Clang For Windows

clang-cl is a compiler driver that accepts MSVC-style command-line arguments (like /Zi , /Od , /EHsc ) but compiles the code using the LLVM frontend. This allows Clang to drop-in replace MSVC in almost any existing build system or CMake configuration immediately.

To compile a simple C++ file using Clang on Windows, you can open a terminal and type: clang for windows

If you have Visual Studio 2019 or 2022 installed, you can add Clang support through the Visual Studio Installer: Open the . Select Modify on your installation. clang-cl is a compiler driver that accepts MSVC-style