# Wild linker

10 Hacker News commenters recommended Wild linker and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** Developers recommend Wild as a free, open-source linker that is often faster than mold. One caveat: the speedup depends on the kind of project.

## Why people recommend it

- Much faster linking than mold (4 comments): "mold or wild's full link is a few hundred times faster" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49646447)) "Wild is a decent bit faster than mold at this point" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49456259)) "still being faster than mold by a long shot" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49970919))
- Noticeable build speedup (2 comments): "I did a quick test, and I'm seeing between 15-20% for https://github.com/servo/stylo" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49924446)) "Wild improves things significantly, but it really depends on the kind of project." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49923407))

## What people warn about

- Gains depend on project type (1 comments): "Wild improves things significantly, but it really depends on the kind of project." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49923407))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Mold linker](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mold-linker.md): 24 recommend
- [lld linker](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lld-linker.md): 9 recommend

## Cite as

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