It is an open-source JavaScript/Wasm runtime based on the same code that powers Cloudflare Workers. It shares most of its code with the runtime that powers Cloudflare Workers, but with some changes designed to make it more portable to other environments.
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macOS, Linux, JavaScript are some of the popular tools that integrate with Workerd. Here's a list of all 3 tools that integrate with Workerd.