# sokol

5 Hacker News commenters recommended sokol and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free C library whose code builds to WebAssembly and runs the same way as the native app, which people find convenient.

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [musl libc](https://hackerapproved.com/p/musl-libc.md): 34 recommend
- [glibc](https://hackerapproved.com/p/glibc.md): 29 recommend
- [Cosmopolitan libc](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cosmopolitan-libc.md): 29 recommend
- [Sp.h standard library for C](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sp-h.md): 11 recommend
- [GLib](https://hackerapproved.com/p/glib.md): 6 recommend

## Cite as

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