---
layout: default
title: mruby - Lightweight Ruby
---

{% assign current_release = site.data.releases | where: "prerelease", false | first %}

<section class="page-header">
  <div class="page-header__inner">
    <div class="page-header__content">
      <span class="page-header__eyebrow">OPEN SOURCE · LIGHTWEIGHT · EMBEDDABLE</span>
      <h1 class="page-header__heading">Lightweight Ruby for Everywhere</h1>
      <p class="page-header__description">
        mruby is the lightweight implementation of the Ruby language, complying with part of the ISO standard. Designed to be embedded within your application.
      </p>
      <div class="page-header__actions">
        <a href="https://github.com/mruby/mruby/archive/{{ current_release.version }}.zip" class="btn btn--primary">
          Download {{ current_release.version }}
        </a>
        <a href="https://github.com/mruby/mruby" class="btn btn--outline">
          View on GitHub
        </a>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</section>

<section class="latest-news" aria-labelledby="latest-news-heading">
  <div class="latest-news__inner">
    <div class="latest-news__header">
      <h2 class="latest-news__heading" id="latest-news-heading">Latest News</h2>
      <a href="https://github.com/mruby/mruby/releases" class="latest-news__all-link">All releases</a>
    </div>
    <div class="latest-news__divider"></div>
    <div class="news-cards">
      {% for post in site.posts limit:3 %}
      <a href="{{ post.url }}" class="news-card">
        <time class="news-card__date" datetime="{{ post.date | date: '%Y-%m-%d' }}">{{ post.date | date: "%-d %b %Y" | upcase }}</time>
        <h3 class="news-card__title">{{ post.title }}</h3>
        <span class="news-card__read-more">&#8212; Read more</span>
      </a>
      {% endfor %}
    </div>
  </div>
</section>