It makes sense to use Lisp-specific tools with Lisp, otherwise the whole experience is underwhelming. The best Lisp tools are usually written in itself or some

It makes sense to use Lisp-specific tools with Lisp, otherwise the whole experience is underwhelming. The best Lisp tools are usually written in itself or some variant of it. On the Mac you can download Clozure Common Lisp from Apple's Macintosh application store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/clozure-cl/id489900618?mt=12 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/clozure-cl/id489900618?mt=12 It comes with a small IDE written in itself. A lot of people who use CL as a serious hobby or for work use one of the commercial development environments: Allegro CL or LispWorks. There are several other (some are obscure) options, but many use GNU Emacs / Slime or its fork Sly.