metals

# Metals

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## Documentation

See the website: https://scalameta.org/metals/

## Contributing

We organize regular online events for anyone interested in contributing to Scala tooling, everyone is invited to join us!
You can find more information on the [Scala Tooling Spree](https://scalameta.org/scala-tooling-spree/) page.

See the contributing guide:
https://scalameta.org/metals/docs/contributors/getting-started.html

To learn more about how Metals works, see [./architecture.md](./architecture.md). It explains the high-level layout of the source code. Do skim through that document.

### Acknowledgements and Development

For more information on the current maintainers, companies that have/are
sponsoring the development of Metals, and acknowledgements of previous work,
please see
[https://scalameta.org/metals/docs/acknowledgements/development.html](https://scalameta.org/metals/docs/acknowledgements/development.html).

## Alternatives

- [IntelliJ IDEA](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/discover-intellij-idea-for-scala.html):
  the most widely used IDE for Scala using a re-implementation of the Scala
  typechecker.

## Why Metals?

Metals = Meta (from Scalameta) + LS (from Language Server)