Hoot brings Scheme to WebAssembly (Wasm GC) with a Guile-based toolchain
Spritely Institute’s Hoot project targets Wasm GC browsers, offering a Scheme→WebAssembly compiler plus a self-contained toolchain built on Guile.
**Source:** Spritely Institute
Spritely Institute’s **Hoot** is a project for running **Scheme code on WebAssembly GC-capable web browsers**, featuring a Scheme→Wasm compiler and a full toolchain.
## What Hoot offers
- Targets **Wasm GC** (a major enabler for higher-level language runtimes in the browser)
- Built on **Guile** with a self-contained toolchain
- Includes a **Wasm interpreter** for testing Hoot binaries without leaving the Guile REPL
- The project page lists a latest release: **v0.7.0** (with docs + signature)
## Why it matters (Web Development)
As Wasm GC adoption grows, more languages can run in the browser with a friendlier memory model. Toolchains like Hoot may broaden the practical options for building interactive web apps beyond JS/TS.
**Link:** https://www.spritely.institute/hoot/
Source: Spritely Institute