# Replit - how we went from supporting 50 languages to all of them **URL:** \ **Category:** Code Editors\ **Tags:** languages, in-the-news\ **Created:** [26 May 2021 20:58 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/replit-how-we-went-from-supporting-50-languages-to-all-of-them/9938 "2021-05-26T20:58:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/user_avatar/forum.devtalk.com/communitynews/32/1113_2.png) [@CommunityNews](https://forum.devtalk.com/u/CommunityNews)\ **Post date:** [26 May 2021 20:58 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/replit-how-we-went-from-supporting-50-languages-to-all-of-them/9938/1 "2021-05-26T20:58:50Z")
> At Replit, we want to give our users the most powerful, flexible, and easy-to-get-started coding environment. However, it has been limiting because we only support a fixed set of languages and OS packages, some of which are outdated. Ideally, users should be able to use any language and install any package with minimal fuss. That’s why today, we’re announcing that we’ve incorporated [Nix](https://nixos.org/) in our infrastructure to give users access to over 30,000 OS packages instantly. Read in full here: > **[Replit — How we went from supporting 50 languages to all of them](https://blog.replit.com/nix)** > > At Replit, we want to give our users the most powerful, flexible, and easy-to-get-started coding environment. However, it has been limiting because we only support a fixed set of languages and OS packages, some of which are outdated. Ideally, users... _This thread was posted by one of our members via one of our news source trackers._