Wild linker
Hacker ApprovedRanked 2 of 3 linkers by recommenders
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.
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.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 10
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 91%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 10 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 10 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Much faster linking than mold
“mold or wild's full link is a few hundred times faster”
Comment from 10 Sep 2026 in “Rust is tier-1 language at Microsoft” “Wild is a decent bit faster than mold at this point”
Comment from 26 Aug 2026 in “Mold: A Massively Parallel Linker” “still being faster than mold by a long shot”
Comment from 5 Oct 2026 in “Mold Linker Version 3.0.0 Release – Rewritten in Rust” - Comment from 6 Oct 2026 in “Mold Linker Version 3.0.0 Release – Rewritten in Rust”
Noticeable build speedup
“I did a quick test, and I'm seeing between 15-20% for https://github.com/servo/stylo”
Comment from 1 Oct 2026 in “How to speed up the Rust compiler in September 2026” “Wild improves things significantly, but it really depends on the kind of project.”
Comment from 1 Oct 2026 in “How to speed up the Rust compiler in September 2026”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Gains depend on project type
“Wild improves things significantly, but it really depends on the kind of project.”
Comment from 1 Oct 2026 in “How to speed up the Rust compiler in September 2026”
Other linkers people recommend
The two most recommended other linkers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mold linker | 24 | 9 | 73% | 6 | — | Approved |
| Wild linkerThis page | 10 | 1 | 91% | 4 | — | Approved |
| lld linker | 9 | 1 | 90% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
11 of the 12 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Both are well ahead of the next best.”
“still being faster than mold by a long shot”
“I did a quick test, and I'm seeing between 15-20% for https://github.com/servo/stylo”
“Wild improves things significantly, but it really depends on the kind of project.”
“Seems like it can link Chromium in 1-2s.”
“mold or wild's full link is a few hundred times faster”
“Mine is also much faster than mold/wild”
“wild's model seems superior.”
“I'm also a fan as its cool to seen an Australian working full time on open source”
“Wild is a decent bit faster than mold at this point”
“Also set up the mold or wild linker as well as sccache”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.