# Ohm parsing library

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Ohm parsing library and 3 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A JavaScript and TypeScript parsing toolkit that people recommend for building parsers for custom languages, with an online editor for trying grammars. Critics note PEG ordered choice does not fully remove ambiguity and that it can be slow.

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Ohm parsing library", https://hackerapproved.com/p/ohm/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).