# Ladybug
Ladybug is an embedded graph database built for query speed and scalability. Ladybug is optimized for handling complex analytical workloads
on very large databases and provides a set of retrieval features, such as a full text search and vector indices. Our core feature set includes:
- Flexible Property Graph Data Model and Cypher query language
- Embeddable, serverless integration into applications
- Native full text search and vector index
- Columnar disk-based storage
- Columnar sparse row-based (CSR) adjacency list/join indices
- Vectorized and factorized query processor
- Novel and very fast join algorithms
- Multi-core query parallelism
- Serializable ACID transactions
- Wasm (WebAssembly) bindings for fast, secure execution in the browser
Ladybug is being developed by [LadybugDB Developers](https://github.com/LadybugDB) and
is available under a permissive license. So try it out and help us make it better! We welcome your feedback and feature requests.
The database was formerly known as [Kuzu](https://github.com/kuzudb/kuzu).
## Installation
| Language | Installation |
| -------- |------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Python | `pip install ladybug` |
| NodeJS | `npm install @ladybugdb/core` |
| Rust | `cargo add lbug` |
| Go | `go get github.com/LadybugDB/go-ladybug` |
| Swift | [lbug-swift](https://github.com/LadybugDB/swift-ladybug) |
| Java | [Maven Central](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.ladybugdb/lbug) |
| C/C++ | [precompiled binaries](https://github.com/LadybugDB/ladybug/releases/latest) |
| CLI | [precompiled binaries](https://github.com/LadybugDB/ladybug/releases/latest) |
To learn more about installation, see our [Installation](https://docs.ladybugdb.com/installation) page.
## Getting Started
Refer to our [Getting Started](https://docs.ladybugdb.com/get-started/) page for your first example.
## Build from Source
You can build from source using the instructions provided in the [developer guide](https://docs.ladybugdb.com/developer-guide/).
## Contributing
We welcome contributions to Ladybug. If you are interested in contributing to Ladybug, please read our [Contributing Guide](CONTRIBUTING.md).
## License
By contributing to Ladybug, you agree that your contributions will be licensed under the [MIT License](LICENSE).
## Contact
You can contact us at [social@ladybugdb.com](mailto:social@ladybugdb.com) or [join our Discord community](https://discord.com/invite/hXyHmvW3Vy).
