+++
date = 2025-06-07
draft = false
title = 'Z3'
subtitle = 'Theorem Prover'
links = [
    { title = "Homepage", url = "https://github.com/Z3Prover/z3", icon = 'fa-solid fa-home' },
    { title = "Source Code", url = "https://github.com/Z3Prover/z3", icon = 'fa-brands fa-github'  },
    { title = "Playground", url = "https://jfmc.github.io/z3-play/", icon = 'fa-solid fa-gamepad' }
]
applications = ['SMT Solver', 'Theorem Prover', 'SAT Solver']
developers = ['Microsoft Research']
licenses = ['MIT']
inputs = ['SMTLIB2', 'DIMACS']
interfaces = ['CLI', 'Python', 'Rust', 'C', 'C++', 'Java', '.NET', 'Online']
maintenance = ['Actively Maintained']
# techniques = ['CDCL']
publications = ['deMoura2008']
+++

Z3 is a general-purpose theorem prover widely used for SAT & SMT solving.


## APIs and Bindings
This tool is available through the following interfaces:

- **C API:** [Z3 C API Reference](https://z3prover.github.io/api/html/group__capi.html)
- **C++ API:** [Z3 C++ Namespace Reference](https://z3prover.github.io/api/html/namespacez3.html)
- **.NET API:** [Z3 .NET Namespace Reference](https://z3prover.github.io/api/html/namespace_microsoft_1_1_z3.html)
- **Java API:** [Z3 Java API Reference](https://z3prover.github.io/api/html/namespacecom_1_1microsoft_1_1z3.html)
- **Python bindings:** [z3-solver PyPI package](https://pypi.org/project/z3-solver/) ([Documentation](https://z3prover.github.io/api/html/z3.html))
- **Rust bindings:** [z3 crate on crates.io](https://crates.io/crates/z3)