Conan can work with any compiler, the most common ones are already declared in the default :ref:`settings.yml<settings_yml>`:
- sun-cc
- gcc
- Visual Studio
- clang
- apple-clang
- qcc
- intel
Note
Remember that you can :ref:`customize Conan <extending>` to extend the supported compilers, build systems, etc.
Important
If you work with a compiler like intel that uses Visual Studio in Windows environments
and gcc in Linux environments and you are wondering how to manage the compatibility between the packages generated
with intel and the generated with the pure base compiler (gcc or Visual Studio) check the
:ref:`Compatible Packages<compatible_packages>` and :ref:`Compatible Compilers<compatible_compilers>` sections.