommend
- [TypeScript](https://hackerapproved.com/p/typescript.md): 574 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Cherri programming language", https://hackerapproved.com/p/cherri/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).