A curated list of awesome C++ (or C) frameworks, libraries, resources, and shiny things. Inspired by awesome-... stuff. * [Awesome C++](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#awesome-cpp) * [Standard Libraries](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#standard-libraries) * [Frameworks](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#frameworks) * [Artificial Intelligence](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#artificial-intelligence) * [Asynchronous Event Loop](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#asynchronous-event-loop) * [Audio](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#audio) * [Biology](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#biology) * [BitTorrent](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#bittorrent) * [Chemistry](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#chemistry) * [CLI](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#cli) * [Compression](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#compression) * [Concurrency](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#concurrency) * [Configuration](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#configuration) * [Containers](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#containers) * [Cryptography](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#cryptography) * [CSV](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#csv) * [Database](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#database) * [Data visualization](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#data-visualization) * [Debug](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#debug) * [Font](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#font) * [Game Engine](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#game-engine) * [GUI](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#gui) * [Graphics](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#graphics) * [Image Processing](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#image-processing) * [Internationalization](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#internationalization) * [Inter-process communication](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#inter-process-communication) * [JSON](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#json) * [Logging](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#logging) * [Machine Learning](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#machine-learning) * [Math](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#math) * [Memory Allocation](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#memory-allocation) * [Multimedia](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#multimedia) * [Networking](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#networking) * [PDF](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#pdf) * [Physics](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#physics) * [Reflection](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#reflection) * [Regular Expression](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#regular-expression) * [Robotics](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#robotics) * [Scientific Computing](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#scientific-computing) * [Scripting](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#scripting) * [Serialization](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#serialization) * [Sorting](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#sorting) * [Video](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#video) * [Virtual Machines](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#virtual-machines) * [Web Application Framework](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#web-application-framework) * [XML](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#xml) * [Yaml](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#yaml) * [Miscellaneous](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#miscellaneous) * [Software](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#software) * [Compiler](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#compiler) * [Online Compiler](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#online-compiler) * [Debugger](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#debugger) * [Integrated Development Environment](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#integrated-development-environment) * [Build Systems](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#build-systems) * [Static Code Analysis](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#static-code-analysis) * [Coding Style Tools](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#coding-style-tools) * [Resources](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#resources) * [API Design](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#api-design) * [Articles](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#articles) * [Books](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#books) * [Coding Style](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#coding-style) * [Podcasts](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#podcasts) * [Talks](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#talks) * [Videos](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#videos) * [Websites](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#websites) * [Other Awesome Lists](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#other-awesome-lists) * [Contributing](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#contributing) ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#standard-libraries)Standard Libraries *C++ Standard Library - including STL Containers, STL Algorithm, STL Functional, etc.* * [C++ Standard Library](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%2B%2B_Standard_Library)\- A collection of classes and functions, which are written in the core language and part of the C++ ISO Standard itself. * [Standard Template Library](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Template_Library)\- The Standard Template Library (STL). * [C POSIX library](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_POSIX_library)\- A specification of a C standard library for POSIX systems. * [ISO C++ Standards Committee](https://github.com/cplusplus)\- ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22/WG21 - The C++ Standards Committee.[website](http://www.open-std.org/JTC1/SC22/WG21/) * [The GNU C Library](https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual)\- The purpose of this manual is to tell you how to use the facilities of the GNU C Library. ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#frameworks)Frameworks *C++ generic frameworks and libraries.* * [abseil-cpp](https://github.com/abseil/abseil-cpp)\- Abseil C++ Common Libraries. \[Apache2\] * [Apache C++ Standard Library](http://stdcxx.apache.org/)\- STDCXX, A collection of algorithms, containers, iterators, and other fundamental components. \[retired\] \[Apache2\] * [APR](http://apr.apache.org/)\- Apache Portable Runtime. Another library of cross-platform utility functions. \[Apache2\] * [ASL](http://stlab.adobe.com/)\- Adobe Source Libraries provides peer-reviewed and portable C++ source libraries. \[MIT\] * [Boost](https://github.com/boostorg)⚡- A large collection of generic C++ libraries. \[Boost\][website](http://www.boost.org/) * [BDE](https://github.com/bloomberg/bde)\- The BDE Development Environment from Bloomberg Labs. \[Apache2\] * [C++ Workflow](https://github.com/sogou/workflow)\- C++ Parallel Computing and Asynchronous Networking Engine. \[Apache2\] * [Cinder](https://libcinder.org/)\- A community-developed, free and open source library for professional-quality creative coding. \[BSD\] * [CO](https://github.com/idealvin/co)\- A collection of C++ libraries, containing a go-style coroutine library, log, JSON, RPC framework and other base components. \[MIT\] * [Cxxomfort](http://ryan.gulix.cl/fossil.cgi/cxxomfort/)\- A small, header-only library that backports various facilities from more recent C++ Standards to C++03 and later. \[MIT\] * [Dlib](https://github.com/davisking/dlib)⚡- A toolkit for making real world machine learning and data analysis applications in C++ \[Boost\][website](http://dlib.net/) * [EASTL](https://github.com/electronicarts/EASTL)\- Electronic Arts Standard Template Library. \[BSD\] * [ETL](https://github.com/ETLCPP/etl)\- Embedded Template Library. \[MIT\] * [ffead-cpp](https://github.com/sumeetchhetri/ffead-cpp)\- Framework for Enterprise Application Development. \[Apache2\] * [Folly](https://github.com/facebook/folly)\- An open-source C++ library developed and used at Facebook. \[Apache2\] * [FunctionalPlus](https://github.com/Dobiasd/FunctionalPlus)\- Functional Programming Library for C++. Write concise and readable C++ code. \[MIT\] * [GLib](https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GLib)\- GLib provides the core application building blocks for libraries and applications written in C. \[LGPL\] * [JUCE](https://github.com/julianstorer/JUCE)\- An all-encompassing C++ class library for developing cross-platform software. \[Core-Module: ISC, Rest: GPL2/GPL3/Commercial\][website](http://www.juce.com/) * [Kigs framework](https://github.com/Kigs-framework/kigs)\- A free and open source C++ modular multi-purpose cross platform RAD framework. \[MIT\][website](https://kigs-framework.org/) * [libPhenom](https://github.com/facebook/libphenom)\- libPhenom is an eventing framework for building high performance and high scalability systems in C. \[Apache2\] * [LibSourcey](https://github.com/sourcey/libsourcey)\- C++11 evented IO for real-time video streaming and high performance networking applications. \[LGPL\] * [LibU](https://github.com/koanlogic/libu)\- A multiplatform utility library written in C. \[BSD\] * [Loki](http://loki-lib.sourceforge.net/)\- A C++ library of designs, containing flexible implementations of common design patterns and idioms. \[MIT\] * [MiLi](https://github.com/MariadeAnton/MiLi)\- Minimal headers-only C++ Library. \[Boost\] * [OpenFrameworks](https://github.com/openframeworks/openFrameworks)\- A cross platform open source toolkit for creative coding in C++. \[MIT\][website](http://www.openframeworks.cc/) * [Qt](https://www.qt.io/download-open-source/)⚡- A cross-platform application and UI framework. \[GPL/LGPL/Commercial\] * [Reason](http://code.google.com/p/reason/)\- A cross platform framework designed to bring the ease of use of Java, .Net, or Python to developers who require the performance and strength of C++. \[GPL2\] * [ROOT](https://root.cern.ch/)\- A set of OO frameworks with all the functionality needed to handle and analyze large amounts of data in a very efficient way. Used at CERN. \[LGPL\] * [Seastar](https://github.com/scylladb/seastar)\- An advanced, open-source C++ framework for high-performance server applications on modern hardware. \[Apache-2.0 License\][seastar.io](http://seastar.io/) * [STLport](http://www.stlport.org/)\- An exemplary version of STL. \[Free\] * [STXXL](http://stxxl.sourceforge.net/)\- Standard Template Library for Extra Large Data Sets. \[Boost\] * [tbox](https://github.com/tboox/tbox)\- A glib-like multi-platform c library. \[Apache2\][website](http://tboox.org/) * [Ultimate++](http://www.ultimatepp.org/)\- A C++ cross-platform rapid application development framework. \[BSD\] * [uSTL](http://msharov.github.io/ustl/)\- The small STL library. \[MIT\] * [Windows Template Library](http://sourceforge.net/projects/wtl/)\- A C++ library for developing Windows applications and UI components. \[Public\] * [Yomm2](https://github.com/jll63/yomm2)\- Fast, Orthogonal, Open multi-methods. Supersedes[Yomm11](https://github.com/jll63/yomm11)\[Boost\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#artificial-intelligence)Artificial Intelligence * [ANNetGPGPU](https://github.com/ANNetGPGPU/ANNetGPGPU)\- A GPU (CUDA) based Artificial Neural Network library. \[LGPL\] * [btsk](https://github.com/aigamedev/btsk)\- Game Behavior Tree Starter Kit. \[zlib\] * [Evolving Objects](http://eodev.sourceforge.net/)\- A template-based, ANSI-C++ evolutionary computation library which helps you to write your own stochastic optimization algorithms insanely fast. \[LGPL\] * [frugally-deep](https://github.com/Dobiasd/frugally-deep)\- Header-only library for using Keras models in C++. \[MIT\] * [Genann](https://github.com/codeplea/genann)\- Simple neural network library in C. \[zlib\] * [MXNet](https://github.com/apache/incubator-mxnet)\- Lightweight, Portable, Flexible Distributed/Mobile Deep Learning with Dynamic, Mutation-aware Dataflow Dep Scheduler; for Python, R, Julia, Scala, Go, Javascript and more[website](https://mxnet.apache.org/) * [PyTorch](https://github.com/pytorch/pytorch)\- Tensors and Dynamic neural networks in Python with strong GPU acceleration.[website](https://pytorch.org/) * [flashlight](https://github.com/flashlight/flashlight)\- Flashlight is a fast, flexible machine learning library written entirely in C++. \[BSD\] * [Recast/Detour](https://github.com/recastnavigation/recastnavigation)\- (3D) Navigation mesh generator and pathfinder, mostly for games. \[zlib\] * [TensorFlow](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow)\- An open source software library for numerical computation using data flow graphs \[Apache\] * [oneDNN](https://github.com/oneapi-src/oneDNN)\- An open-source cross-platform performance library for deep learning applications. \[Apache\][website](https://01.org/onednn) * [CNTK](https://github.com/Microsoft/CNTK)\- Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit (CNTK), an open source deep-learning toolkit. \[Boost\] * [tiny-dnn](https://github.com/tiny-dnn/tiny-dnn)\- A header only, dependency-free deep learning framework in C++11. \[BSD\] * [Veles](https://github.com/Samsung/veles)\- Distributed platform for rapid Deep learning application development. \[Apache\] * [Kaldi](https://github.com/kaldi-asr/kaldi)\- Toolkit for speech recognition. \[Apache\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#asynchronous-event-loop)Asynchronous Event Loop * [Asio](https://github.com/chriskohlhoff/asio/)\- A cross-platform C++ library for network and low-level I/O programming that provides developers with a consistent asynchronous model using a modern C++ approach. \[Boost\][website](http://think-async.com/) * [Boost.Asio](http://think-async.com/)\- A cross-platform C++ library for network and low-level I/O programming. \[Boost\] * [C++ Actor Framework](https://github.com/actor-framework/actor-framework)\- An Open Source Implementation of the Actor Model in C++. \[BSD-3-Clause\][website](http://actor-framework.org/) * [Ichor](https://github.com/volt-software/ichor)\- An event queue which focuses on thread safety and provides dependency injection. \[MIT\] * [libev](http://libev.schmorp.de/)\- A full-featured and high-performance event loop that is loosely modelled after libevent, but without its limitations and bugs. \[BSD and GPL\] * [libevent](http://libevent.org/)\- An event notification library. \[BSD\] * [libhv](https://github.com/ithewei/libhv)\- Cross-platform event loop library. \[BSD\] * [libuv](https://github.com/libuv/libuv)\- Cross-platform asynchronous I/O. \[BSD\] * [promise-cpp](https://github.com/xhawk18/promise-cpp)\- Header only library that implements Promise/A+ standard. \[Anti-996\] * [uvw](https://github.com/skypjack/uvw)\- C++ wrapper for libuv. \[MIT\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#audio)Audio *Audio, Sound, Music, Digitized Voice Libraries* * [AudioFile](https://github.com/adamstark/AudioFile)\- A simple C++ library for reading and writing audio files. \[GPL3\] * [dr\_libs](https://github.com/mackron/dr_libs)\- Single file audio decoding libraries for C and C++. \[Unlicense\] * [FMOD](http://www.fmod.org/)\- An easy to use crossplatform audio engine and audio content creation tool for games. \[Free for non-commercial/Commercial\] * [KFR](https://www.kfrlib.com/)\- Fast, modern C++ DSP framework, FFT, FIR/IIR filters, Sample Rate Conversion. \[GPL/Commercial\] * [LAME](https://lame.sourceforge.io/using.php)\- LAME is a high quality MPEG Audio Layer III (MP3) encoder. \[LGPL\] * [libsndfile](https://github.com/erikd/libsndfile/)\- C library with C++ wrapper for reading and writing files containing sampled sound through one standard library interface. \[LGPL-2.1\][website](http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsndfile/) * [libsoundio](https://github.com/andrewrk/libsoundio)\- C library for cross-platform real-time audio input and output. \[MIT\][website](http://libsound.io/) * [Maximilian](https://github.com/micknoise/Maximilian)\- C++ Audio and Music DSP Library. \[MIT\] * [OpenAL](http://www.openal.org/)\- Open Audio Library - A crossplatform audio API. \[BSD/LGPL/Commercial\] * [miniaudio](https://github.com/mackron/miniaudio)\- Single file audio playback and capture library. \[Unlicense\][website](https://miniaud.io/) * [ni-media](https://github.com/NativeInstruments/ni-media)\- C++ library for reading and writing audio files. \[MIT\] * [Opus](http://opus-codec.org/)\- A totally open, royalty-free, highly versatile audio codec. \[BSD\] * [PortAudio](http://www.portaudio.com/)\- PortAudio is a free, cross-platform, open-source, audio I/O library. \[MIT\] * [SELA](https://github.com/sahaRatul/sela)\- SimplE Lossless Audio. \[MIT\] * [SoLoud](https://github.com/jarikomppa/soloud)\- Easy, portable audio engine for games. \[zlib\] * [Speex](http://www.speex.org/)\- A free codec for free speech. Obsoleted by Opus. \[BSD\] * [Tonic](https://github.com/TonicAudio/Tonic)\- Easy and efficient audio synthesis in C++. \[Unlicense\] * [Vorbis](http://xiph.org/vorbis/)\- Ogg Vorbis is a fully open, non-proprietary, patent-and-royalty-free, general-purpose compressed audio format. \[BSD\] * [minimp3](https://github.com/lieff/minimp3)\- Public domain, header-only MP3 decoder with clean-room implementation. \[CC0\] * [Verovio](https://github.com/rism-ch/verovio)\- Verovio is a fast and lightweight music notation engraving library. \[LGPL\][website](https://www.verovio.org/) * [Wav2Letter++](https://github.com/facebookresearch/wav2letter/)\- Public domain, a fast open source speech processing toolkit written entirely in C++ and uses the ArrayFire tensor library and the flashlight machine learning library for maximum efficiency \[BSD\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#biology)Biology *Bioinformatics, Genomics, Biotech* * [BioC++](http://biocpp.sourceforge.net/)\- C++ Computational Libraries for Bioinformatics. \[BSD\] * [Chaste](http://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/chaste/)\- An open source C++ library for the computational simulation of mathematical models developed for physiology and biology. \[BSD\] * [libsequence](http://molpopgen.github.io/libsequence/)\- A C++ library for representing and analyzing population genetics data. \[GPL\] * [SeqAn](http://www.seqan.de/)\- Algorithms and data structures for the analysis of sequences with the focus on biological data. \[BSD/3-clause\] * [Vcflib](https://github.com/ekg/vcflib)\- A C++ library for parsing and manipulating VCF files. \[MIT\] * [Wham](https://github.com/zeeev/wham)\- Structural variants (SVs) in Genomes by directly applying association tests to BAM files. \[MIT\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#bittorrent)BitTorrent * [jech/dht](https://github.com/jech/dht)\- BitTorrent DHT library in C. \[MIT\] * [libtorrent](https://github.com/arvidn/libtorrent)(a.k.a. libtorrent-rasterbar) - An efficient feature complete C++ bittorrent implementation. \[BSD\] * [LibTorrent](https://github.com/rakshasa/libtorrent)(a.k.a. libtorrent-rakshasa) - BitTorrent library. \[GPL\] * [libutp](https://github.com/bittorrent/libutp)\- uTorrent Transport Protocol library. \[MIT\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#chemistry)Chemistry *Chemistry, Geochemistry, Biochemistry* * [d-SEAMS](https://github.com/d-SEAMS/seams-core)\- A molecular dynamics trajectory analysis engine in C++ and Lua with Nix. It is an acronym for Deferred Structural Elucidation Analysis for Molecular Simulations. \[GPL\][website](https://dseams.info/) * [gromacs](https://github.com/gromacs/gromacs)\- A message-passing parallel molecular dynamics implementation. \[GPL\][website](http://www.gromacs.org/) * [Reaktoro](https://github.com/reaktoro/reaktoro)\- A computational framework in C++ and Python for modeling chemically reactive systems. \[LGPL\][website](https://reaktoro.org/) * [LAMMPS](https://github.com/lammps/lammps)\- A classical molecular dynamics code with a focus on materials modeling. It's an acronym for Large-scale Atomic/Molecular Massively Parallel Simulator. \[GPL\][website](https://lammps.sandia.gov/) ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#cli)CLI *Console/Terminal User Interface, Command Line Interface* * [Argh!](https://github.com/adishavit/argh)\- A minimalist, frustration-free, header-only argument handler. \[BSD\] * [Taywee/args](https://github.com/taywee/args)\- A simple header-only C++ argument parser library. \[MIT\] * [Boost.Program\_options](http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_57_0/doc/html/program_options.html)\- A library to obtain program options via conventional methods such as command line and config file. \[Boost\] * [Clara](https://github.com/catchorg/Clara)\- A simple to use, composable, command line parser for C++ 11 and beyond. \[BSL-1.0\] * [cli](https://github.com/daniele77/cli)\- A cross-platform header only C++14 library for interactive command line interfaces (Cisco style). \[Boost\] * [CLI11](https://github.com/CLIUtils/CLI11)\- Header only single or multi-file C++11 library for simple and advanced CLI parsing. \[BSD\] * [jarro2783/cxxopts](https://github.com/jarro2783/cxxopts)\- Lightweight C++ command line option parser. \[MIT\] * [docopt.cpp](https://github.com/docopt/docopt.cpp)\- A library to generate option parser from docstring. \[MIT/Boost\] * [FINAL CUT](https://github.com/gansm/finalcut)\- Library for creating terminal applications with text-based widgets. \[LGPL\] * [gflags](https://gflags.github.io/gflags/)\- Commandline flags module for C++. \[BSD\] * [indicators](https://github.com/p-ranav/indicators/)\- Activity indicators for Modern C++. \[MIT\] * [linenoise](https://github.com/antirez/linenoise)\- A small self-contained alternative to readline and libedit. \[BSD-2-Clause\] * [linenoise-ng](https://github.com/arangodb/linenoise-ng)\- A small, portable GNU readline replacement for Linux, Windows and MacOS which is capable of handling UTF-8 characters. \[BSD\] * [Lyra](https://github.com/bfgroup/Lyra)\- A simple to use, composable, command line parser for C++ 11 and beyond. \[Boost\] * [Ncurses](http://invisible-island.net/ncurses/)\- A terminal user interface. \[MIT\] * [PDCurses](https://github.com/wmcbrine/PDCurses)\- Public domain curses library with both source code and pre-compiled library available. \[PublicDomain\] * [popl](https://github.com/badaix/popl)\- A single-header templated command line arguments and ini file parser for C++ 11 and beyond. \[MIT\] * [replxx](https://github.com/AmokHuginnsson/replxx)\- A readline and libedit replacement that supports UTF-8, syntax highlighting, hints, works on Unix and Windows. \[BSD\] * [tabulate](https://github.com/p-ranav/tabulate)\- Table Maker for Modern C++ \[MIT\] * [TCLAP](http://tclap.sourceforge.net/)\- A mature, stable and feature-rich library for defining and accessing command line arguments in ANSI C++. \[MIT\] * [termbox](https://github.com/nsf/termbox)\- A C library for writing text-based user interfaces. \[MIT\] * [cpp-terminal](https://github.com/jupyter-xeus/cpp-terminal)\- Small header only C++ library for writing multiplatform terminal applications. \[MIT\] * [FTXUI](https://github.com/ArthurSonzogni/FTXUI)\- C++ Functional Terminal User Interface. \[MIT\] * [imtui](https://github.com/ggerganov/imtui)\- Immediate Mode Text-based User Interface \[MIT\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#compression)Compression *Compression and Archiving Libraries* * [bit7z](https://github.com/rikyoz/bit7z)\- A C++ static library offering a clean and simple interface to the 7-zip DLLs. \[GPLv2\] * [Brotli](https://github.com/google/brotli)\- Brotli compression format. Developed by Google. \[MIT\] * [bzip2](http://www.bzip.org/)\- A freely available, patent free, high-quality data compressor. \[BSD\] * [FiniteStateEntropy](https://github.com/Cyan4973/FiniteStateEntropy)\- New generation entropy codecs : Finite State Entropy and Huff0. * [PhysicsFS](https://icculus.org/physfs/)\- A library to provide abstract access to various archives. It is intended for use in video games, and the design was somewhat inspired by Quake 3's file subsystem. \[zlib\] * [KArchive](https://api.kde.org/frameworks/karchive/html/index.html)\- A library for creating, reading, writing and manipulating file archives like zip and tar. It also provides transparent compression and decompression of data, using formats like gzip, via a subclass of QIODevice. \[LGPL\] * [libarchive](https://github.com/libarchive/libarchive)\- Multi-format archive and compression library. \[New BSD\][website](http://www.libarchive.org/) * [LZ4](https://github.com/lz4/lz4)\- Extremely Fast Compression algorithm. \[BSD\][website](http://www.lz4.org/) * [LZFSE](https://github.com/lzfse/lzfse)\- LZFSE compression library and command line tool. Developed by Apple. * [LZHAM](https://code.google.com/p/lzham/)\- Lossless data compression library with a compression ratio similar to LZMA but with much faster decompression. \[BSD\] * [LZMA](http://www.7-zip.org/sdk.html)⚡- The default and general compression method of 7z format. \[PublicDomain\] * [LZMAT](http://www.matcode.com/lzmat.htm)\- An extremely fast real-time lossless data compression library. \[GPL\] * [miniz](https://github.com/richgel999/miniz)\- Single C source file Deflate/Inflate compression library with zlib-compatible API, ZIP archive reading/writing, PNG writing. \[MIT\] * [Minizip](https://github.com/nmoinvaz/minizip)\- Zlib with latest bug fixes that supports PKWARE disk spanning, AES encryption, and IO buffering. \[zlib\] * [smaz](https://github.com/antirez/smaz)\- Small strings compression library. \[BSD\] * [Snappy](https://google.github.io/snappy/)\- A fast compressor/decompressor. \[BSD\] * [ZLib](http://zlib.net/)\- A very compact compression library for data streams. \[zlib\] * [zlib-ng](https://github.com/Dead2/zlib-ng)\- zlib for the "next generation" systems. Drop-In replacement with some serious optimizations. \[zlib\] * [zstd](https://github.com/facebook/zstd)\- Zstandard - Fast real-time compression algorithm. Developed by Facebook. \[BSD\] * [ZZIPlib](http://zziplib.sourceforge.net/)\- Provides read access on ZIP-archives. \[MPL/LGPL\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#concurrency)Concurrency *Concurrency and Multithreading* * [alpaka](https://github.com/ComputationalRadiationPhysics/alpaka)\- Abstraction library for parallel kernel acceleration. \[LGPLv3+\] * [ArrayFire](https://github.com/arrayfire/arrayfire)\- A general purpose GPU library. \[BSD\] * [Async++](https://github.com/Amanieu/asyncplusplus)\- A lightweight concurrency framework for C++11, inspired by the Microsoft PPL library and the N3428 C++ standard proposal. \[MIT\] * [Boost.Compute](https://github.com/boostorg/compute)\- A C++ GPU Computing Library for OpenCL. \[Boost\] * [Bolt](https://github.com/HSA-Libraries/Bolt)\- A C++ template library optimized for GPUs. \[Apache2\] * [ck](https://github.com/concurrencykit/ck)\- Concurrency primitives, safe memory reclamation mechanisms and non-blocking data structures. \[BSD\] * [concurrentqueue](https://github.com/cameron314/concurrentqueue)\- A fast multi-producer, multi-consumer lock-free concurrent queue for C++11. \[BSD,Boost\] * [Cpp-Taskflow](https://github.com/cpp-taskflow/cpp-taskflow)\- Fast C++ Parallel Programming with Task Dependencies. \[MIT\] * [CUB](https://github.com/NVlabs/cub)\- CUB provides state-of-the-art, reusable software components for every layer of the CUDA programming mode. \[New BSD\] * [cuda-api-wrappers](https://github.com/eyalroz/cuda-api-wrappers)\- Lightweight, Modern-C++ wrappers for the CUDA GPU programming runtime API. \[BSD\] * [cupla](https://github.com/ComputationalRadiationPhysics/cupla)\- C++ API to run CUDA/C++ on OpenMP, Threads, TBB, ... through Alpaka. \[LGPLv3+\] * [C++React](https://github.com/schlangster/cpp.react)\- A reactive programming library for C++11. \[Boost\] * [FiberTaskingLib](https://github.com/RichieSams/FiberTaskingLib)\- Task-based multi-threading library that supports task graphs with arbitrary dependencies. \[Apache\] * [HPX](https://github.com/STEllAR-GROUP/hpx/)\- A general purpose C++ runtime system for parallel and distributed applications of any scale. \[Boost\] * [Intel Games Task Scheduler](https://github.com/GameTechDev/GTS-GamesTaskScheduler)\- A task scheduling framework designed for the needs of game developers. \[MIT\] * [Intel Parallel STL](https://github.com/intel/parallelstl)\- Intel® implementation of C++17 STL for C++11 and above. \[Apache2\] * [Intel TBB](https://www.threadingbuildingblocks.org/)\- Intel® Threading Building Blocks. \[Apache2\] * [junction](https://github.com/preshing/junction)\- A library of concurrent data structures in C++. \[BSD\] * [Kokkos](https://github.com/kokkos/kokkos)\- A performance portable programming model for parallel execution and memory abstraction. \[BSD\] * [libcds](https://github.com/khizmax/libcds)\- A C++ library of Concurrent Data Structures. \[BSD\] * [Libclsph](https://github.com/libclsph/libclsph)\- An OpenCL based GPU accelerated SPH fluid simulation library. \[MIT\] * [libdill](https://github.com/sustrik/libdill/)\- Introduces structured concurrency in C. \[MIT\] * [libdispatch](https://github.com/apple/swift-corelibs-libdispatch)\- Grand Central Dispatch (GCD), developed by Apple Inc., is a task parallelism technology based on the thread pool pattern. libdispatch is a library that provides the implementation of GCD's services. \[Apache-2.0\][website](https://apple.github.io/swift-corelibs-libdispatch/) * [libmill](https://github.com/sustrik/libmill/)\- Introduces Go-style concurrency in C. \[MIT\] * [marl](https://github.com/google/marl)\- Marl is a hybrid thread / fiber task scheduler written in C++ 11. \[Apache-2.0\] * [moderngpu](https://github.com/moderngpu/moderngpu)\- moderngpu is a productivity library for general-purpose computing on GPUs. It is a header-only C++ library written for CUDA. The unique value of the library is in its accelerated primitives for solving irregularly parallel problems. \[FreeBSD & Copyright, Sean Baxter\] * [NCCL](https://github.com/NVIDIA/nccl)\- Optimized primitives for collective multi-GPU communication. \[BSD\] * [OpenCL](https://www.khronos.org/opencl/)\- The open standard for parallel programming of heterogeneous systems. * [OpenMP](http://openmp.org/)\- The OpenMP API. * [SObjectizer](https://github.com/Stiffstream/sobjectizer)\- An implementation of Actor, Publish-Subscribe, and CSP models in one rather small C++ framework. \[BSD-3-Clause\] * [Quantum](https://github.com/bloomberg/quantum)\- A powerful C++ coroutine dispatcher framework built on top of[boost::coroutines2](https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_65_0/libs/coroutine2/doc/html/index.html). * [RaftLib](http://raftlib.io/)\- The RaftLib C++ library, streaming/dataflow concurrency via C++ iostream-like operators \[Apache2\] * [readerwriterqueue](https://github.com/cameron314/readerwriterqueue)\- A fast single-producer, single-consumer lock-free queue for C++. \[BSD\] * [stdgpu](https://github.com/stotko/stdgpu)\- Efficient STL-like Data Structures on the GPU. \[Apache2\] * [Thrust](http://thrust.github.io/)\- A parallel algorithms library which resembles the C++ Standard Template Library (STL). \[Apache2\] * [transwarp](https://github.com/bloomen/transwarp)\- A header-only C++ library for task concurrency. \[MIT\] * [VexCL](https://github.com/ddemidov/vexcl)\- A C++ vector expression template library for OpenCL/CUDA. \[MIT\] * [STAPL](http://parasol-lab.gitlab.io/stapl-home/)\- A C++ parallel programming framework designed to work on both shared and distributed memory parallel computers. \[BSD\] * [concurrencpp](https://github.com/David-Haim/concurrencpp)\- A general concurrency library containing tasks, executors, timers and C++20 coroutines to rule them all. ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#configuration)Configuration *Configuration files, INI files* * [inifile-cpp](https://github.com/Rookfighter/inifile-cpp)\- A header-only and easy to use Ini file parser for C++. \[MIT\] * [inih](https://github.com/benhoyt/inih)\- Simple .INI file parser in C, good for embedded systems. \[BSD-3-Clause\] * [inih](https://github.com/jtilly/inih)\- Single header only C++ version of[inih](https://github.com/benhoyt/inih). \[BSD-3-Clause\] * [iniparser](https://github.com/ndevilla/iniparser)\- INI file parser. \[MIT\] * [libconfig](https://github.com/hyperrealm/libconfig)\- C, C++ library for processing structured configuration files. \[LGPL-2.1\][website](https://hyperrealm.github.io/libconfig/) * [libconfuse](https://github.com/martinh/libconfuse)\- Small configuration file parser library for C. \[ISC\] * [simpleini](https://github.com/brofield/simpleini)\- Cross-platform C++ library providing a simple API to read and write INI-style configuration files. \[MIT\] * [toml++](https://github.com/marzer/tomlplusplus)\- Header-only TOML parser and serializer for C++17 and later. \[MIT\][website](https://marzer.github.io/tomlplusplus/) ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#containers)Containers * [C++ B-tree](https://github.com/algorithm-ninja/cpp-btree)\- A template library that implements ordered in-memory containers based on a B-tree data structure. \[Apache2\] * [Colony](https://github.com/mattreecebentley/plf_colony)\- An unordered "bag"-type container which outperforms std containers in high-modification scenarios while maintaining permanent pointers to non-erased elements regardless of insertion/erasure. \[zLib\][website](http://www.plflib.org/colony.htm) * [dynamic\_bitset](https://github.com/pinam45/dynamic_bitset)\- A C++17 header-only dynamic bitset. \[MIT\] * [Forest](https://github.com/xorz57/forest)\- Template library implementing an AVL, a Binary Search, a KD and a Quad Tree. \[MIT\] * [Hashmaps](https://github.com/goossaert/hashmap)\- Implementation of open addressing hash table algorithms in C++. \[MIT\] * [Hopscotch map](https://github.com/Tessil/hopscotch-map)\- A fast header-only hash map which uses hopscotch hashing for collisions resolution. \[MIT\] * [LSHBOX](https://github.com/RSIA-LIESMARS-WHU/LSHBOX)\- A c++ toolbox of locality-sensitive hashing (LSH), provides several popular LSH algorithms, also support Python and MATLAB. \[GPL\] * [PGM-index](https://github.com/gvinciguerra/PGM-index)\- A data structure that enables fast lookup, predecessor, range searches and updates in arrays of billions of items using orders of magnitude less space than traditional indexes. \[Apache2\][website](https://pgm.di.unipi.it/) * [plf::list](https://github.com/mattreecebentley/plf_list)\- A std::list implementation which removes range splicing in order to enable cache-friendlier structure, yielding significant performance gains. \[zLib\][website](http://www.plflib.org/list.htm) * [plf::stack](https://github.com/mattreecebentley/plf_stack)\- A replacement container for the std::stack container adaptor, with better performance than any std container in a stack context. \[zLib\][website](http://www.plflib.org/stack.htm) * [ring\_span lite](https://github.com/martinmoene/ring-span-lite)\- A simplified implementation of Arthur O'Dwyer's ring\_span implementation ie. a circular buffer view. \[MIT\] * [robin-hood-hashing](https://github.com/martinus/robin-hood-hashing)\- Fast & memory efficient hashtable based on robin hood hashing for C++14. \[MIT\] * [robin-map](https://github.com/Tessil/robin-map)\- Fast hash map and hash set using robin hood hashing. \[MIT\] * [sparsepp](https://github.com/greg7mdp/sparsepp)\- A fast, memory efficient hash map for C++. \[BSD 3-clause\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#cryptography)Cryptography *Cryptography and Encryption Libraries* * [Bcrypt](http://bcrypt.sourceforge.net/)\- A cross platform file encryption utility. Encrypted files are portable across all supported operating systems and processors. \[BSD\] * [BeeCrypt](http://beecrypt.sourceforge.net/)\- A portable and fast cryptography library. \[LGPLv2.1+\] * [Botan](http://botan.randombit.net/)\- A crypto library for C++. \[BSD-2\] * [Crypto++](https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp)\- A free C++ class library of cryptographic schemes. \[Boost\][website](http://www.cryptopp.com/) * [digestpp](https://github.com/kerukuro/digestpp)\- C++11 header-only message digest (hash) library. \[PublicDomain\] * [GnuPG](https://www.gnupg.org/)\- A complete and free implementation of the OpenPGP standard. \[GPL\] * [GnuTLS](http://www.gnutls.org/)\- A secure communications library implementing the SSL, TLS and DTLS protocols. \[LGPL2.1\] * [Libgcrypt](http://www.gnu.org/software/libgcrypt/)\- A general purpose cryptographic library originally based on code from GnuPG. \[LGPLv2.1+\] * [LibreSSL](http://www.libressl.org/)\- A free version of the SSL/TLS protocol forked from OpenSSL in 2014. \[?\] * [libsodium](https://github.com/jedisct1/libsodium)\- P(ortable|ackageable) NaCl-based crypto library, opinionated and easy to use. \[ISC\] * [libhydrogen](https://github.com/jedisct1/libhydrogen)\- A lightweight, secure, easy-to-use crypto library suitable for constrained environments. \[ISC\] * [LibTomCrypt](https://github.com/libtom/libtomcrypt)\- A fairly comprehensive, modular and portable cryptographic toolkit. \[WTFPL\] * [mbedTLS](https://github.com/ARMmbed/mbedtls)\- An open source, portable, easy to use, readable and flexible SSL library, previously known as PolarSSL. \[Apache2\][website](https://tls.mbed.org/) * [Nettle](http://www.lysator.liu.se/~nisse/nettle/)\- A low-level cryptographic library. \[LGPL\] * [OpenSSL](https://github.com/openssl/openssl)\- A robust, commercial-grade, full-featured, and Open Source cryptography library. \[Apache\][website](http://www.openssl.org/) * [retter](https://github.com/MaciejCzyzewski/retter)\- A collection of hash functions, ciphers, tools, libraries, and materials related to cryptography. * [s2n](https://github.com/awslabs/s2n)\- An implementation of the TLS/SSL protocols. \[Apache\] * [sha1collisiondetection](https://github.com/cr-marcstevens/sha1collisiondetection)\- Library and command line tool to detect SHA-1 collision in a file. \[MIT\] * [Tink](https://github.com/google/tink)\- A multi-language, cross-platform library that provides cryptographic APIs that are secure, easy to use correctly, and hard(er) to misuse. \[Apache-2.0\] * [Tiny AES in C](https://github.com/kokke/tiny-AES-c)\- Small portable AES128/192/256 in C. \[PublicDomain\] * [Themis](https://github.com/cossacklabs/themis)\- crypto library for painless data security, providing symmetric and asymmetric encryption, secure sockets with forward secrecy, for mobile and server platforms. \[Apache2\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#csv)CSV *Libraries for parsing Comma Separated Value (CSV) files* * [csv2](https://github.com/p-ranav/csv2)\- Fast CSV parser for modern C++. \[MIT\] * [Csv::Parser](https://github.com/ashaduri/csv-parser)\- Compile-time and runtime CSV parser written in C++17. \[Zlib\] * [Fast C++ CSV Parser](https://github.com/ben-strasser/fast-cpp-csv-parser)\- Small, easy-to-use and fast header-only library for reading CSV files. \[BSD-3-Clause\] * [Vince's CSV Parser](https://github.com/vincentlaucsb/csv-parser)\- A fast, self-contained, streaming C++17 CSV parser with optional type-casting and statistics. \[MIT\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#database)Database *Database Libraries, SQL Servers, ODBC Drivers, and Tools* * [ClickHouse](https://github.com/ClickHouse/clickhouse-cpp)\- C++ client for ClickHouse DBMS. \[Apache2\] * [hiberlite](https://github.com/paulftw/hiberlite)\- C++ Object-relational mapping for sqlite3. \[BSD\] * [Hiredis](https://github.com/redis/hiredis)\- A minimalistic C client library for the Redis database. \[BSD\] * [LevelDB](https://github.com/google/leveldb)\- A fast key-value storage library written at Google that provides an ordered mapping from string keys to string values. \[BSD\] * [LMDB](http://symas.com/mdb/)\- Very fast embedded key/value store with full ACID semantics. \[OpenLDAP\] * [LMDB++](https://github.com/bendiken/lmdbxx)\- C++11 wrapper for the LMDB embedded database library. \[PublicDomain\] * [MongoDB C Driver](https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-c-driver)\- MongoDB client library for C. \[Apache2\] * [MongoDB C++ Driver](https://github.com/mongodb/mongo-cxx-driver)\- C++ driver for MongoDB. \[Apache2\] * [MongoDB Libbson](https://github.com/mongodb/libbson)\- A BSON utility library. \[Apache2\] * [MySQL++](http://www.tangentsoft.net/mysql++/)\- A C++ wrapper for MySQL's C API. \[LGPL\] * [nanodbc](https://github.com/nanodbc/nanodbc)\- A small C++ wrapper for the native C ODBC API. \[MIT\] * [ODB](https://www.codesynthesis.com/products/odb/)\- An open-source, cross-platform, and cross-database object-relational mapping (ORM) system for C++. \[GPLv2\] * [redis3m](https://github.com/luca3m/redis3m)\- Wrapper of hiredis with clean C++ interface, supporting sentinel and ready to use patterns. \[Apache2\] * [RocksDB](https://github.com/facebook/rocksdb)\- Embedded key-value store for fast storage from facebook. \[BSD\] * [SimDB](https://github.com/LiveAsynchronousVisualizedArchitecture/simdb)\- High performance, shared memory, lock free, cross platform, single file, minimal dependencies, C++11 key-value store \[Apache2\] * [SOCI](https://github.com/SOCI/soci)\- A database abstraction layer for C++. \[BSL-1.0\] * [SQLite](http://www.sqlite.org/)\- A completely embedded, full-featured relational database in a few 100k that you can include right into your project. \[PublicDomain\] * [SQLiteC++](https://github.com/SRombauts/SQLiteCpp)\- SQLiteC++ (SQLiteCpp) is a smart and easy to use C++ SQLite3 wrapper. \[MIT\] * [sqlite\_modern\_cpp](https://github.com/SqliteModernCpp/sqlite_modern_cpp)\- Header only C++14 wrapper around sqlite library. \[MIT\] * [sqlite\_orm](https://github.com/fnc12/sqlite_orm)\- SQLite ORM light header only library for modern C++. \[AGPL + paid MIT\] * [sqlpp11](https://github.com/rbock/sqlpp11)\- A type safe embedded domain specific language for SQL queries and results in C++. \[BSD-2-Clause\] * [TileDB](https://github.com/TileDB-Inc/TileDB)\- Fast Dense and Sparse Multidimensional Array DBMS. \[MIT\][website](https://tiledb.io/) * [UnQLite](https://github.com/symisc/unqlite)\- A self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional NoSQL engine. \[BSD-2-Clause\][website](https://unqlite.org/) * [upscaledb](https://upscaledb.com/)\- An embedded "typed" key/value store with a built-in query interface. \[GPLv3\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#data-visualization)Data visualization *Data visiualization Libraries* * [matplotplusplus](https://github.com/alandefreitas/matplotplusplus)\- C++ Graphics Library for Data Visualization. \[MIT\][website](https://alandefreitas.github.io/matplotplusplus/) ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#debug)Debug *Debugging Libraries, Memory Leak and Resource Leak Detection, Unit Testing* * [backward-cpp](https://github.com/bombela/backward-cpp)\- A beautiful stack trace pretty printer for C++. \[MIT\] * [benchmark](https://github.com/google/benchmark)\- Google provided small microbenchmark support library. \[Apache2\] * [Boost.Test](http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/master/libs/test/doc/html/index.html)\- Boost Test Library. \[Boost\] * [check](https://github.com/libcheck/check)\- Check is a unit testing framework for C. \[LGPL-2.1\][website](https://libcheck.github.io/check/) * [doctest](https://github.com/onqtam/doctest)\- The lightest feature rich C++ single header testing framework. \[MIT\] * [Catch2](https://github.com/catchorg/Catch2)\- A modern, C++-native, header-only, test framework for unit-tests, TDD and BDD. \[BSL-1.0\] * [Celero](https://github.com/DigitalInBlue/Celero)\- C++ Benchmarking Framework. \[Apache2\] * [CppUTest](https://github.com/cpputest/cpputest)\- Unit testing and mocking framework for C/C++. \[BSD-3-clause\] * [CUTE](http://cute-test.com/)\- C++ Unit Testing Easier. \[LGPL3\] * [CMocka](https://cmocka.org/)\- unit testing framework for C with support for mock objects. \[Apache2\] * [CppUnit](http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/cppunit/)\- C++ port of JUnit. \[LGPL2\] * [CTest](https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v2.8.8/ctest.html)\- The CMake test driver program. \[BSD\] * [dbg-macro](https://github.com/sharkdp/dbg-macro)\- A dbg(…) macro for C++. \[MIT\] * [DebugViewPP](https://github.com/CobaltFusion/DebugViewPP)\- Debug logging viewer. \[BSL\] * [Deleaker](http://www.deleaker.com/)\- A tool for resource leak detection, including memory, GDI and handle leaks. * [fff](https://github.com/meekrosoft/fff)\- A micro-framework for creating fake C functions. \[MIT\] * [Google Mock](https://github.com/google/googletest/blob/master/googlemock/README.md)\- A library for writing and using C++ mock classes. \[BSD\] * [Google Test](https://github.com/google/googletest)\- Google C++ Testing Framework. \[BSD\] * [ig-debugheap](https://github.com/deplinenoise/ig-debugheap)\- Multiplatform debug heap useful for tracking down memory errors. \[BSD\] * [libtap](https://github.com/zorgnax/libtap)\- Write tests in C. \[GPL2\] * [MemTrack](http://www.almostinfinite.com/memtrack.html)\- Tracking memory allocations in C++. * [microprofile](https://github.com/jonasmr/microprofile)\- Profiler with web-view for multiple platforms. \[Unlicense\] * [MinUnit](https://github.com/siu/minunit)\- A minimal unit testing framework for C self-contained in a single header file. \[MIT\] * [Mockator](http://www.mockator.com/)\- Eclipse CDT plug-in for C++ Seams and Mock Objects. * [Nanotimer](https://github.com/mattreecebentley/plf_nanotimer)\- A simple low-overhead cross-platform timer class for benchmarking. \[zLib\][website](http://www.plflib.org/nanotimer.htm) * [Nonius](https://github.com/libnonius/nonius)\- A C++ micro-benchmarking framework. \[CC\] * [Remotery](https://github.com/Celtoys/Remotery)\- Single C File Profiler with Web Viewer. \[Apache2\] * [Touca](https://github.com/trytouca/touca-cpp)\- Automated regression testing system for testing complex mission-critical workflows. \[Apache2\][website](https://touca.io/) * [UnitTest++](https://github.com/unittest-cpp/unittest-cpp)\- A lightweight unit testing framework for C++. \[MIT/X Consortium license\] * [Unity](https://github.com/ThrowTheSwitch/Unity)\- Simple Unit Testing for C. \[MIT\] * [utest.h](https://github.com/sheredom/utest.h)\- Single header unit testing framework for C and C++. \[Unlicense\] * [μt](https://github.com/boost-experimental/ut)\- C++20 single header/single module, macro-free μ(micro)/Unit Testing Framework \[Boost\] * [VLD](http://vld.codeplex.com/)\- Visual Leak Detector. A free, robust, open-source memory leak detection system for Visual C++. ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#font)Font *Libraries for parsing and manipulating font files.* * [Fontconfig](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/fontconfig/fontconfig)\- Font configuration and customization library. \[MIT\][website](https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/fontconfig/) * [FreeType](https://www.freetype.org/)\- FreeType is a freely available software library to render fonts. \[FTL & GPLv2\] * [otfcc](https://github.com/caryll/otfcc)\- A C library and utility used for parsing and writing OpenType font files. \[Apache-2.0\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#game-engine)Game Engine * [Acid](https://github.com/Equilibrium-Games/Acid)\- A high speed C++17 Vulkan game engine. \[MIT\] * [Allegro](http://liballeg.org/)\- A cross-platform library mainly aimed for video games and multimedia programming. \[zlib\] * [Cocos2d-x](http://www.cocos2d-x.org/)\- A multi-platform framework for building 2d games, interactive books, demos and other graphical applications. \[MIT\] * [Corange](https://github.com/orangeduck/Corange)\- A game engine written in pure C, SDL and OpenGL. \[BSD\] * [crown](https://github.com/dbartolini/crown)\- Crown is a general purpose data-driven game engine, written from scratch in orthodox C++ with a minimalistic and data-oriented design philosophy in mind. \[MIT\] * [delta3d](http://sourceforge.net/projects/delta3d/)\- A robust simulation platform. \[LGPL2\] * [EnTT](https://github.com/skypjack/entt)\- Gaming meets modern C++. \[MIT\] * [GamePlay](https://github.com/gameplay3d/GamePlay)\- A cross-platform native C++ game framework for creating 2D/3D mobile and desktop games. \[Apache2\] * [Godot](https://github.com/godotengine/godot)\- A fully featured, open source, MIT licensed, game engine. \[MIT\] * [Grit](https://github.com/grit-engine/grit-engine)\- Community project to build a free game engine for implementing open world 3D games. \[MIT\] * [Halley](https://github.com/amzeratul/halley)\- A lightweight game engine written in C++14 with a "true" entity-component system. \[Apache 2.0\] * [KlayGE](https://github.com/gongminmin/KlayGE)\- a cross-platform open source game engine with plugin-based architecture. \[GPLv2\][website](http://www.klayge.org/) * [nCine](https://github.com/nCine/nCine)\- A cross-platform 2D game engine with an emphasis on performance, written in C++11 and optionally scriptable in Lua. \[MIT\][website](https://ncine.github.io/) * [o3de](https://github.com/o3de/o3de)\- An open-source, real-time, multi-platform 3D engine based on Amazon Lumberyard. \[Apache2\][website](https://o3de.org/) * [OpenXRay](https://github.com/OpenXRay/xray-16)\- a community-modified X-Ray engine used in S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game series. \[Modified BSD/non-commercial only\] * [Oxygine](http://oxygine.org/)\- A cross-platform 2D C++ game engine. \[MIT\] * [Panda3D](https://github.com/panda3d/panda3d)\- A game engine, a framework for 3D rendering and game development for Python and C++ programs. \[Modified BSD\][website](https://www.panda3d.org/) * [PixelGameEngine](https://github.com/OneLoneCoder/olcPixelGameEngine)\- The official distribution of olcPixelGameEngine, a tool used in javidx9's YouTube videos and projects. \[OLC3\] * [Polycode](https://github.com/ivansafrin/Polycode)\- A cross-platform framework for creative code in C++ (with Lua bindings). \[MIT\][website](http://polycode.org/) * [raylib](https://github.com/raysan5/raylib)\- A simple and easy-to-use library to enjoy videogames programming. \[zlib/libpng\][website](http://www.raylib.com/) * [Spring](https://github.com/spring/spring)\- A powerful free cross-platform RTS game engine. \[GPLv2/GPLv3\][website](https://springrts.com/) * [Torque2D](https://github.com/GarageGames/Torque2D)\- An open-source and cross-platform C++ engine built for 2D game development. \[MIT\][website](https://www.garagegames.com/products/torque-2d) * [Torque3D](https://github.com/GarageGames/Torque3D)\- An open-source C++ engine built for 3D game development. \[MIT\][website](https://www.garagegames.com/products/torque-3d) * [toy engine](https://github.com/hugoam/toy)\- toy is a thin and modular c++ game engine and offers simple expressive c++ idioms to design full featured 2D or 3D games in fast iterations. * [Urho3D](https://urho3d.github.io/)\- A free lightweight, cross-platform 2D and 3D game engine implemented in C++. Greatly inspired by OGRE and Horde3D. \[MIT\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#gui)GUI *Graphic User Interface* * [Boden](https://github.com/AshampooSystems/boden)\- Native, mobile, cross-platform GUI Framework. \[GPL/LGPL/Commercial\][website](https://www.boden.io/) * [CEGUI](http://cegui.org.uk/)\- Flexible, cross-platform GUI library. * [Elements](https://github.com/cycfi/elements)\- Lightweight, fine-grained, resolution independent, modular GUI library. \[MIT\] * [FLTK](http://www.fltk.org/index.php)\- Fast, light, cross-platform C++ GUI toolkit. \[GPL2\] * [GacUI](https://github.com/vczh-libraries/GacUI)\- GPU Accelerated C++ User Interface, with WYSIWYG developing tools, XML supports, built-in data binding and MVVM features. \[Ms-PL\] * [GTK+](http://www.gtk.org/)\- A multi-platform toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces. \[LGPL\] * [gtkmm](http://www.gtkmm.org/en/)\- The official C++ interface for the popular GUI library GTK+. \[LGPL\] * [imgui](https://github.com/ocornut/imgui)\- Immediate Mode Graphical User Interface with minimal dependencies. \[MIT\] * [implot](https://github.com/epezent/implot)\- Immediate Mode Plotting widgets for imgui. \[MIT\] * [iup](https://www.tecgraf.puc-rio.br/iup)\- Multi-platform toolkit for building graphical user interfaces. \[MIT\] * [libui](https://github.com/andlabs/libui)\- Simple and portable (but not inflexible) GUI library in C that uses the native GUI technologies of each platform it supports. \[MIT\] * [MyGUI](http://mygui.info/)\- Fast, flexible and simple GUI. \[MIT\] * [nana](http://nanapro.org/en-us/)\- Nana is a cross-platform library for GUI programming in modern C++ style. \[Boost\] * [NanoGui](https://github.com/mitsuba-renderer/nanogui)\- A minimalistic cross-platform widget library for OpenGL 3.x or higher. \[BSD\] * [nuklear](https://github.com/Immediate-Mode-UI/Nuklear)\- A single-header ANSI C gui library. \[PublicDomain\] * [QCustomPlot](http://qcustomplot.com/)\- Qt plotting widget without further dependencies. \[GPLv3\] * [Qwt](http://qwt.sourceforge.net/)\- Qt Widgets for Technical Applications. \[Own based on LGPL\] * [QwtPlot3D](http://qwtplot3d.sourceforge.net/)\- A feature-rich Qt/OpenGL-based C++ programming library, providing essentially a bunch of 3D-widgets. \[zlib\] * [RmlUi](https://github.com/mikke89/RmlUi)\- The HTML/CSS User Interface library evolved. Fork of libRocket. \[MIT\] * [Sciter](http://sciter.com/)\- Sciter is an embeddable HTML/CSS/scripting engine aimed to be used as an UI layer of modern desktop applications. \[Free/Commercial\] * [wxWidgets](http://wxwidgets.org/)\- A C++ library that lets developers create applications for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux and other platforms with a single code base. \[Own LGPL\] * [xtd](https://github.com/gammasoft71/xtd)\- Modern C++17/20 framework to create console (CLI), forms (GUI like WinForms) and tunit (unit tests like Microsoft Unit Testing Framework) applications on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and android. \[MIT\] * [Yue](https://github.com/yue/yue)\- A library for creating native cross-platform GUI apps. \[LGPLv2\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#graphics)Graphics * [assimp](https://github.com/assimp/assimp)\- Open Asset Import Library (assimp) is a cross-platform 3D model import library which aims to provide a common API for different 3D asset file formats. \[BSD-3-Clause\][website](http://www.assimp.org/) * [bgfx](https://github.com/bkaradzic/bgfx)\- A cross-platform rendering library. \[BSD\] * [Blend2D](https://github.com/blend2d/blend2d)\- 2D vector graphics engine powered by a JIT compiler. \[Zlib\][website](https://blend2d.com/) * [bs::framework](https://github.com/GameFoundry/bsf)\- Modern C++14 library for the development of real-time graphical applications. \[MIT\] * [Cairo](http://www.cairographics.org/)\- A 2D graphics library with support for multiple output devices. \[LGPL2 or Mozilla MPL\] * [C-Turtle](https://github.com/walkerje/C-Turtle)\- A C++11 header-only turtle graphics library acting as a CImg wrapper. \[MIT\] * [Diligent Engine](https://github.com/DiligentGraphics/DiligentEngine)\- A modern cross-platform low-level 3D graphics library. \[Apache2\] * [DirectXTK](https://github.com/Microsoft/DirectXTK)\- A collection of helper classes for writing DirectX 11.x code in C++. \[MIT\] * [GLFW](https://github.com/glfw/glfw)\- A simple, cross-platform OpenGL wrangling library. \[zlib/libpng\] * [herebedragons](https://github.com/kosua20/herebedragons)\- A basic 3D scene implemented with various engines, frameworks or APIs. \[MIT\][website](http://simonrodriguez.fr/dragon/) * [Horde3D](https://github.com/horde3d/Horde3D)\- A small 3D rendering and animation engine. \[EPL\] * [Ion](https://github.com/google/ion)\- A small and efficient set of libraries for building cross-platform client or server applications that use 3D graphics. \[Apache2\][website](https://google.github.io/ion/) * [Irrlicht](http://irrlicht.sourceforge.net/)\- A high performance realtime 3D engine written in C++. \[zlib\] * [libigl](https://github.com/libigl/libigl)\- Simple C++ geometry processing library. \[MPL2\] * [LLGL](https://github.com/LukasBanana/LLGL)\- Low Level Graphics Library (LLGL) is a thin abstraction layer for the modern graphics APIs. \[BSD-3-Clause\] * [magnum](https://github.com/mosra/magnum)\- Lightweight and modular C++11/C++14 graphics middleware for games and data visualization. \[MIT\][website](http://magnum.graphics/) * [NanoVG](https://github.com/memononen/nanovg)\- Antialiased 2D vector drawing library on top of OpenGL for UI and visualizations. \[Zlib\] * [Ogre 3D](http://www.ogre3d.org/)⚡- A scene-oriented, real-time, flexible 3D rendering engine (as opposed to a game engine) written in C++. \[MIT\] * [OpenSceneGraph](http://www.openscenegraph.org/)\- An open source high performance 3D graphics toolkit. \[OSGPL\] * [OpenSubdiv](https://github.com/PixarAnimationStudios/OpenSubdiv)\- Pixar's library for evaluating and rendering subdivision surfaces on CPU and GPU. \[Modified Apache2\] * [OpenVDB](http://www.openvdb.org/)\- Library and tools for storing, editing, and rendering volumetric datasets. \[MPL2\] * [Panda3D](http://www.panda3d.org/)\- A framework for 3D rendering and game development for Python and C++. \[BSD\] * [Partio](https://github.com/wdas/partio)\- Library for wrangling particle data, with support for most common file formats. \[Modified BSD\] * [Skia](https://github.com/google/skia)\- A complete 2D graphic library for drawing Text, Geometries, and Images. \[BSD\][webpage](https://sites.google.com/site/skiadocs/home) * [TinySpline](https://github.com/msteinbeck/tinyspline)\- A small, yet powerful ANSI C library for interpolating, transforming, and querying arbitrary NURBS, B-Splines, and Bézier curves. \[MIT\] * [urho3d](https://github.com/urho3d/Urho3D)\- Cross-platform rendering and game engine. \[Many different, mostly MIT\] * [Yocto/GL](https://github.com/xelatihy/yocto-gl)\- Tiny C++ Libraries for Data-Driven Physically-based Graphics. \[MIT\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#image-processing)Image Processing * [Boost.GIL](http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_56_0/libs/gil/doc/index.html)\- Generic Image Library. * [CImg](http://cimg.eu/)\- A small, open source, C++ toolkit for image processing. \[Own LGPL or GPL\] * [CxImage](https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/1300/CxImage)\- An image processing and conversion library to load, save, display, transform BMP, JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, MNG, ICO, PCX, TGA, WMF, WBMP, JBG, J2K images. \[zlib\] * [Dlib](https://github.com/davisking/dlib)⚡- A modern C++11 machine learning, computer vision, numerical optimization, and deep learning toolkit. \[Boost\][website](http://dlib.net/) * [FreeImage](http://freeimage.sourceforge.net/)\- An open source library that supports popular graphics image formats and others as needed by today's multimedia applications. \[GPL2 or GPL3\] * [GD](https://github.com/libgd/libgd)\- GD Graphics Library, famously used in PHP for image loading/manipulation & thumbnail generation. \[custom permissive license, requires mention in user docs\][website](http://libgd.github.io/) * [DCMTK](http://dicom.offis.de/dcmtk.php.en)\- DICOM Toolkit. * [GDCM](http://gdcm.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page)\- Grassroots DICOM library. * [ITK](http://www.itk.org/)\- An open-source, cross-platform system for image analysis. \[Apache2 from ITK 4.0\] * [Leptonica](https://github.com/DanBloomberg/leptonica)\- Leptonica is an open source library containing software that is broadly useful for image processing and image analysis applications. \[BSD-2-Clause\][website](http://leptonica.org/index.html) * [libfacedetection](https://github.com/ShiqiYu/libfacedetection)\- Open source library for face detection in images. The face detection speed can reach 1500FPS. \[BSD\] * [libjpeg-turbo](https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo)\- A JPEG image codec that uses SIMD instructions to accelerate baseline JPEG encoding and decoding. \[IJG & BSD-3-Clause & zlib\][website](https://libjpeg-turbo.org/) * [libvips](https://github.com/jcupitt/libvips)\- A fast image processing library with low memory needs. \[LGPL\][website](http://www.vips.ecs.soton.ac.uk/) * [Magick++](https://imagemagick.org/script/magick++.php)\- ImageMagick program interfaces for C++. \[Apache2\] * [MagickWnd](https://imagemagick.org/script/magick-wand.php)\- ImageMagick program interfaces for C. \[Apache2\] * [OpenCV](http://opencv.org/)⚡- Open source computer vision. \[BSD\] * [OpenEXR](http://www.openexr.com/)\- Cross-platform library for high dynamic range imaging. \[Modified BSDF\] * [OpenImageIO](https://github.com/OpenImageIO/oiio)\- Powerful image and texture wrangling library with support for a wide number of common lossy and RAW formats. \[Modified BSD\] * [SAIL](https://github.com/happy-sea-fox/sail)\- Easy-to-use cross-platform image decoding library with pluggable image codecs. \[MIT\] * [Simd](https://github.com/ermig1979/Simd)\- C++ image processing library with using of SIMD: SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, VMX(Altivec) and VSX(Power7), NEON for ARM. \[MIT\] * [stb-image](https://github.com/nothings/stb/blob/master/stb_image.h)\- STB single-header image loading library. \[Public Domain\] * [tesseract-ocr](https://github.com/tesseract-ocr)\- An OCR engine. \[Apache2\] * [TinyEXIF](https://github.com/cdcseacave/TinyEXIF)\- Tiny ISO-compliant C++ EXIF and XMP parsing library for JPEG. \[MIT\] * [Video++](https://github.com/matt-42/vpp)\- A C++14 high performance video and image processing library. \[MIT\] * [VIGRA](https://github.com/ukoethe/vigra)\- A generic C++ computer vision library for image analysis. \[MIT X11\] * [VTK](http://www.vtk.org/)\- Open-source, freely available software system for 3D computer graphics, image processing and visualization. \[BSD\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#internationalization)Internationalization * [gettext](http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/)\- GNU 'gettext'. \[GPL2\] * [IBM ICU](http://site.icu-project.org/)\- A set of C/C++ and Java libraries providing Unicode and Globalization support. \[ICU\] * [libiconv](http://www.gnu.org/software/libiconv/)\- An encoding conversion library between different character encodings. \[GPL\] * [utf8.h](https://github.com/sheredom/utf8.h)\- Single header utf8 string functions for C and C++. \[Unlicense\] * [utf8proc](https://github.com/JuliaStrings/utf8proc)\- A clean C library for processing UTF-8 Unicode data. \[MIT\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#inter-process-communication)Inter-process communication * [Apache Thrift](https://thrift.apache.org/)\- Efficient cross-language IPC/RPC, works between C++, Java, Python, PHP, C#, and many more other languages. Originally developed by Facebook. \[Apache2\] * [Cap'n Proto](https://github.com/capnproto/capnproto)\- Fast data interchange format and capability-based RPC system. \[MIT\][website](https://capnproto.org/) * [eCAL](https://github.com/continental/ecal)\- Pub/sub, client/server, C++/Python/C#, various message protocols (protobuf, capnproto ..). \[Apache2\][website](http://www.ecal.io/) * [gRPC](https://github.com/grpc/grpc)\- A high performance, open source, general-purpose RPC framework. \[BSD\][website](http://www.grpc.io/) * [Ice](https://github.com/zeroc-ice/ice)\- Comprehensive RPC framework with support for C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python and more. \[GPLv2\] * [libjson-rpc-cpp](https://github.com/cinemast/libjson-rpc-cpp)\- JSON-RPC framework for C++ servers and clients. \[MIT\] * [nanomsg](https://github.com/nanomsg/nanomsg)\- A simple high-performance implementation of several "scalability protocols". \[MIT\][website](http://nanomsg.org/) * [nng](https://github.com/nanomsg/nng)\- nanomsg-next-generation, a light-weight brokerless messaging library. \[MIT\][website](https://nanomsg.github.io/nng/) * [rpclib](https://github.com/rpclib/rpclib)\- A modern C++ msgpack-RPC server and client library. \[MIT\] * [simple-rpc-cpp](https://github.com/pearu/simple-rpc-cpp)\- A simple RPC wrapper generator to C/C++ functions. \[BSD\] * [WAMP](http://wamp.ws/)\- Provides RPC and pub/sub messaging patterns. (various implementations, various languages) * [xmlrpc-c](http://xmlrpc-c.sourceforge.net/)\- A lightweight RPC library based on XML and HTTP. \[BSD\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#json)JSON * [Boost.PropertyTree](http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_55_0/doc/html/property_tree.html)\- A property tree parser/generator that can be used to parse XML/JSON/INI/Info files. \[Boost\] * [cJSON](https://github.com/DaveGamble/cJSON)\- Ultralightweight JSON parser in ANSI C. \[MIT\] * [frozen](https://github.com/cesanta/frozen)\- JSON parser and generator for C/C++. \[GPL & GPL2\] * [Jansson](https://github.com/akheron/jansson)\- C library for encoding, decoding and manipulating JSON data. \[MIT\] * [jbson](https://github.com/chrismanning/jbson)\- jbson is a library for building & iterating BSON data, and JSON documents in C++14. \[Boost\] * [JeayeSON](https://github.com/jeaye/jeayeson)\- A very sane (header only) C++ JSON library. \[BSD\] * [Jsmn](https://github.com/zserge/jsmn)\- A minimalistic JSON parser in C. \[MIT\] * [json](https://github.com/nlohmann/json)⚡- JSON for Modern C++. \[MIT\] * [JSON++](https://github.com/hjiang/jsonxx)\- A JSON parser in C++. \[MIT\] * [json.h](https://github.com/sheredom/json.h)\- A simple one header/one source solution to parsing JSON in C and C++. \[Unlicense\] * [json-c](https://github.com/json-c/json-c)\- A JSON implementation in C. \[MIT\] * [jsoncons](https://github.com/danielaparker/jsoncons)\- A C++ header-only library for JSON and JSON-like binary formats with JSONPointer, JSONPatch, JSONPath and JMESPath. \[Boost\] * [JsonCpp](https://github.com/open-source-parsers/jsoncpp)\- A C++ library for interacting with JSON. \[MIT\] * [json-parser](https://github.com/udp/json-parser)\- Very low footprint JSON parser written in portable ANSI C. \[BSD\] * [json11](https://github.com/dropbox/json11)\- A tiny JSON library for C++11. \[MIT\] * [json-struct](https://github.com/jorgen/json_struct)\- High performance, single header JSON parser parsing to and from C++ structs. \[MIT\] * [json-voorhees](https://github.com/tgockel/json-voorhees)\- JSON library for C++. Support for C++11. No dependencies, fast and dev-friendly. \[Apache2\] * [jute](https://github.com/amir-s/jute)\- Very simple C++ JSON Parser. \[PublicDomain\] * [libjson](https://github.com/vincenthz/libjson)\- A JSON parser and printer library in C. easy to integrate with any model. \[LGPL\] * [libjson](http://sourceforge.net/projects/libjson/)\- Lightweight JSON library. \[?\] * [LIBUCL](https://github.com/vstakhov/libucl)⚡- Universal configuration library parser \[BSD-2-Clause\] * [parson](https://github.com/kgabis/parson)\- Parson is a lighweight json library written in C. \[MIT\] * [PicoJSON](https://github.com/kazuho/picojson)\- A header-file-only, JSON parser serializer in C++. \[BSD\] * [qt-json](https://github.com/gaudecker/qt-json)\- A simple class for parsing JSON data into a QVariant hierarchy and vice versa. \[GPLv3\] * [QJson](https://github.com/flavio/qjson)\- A qt-based library that maps JSON data to QVariant objects. \[LGPL2\] * [RapidJSON](https://github.com/miloyip/rapidjson)⚡- A fast JSON parser/generator for C++ with both SAX/DOM style API. \[MIT\] * [sajson](https://github.com/chadaustin/sajson)\- Lightweight, extremely high-performance JSON parser for C++11. \[MIT\] * [simdjson](https://github.com/lemire/simdjson)\- Extremely fast JSON library that can parse gigabytes of JSON per second. \[Apache-2.0\] * [taoJSON](https://github.com/taocpp/json)\- Zero-dependency C++ header-only JSON library. \[MIT\] * [ujson](https://bitbucket.org/awangk/ujson)\- µjson is a a small, C++11, UTF-8, JSON library. \[MIT\] * [YAJL](https://github.com/lloyd/yajl)\- A fast streaming JSON parsing library in C. \[ISC\] * [yyjson](https://github.com/ibireme/yyjson)\- A high performance JSON library written in ANSI C. \[MIT\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#logging)Logging * [Blackhole](https://github.com/3Hren/blackhole)\- Attribute-based logging framework, which is designed to be fast, modular and highly customizable. \[MIT\] * [Boost.Log](http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_56_0/libs/log/doc/html/index.html)\- Designed to be very modular and extensible. \[Boost\] * [Easylogging++](https://github.com/amrayn/easyloggingpp)\- Extremely light-weight high performance logging library for C++11 (or higher) applications. \[MIT\] * [fmtlog](https://github.com/MengRao/fmtlog)\- A performant fmtlib-style logging library with latency in nanoseconds. \[MIT\] * [G3log](https://github.com/KjellKod/g3log)\- Asynchronous logger with Dynamic Sinks. \[PublicDomain\] * [glog](https://github.com/google/glog)\- C++ implementation of the Google logging module. * [Log4cpp](http://log4cpp.sourceforge.net/)\- A library of C++ classes for flexible logging to files, syslog, IDSA and other destinations. \[LGPL\] * [log4cplus](https://github.com/log4cplus/log4cplus)\- A simple to use C++ logging API providing thread-safe, flexible, and arbitrarily granular control over log management and configuration. \[BSD & Apache2\] * [loguru](https://github.com/emilk/loguru)\- A lightweight C++ logging library. \[PublicDomain\] * [plog](https://github.com/SergiusTheBest/plog)\- Portable and simple log for C++ in less than 1000 lines of code. \[MPL2\] * [reckless](https://github.com/mattiasflodin/reckless)\- Low-latency, high-throughput, asynchronous logging library for C++. \[MIT\] * [spdlog](https://github.com/gabime/spdlog)\- Super fast, header only, C++ logging library. * [templog](http://www.templog.org/)\- A very small and lightweight C++ library which you can use to add logging to your C++ applications. \[Boost\] * [P7Baical](http://baical.net/p7.html)\- An open source and cross-platform library for high-speed sending telemetry & trace data with minimal usage of CPU and memory. \[LGPL\] * [Quill](https://github.com/odygrd/quill)\- Asynchronous cross platform low latency logging library. \[MIT\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#machine-learning)Machine Learning * [Caffe](https://github.com/BVLC/caffe)\- A fast framework for neural networks. \[BSD\] * [CCV](https://github.com/liuliu/ccv)\- C-based/Cached/Core Computer Vision Library, A Modern Computer Vision Library. \[BSD\] * [darknet](https://github.com/pjreddie/darknet)\- Open source neural network framework written in C and CUDA. \[PublicDomain\][website](https://pjreddie.com/darknet/) * [Dlib](https://github.com/davisking/dlib)⚡- A modern C++11 machine learning, computer vision, numerical optimization, and deep learning toolkit. \[Boost\][website](http://dlib.net/) * [Fido](https://github.com/FidoProject/Fido)\- A highly-modular C++ machine learning library for embedded electronics and robotics. \[MIT\][website](http://fidoproject.github.io/) * [flashlight](https://github.com/facebookresearch/flashlight)\- A fast, flexible machine learning library from Facebook AI Research written entirely in C++ and based on the ArrayFire tensor library. \[BSD-3-Clause\][website](https://fl.readthedocs.io/en/latest/) * [libsvm](https://github.com/cjlin1/libsvm)\- A simple, easy-to-use, efficient library for Support Vector Machines. \[BSD-3-Clause\][website](https://www.csie.ntu.edu.tw/~cjlin/libsvm/) * [m2cgen](https://github.com/BayesWitnesses/m2cgen)\- A CLI tool to transpile trained classic ML models into a native C code with zero dependencies. \[MIT\] * [MeTA](https://github.com/meta-toolkit/meta)\- A modern C++ data sciences toolkit. \[MIT\][website](https://meta-toolkit.org/) * [Minerva](https://github.com/dmlc/minerva)\- A fast and flexible system for deep learning. \[Apache2\] * [mlpack](https://github.com/mlpack/mlpack)\- A scalable c++ machine learning library. \[LGPLv3\][website](http://www.mlpack.org/) * [OpenCV](https://github.com/Itseez/opencv)⚡- Open Source Computer Vision Library. \[BSD\][website](http://opencv.org/) * [oneDAL](https://github.com/oneapi-src/oneDAL)\- A powerful machine learning library that helps speed up big data analysis. \[Apache\] * [Recommender](https://github.com/GHamrouni/Recommender)\- C library for product recommendations/suggestions using collaborative filtering (CF). \[BSD\] * [RNNLIB](https://github.com/szcom/rnnlib)\- RNNLIB is a recurrent neural network library for sequence learning problems. \[GPLv3\] * [SHOGUN](https://github.com/shogun-toolbox/shogun)\- The Shogun Machine Learning Toolbox. \[GPLv3\] * [sofia-ml](https://code.google.com/p/sofia-ml/)\- The suite of fast incremental algorithms for machine learning. \[Apache2\] * [VLFeat](https://github.com/vlfeat/vlfeat)\- The VLFeat open source library implements popular computer vision algorithms specialising in image understanding and local featurexs extraction and matching. \[BSD-2-Clause\][website](http://www.vlfeat.org/) * [xgboost](https://github.com/dmlc/xgboost)\- Scalable, Portable and Distributed Gradient Boosting (GBDT, GBRT or GBM) Library, for Python, R, Java, Scala, C++ and more. Runs on single machine, Hadoop, Spark, Flink and DataFlow. \[Apache2\] * [ncnn](https://github.com/Tencent/ncnn)\- A high-performance neural network inference computing framework optimized for mobile platforms. \[BSD\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#math)Math * [Apophenia](https://github.com/b-k/apophenia)\- A C library for statistical and scientific computing \[GPL2\] * [Armadillo](https://gitlab.com/conradsnicta/armadillo-code)\- Fast C++ library for linear algebra & scientific computing. \[Apache2\][website](http://arma.sourceforge.net/) * [autodiff](https://github.com/autodiff/autodiff)\- A modern, fast and expressive C++ library for automatic differentiation. \[MIT\][website](https://autodiff.github.io/) * [blaze](https://bitbucket.org/blaze-lib/blaze)\- high-performance C++ math library for dense and sparse arithmetic. \[BSD\] * [Boost.Multiprecision](http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/master/libs/multiprecision/doc/html/index.html)\- provides higher-range/precision integer, rational and floating-point types in C++, header-only or with GMP/MPFR/LibTomMath backends. \[Boost\] * [ceres-solver](http://ceres-solver.org/)\- C++ library for modeling and solving large complicated nonlinear least squares problems from google. \[BSD\] * [CGAL](https://github.com/CGAL/cgal)\- Collection of efficient and reliable geometric algorithms. \[LGPL&GPL\][website](http://www.cgal.org/) * [cml](http://cmldev.net/)\- free C++ math library for games and graphics. \[Boost\] * [CXXGraph](https://github.com/ZigRazor/CXXGraph)\- free C++(17) graph header-only library for representation and algorithms execution. \[AGPL-3.0\] * [Dlib](https://github.com/davisking/dlib)⚡- A modern C++11 machine learning, computer vision, numerical optimization, and deep learning toolkit. \[Boost\][website](http://dlib.net/) * [Eigen](http://eigen.tuxfamily.org/)\- A high-level C++ library of template headers for linear algebra, matrix and vector operations, numerical solvers and related algorithms. \[MPL2\] * [ExprTK](http://www.partow.net/programming/exprtk/)\- The C++ Mathematical Expression Toolkit Library (ExprTk) is a simple to use, easy to integrate and extremely efficient run-time mathematical expression parser and evaluation engine. \[MIT\] * [Geometric Tools](https://www.geometrictools.com/)\- C++ library for computing in the fields of mathematics, graphics, image analysis and physics. \[Boost\][website](https://www.geometrictools.com/) * [GLM](https://github.com/g-truc/glm)\- Header-only C++ math library that matches and inter-operates with OpenGL's GLSL math. \[MIT\][website](https://glm.g-truc.net/) * [GMTL](http://ggt.sourceforge.net/)\- Graphics Math Template Library is a collection of tools implementing Graphics primitives in generalized ways. \[GPL2\] * [GMP](https://gmplib.org/)\- A C library for arbitrary precision arithmetic, operating on signed integers, rational numbers, and floating-point numbers. \[LGPL3 & GPL2\] * [Klein](https://github.com/jeremyong/klein)\- A fast, SIMD-optimized C++17 Geometric Algebra library for point, line, and plane projections, intersections, joins, rigid-body motion, and more. \[MIT\][website](https://jeremyong.com/klein) * [linalg.h](https://github.com/sgorsten/linalg)\- Single header, public domain, short vector math library for C++. \[Unlicense\] * [MIRACL](https://github.com/CertiVox/MIRACL)\- A Multiprecision Integer and Rational Arithmetic Cryptographic Library. \[AGPL\] * [NumCpp](https://github.com/dpilger26/NumCpp)\- A templatized header only C++ implementation of the Python Numpy library. \[MIT\] * [muparser](http://beltoforion.de/article.php?a=muparser)\- muParser is an extensible high performance math expression parser library written in C++. \[MIT\] * [LibTomMath](https://github.com/libtom/libtommath)\- A free open source portable number theoretic multiple-precision integer library written entirely in C. \[PublicDomain & WTFPL\][website](http://www.libtom.net/) * [linmath.h](https://github.com/datenwolf/linmath.h)\- A lean linear math library, aimed at graphics programming. \[WTFPL\] * [lp\_solve](https://sourceforge.net/projects/lpsolve)\- A library used to formulate and solve linear programming problems. \[LGPL\][website](http://lpsolve.sourceforge.net/) * [OpenBLAS](https://github.com/xianyi/OpenBLAS)\- An optimized BLAS library based on GotoBLAS2 1.13 BSD version. \[BSD 3-clause\][website](http://www.openblas.net/) * [PCG-rand](https://www.pcg-random.org/)\- PCG is a family of simple fast space-efficient statistically good algorithms for random number generation. Unlike many general-purpose RNGs, they are also hard to predict. \[Apache\] * [QuantLib](https://github.com/lballabio/quantlib)\- A free/open-source library for quantitative finance. \[Modified BSD\][website](http://quantlib.org/) * [StatsLib](https://github.com/kthohr/stats)\- A C++ header-only library of statistical distribution functions. \[Apache2\][website](https://www.kthohr.com/statslib.html) * [SymEngine](https://github.com/symengine/symengine)\- Fast symbolic manipulation library, a rewriting of SymPy's core in C++. \[MIT\] * [TinyExpr](https://github.com/codeplea/tinyexpr)\- A C library for parsing and evaluating math expressions from strings. \[zlib\] * [Vc](https://github.com/VcDevel/Vc)\- SIMD Vector Classes for C++. \[BSD\] * [Versor](http://versor.mat.ucsb.edu/)\- A (fast) Generic C++ library for Geometric Algebras, including Euclidean, Projective, Conformal, Spacetime (etc). * [Wykobi](http://www.wykobi.com/)\- A C++ library of efficient, robust and simple to use C++ 2D/3D oriented computational geometry routines. \[MIT\] * [xtensor](https://github.com/xtensor-stack/xtensor)\- A C++14 library for numerical analysis with multi-dimensional array expressions, inspired by NumPy syntax. \[BSD 3-clause\][website](https://xtensor-stack.github.io/xtensor) * [universal](https://github.com/stillwater-sc/universal)\- A C++14 header-only library implementing arbitrary posit arithmetic. The posit number system is a tapered floating point that is more efficient than IEEE floating point. Posits enable reproducible computational science. \[MIT license\][website](http://www.stillwater-sc.com/assets/content/stillwater-universal-sw.html) ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#memory-allocation)Memory Allocation * [Boehm GC](https://github.com/ivmai/bdwgc)\- Conservative garbage collector for C and C++. \[similar to X11\][website](http://www.hboehm.info/gc/) * [C Smart Pointers](https://github.com/Snaipe/libcsptr)\- Smart pointers for the (GNU) C programming language. \[MIT\] * [Hoard](https://github.com/emeryberger/Hoard)\- Fast, Scalable, and Memory-efficient Malloc for Linux, Windows, and Mac. \[GPL, commercial\][website](http://hoard.org/) * [jemalloc](https://github.com/jemalloc/jemalloc)\- General purpose malloc(3) implementation that emphasizes fragmentation avoidance and scalable concurrency support. \[BSD\][website](http://jemalloc.net/) * [memory](https://github.com/foonathan/memory)\- STL compatible C++ memory allocator library. \[ZLib\] * [memory-allocators](https://github.com/mtrebi/memory-allocators)\- Custom memory allocators to improve the performance of dynamic memory allocation. \[MIT\] * [mimalloc](https://github.com/microsoft/mimalloc)\- A compact general purpose allocator with excellent performance. \[MIT\] * [tgc](https://github.com/orangeduck/tgc)\- A tiny garbage collector for C written in ~500 LOC. \[BSD\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#multimedia)Multimedia * [GStreamer](http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/)\- A library for constructing graphs of media-handling components. \[LGPL\] * [libass](https://github.com/libass/libass)\- Portable subtitle renderer for the ASS/SSA subtitle format. \[ISC\] * [libav](https://github.com/libav/libav)\- A collection of libraries and tools to process multimedia content such as audio, video, subtitles and related metadata. \[LGPL v2.1+ and others\][website](https://www.libav.org/) * [LIVE555 Streaming Media](http://www.live555.com/liveMedia/)\- Multimedia streaming library using open standard protocols (RTP/RTCP, RTSP, SIP). \[LGPL\] * [libVLC](https://wiki.videolan.org/LibVLC)\- libVLC (VLC SDK) media framework. \[GPL\] * [MediaInfoLib](https://github.com/MediaArea/MediaInfoLib)\- Convenient unified display of the most relevant technical and tag data for video and audio files. \[BSD\] * [QtAv](https://github.com/wang-bin/QtAV)\- A multimedia playback framework based on Qt and FFmpeg to write a player easily. \[LGPL\][website](http://wang-bin.github.io/QtAV/) * [SDL](http://www.libsdl.org/)⚡- Simple DirectMedia Layer. \[zlib\] * [SFML](https://github.com/SFML/SFML)⚡- Simple and Fast Multimedia Library. \[zlib\][website](http://www.sfml-dev.org/) * [TagLib](https://github.com/taglib/taglib)\- A library for reading and editing the metadata of several popular audio formats. \[LGPL/MPL\][website](https://taglib.org/) ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#networking)Networking * [ACE](http://www.dre.vanderbilt.edu/~schmidt/ACE.html)\- An OO Network Programming Toolkit in C++. \[?MIT?\] * [Boost.Asio](http://think-async.com/)⚡- A cross-platform C++ library for network and low-level I/O programming. \[Boost\] * [Boost.Beast](https://github.com/boostorg/beast)⚡- HTTP and WebSocket built on Boost.Asio in C++11. \[BSL-1.0\][website](https://www.boost.org/libs/beast) * [Breep](https://github.com/Organic-Code/Breep)\- Event based, high-level C++14 peer-to-peer library. \[EUPL-1.1 (OSI approved)\] * [C++ REST SDK](https://github.com/Microsoft/cpprestsdk)\- C++ REST SDK (previously named Casablanca). \[Apache2\] * [Restbed](https://github.com/corvusoft/restbed)\- C++11 Asynchronous RESTful framework. \[AGPL\] * [Restinio](https://github.com/Stiffstream/restinio)\- A header-only C++14 library that gives you an embedded HTTP/Websocket server. \[BSD\] * [c-ares](https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares)\- A C library for asynchronous DNS requests. \[MIT\] * [cpp-httplib](https://github.com/yhirose/cpp-httplib)\- A single file C++11 header-only HTTP/HTTPS server library. \[MIT\] * [cpp-netlib](http://cpp-netlib.org/)\- A collection of open-source libraries for high level network programming. \[Boost\] * [cpp-netlib/uri](https://github.com/cpp-netlib/uri)\- URI parser/builder library for C++, compatible with RFC 3986 and RFC 3987. \[BSL-1.0\] * [CppServer](https://github.com/chronoxor/CppServer)\- Ultra fast and low latency asynchronous socket server & client C++ library with support TCP, SSL, UDP, HTTP, HTTPS, WebSocket protocols and 10K connections problem solution. \[MIT\] * [cpr](https://github.com/whoshuu/cpr)\- A modern C++ HTTP requests library with a simple but powerful interface. Modeled after the Python Requests module. \[MIT\][website](https://whoshuu.github.io/cpr/) * [curlcpp](https://github.com/JosephP91/curlcpp)\- An object oriented C++ wrapper for CURL(libcurl). \[MIT\] * [DPDK](https://github.com/DPDK/dpdk)\- Data Plane Development Kit, libraries and drivers for fast packet processing. \[BSD-3-Clause & GPL-2.0\][website](https://www.dpdk.org/) * [Dyad.c](https://github.com/rxi/dyad)\- Asynchronous networking for C. \[MIT\] * [ENet](https://github.com/lsalzman/enet)\- Reliable UDP networking library. \[MIT\][website](http://enet.bespin.org/) * [evpp](https://github.com/Qihoo360/evpp)\- C++ high performance networking with TCP/UDP/HTTP protocols. \[BSD\] * [H2O](https://github.com/h2o/h2o)\- An optimized HTTP server with support for HTTP/1.x and HTTP/2. It can also be used as a library. \[MIT\] * [HTTP Parser](https://github.com/nodejs/http-parser)⚡- A http request/response parser for C. \[MIT\] * [KCP](https://github.com/skywind3000/kcp/blob/master/README.en.md)\- A fast and reliable ARQ protocol that helps applications to reduce network latency. \[MIT\] * [libcurl](http://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/)\- Multiprotocol file transfer library. \[MIT/X derivate license\] * [libhttpserver](https://github.com/etr/libhttpserver)\- C++ library for creating an embedded Rest HTTP server (and more). \[LGPL2.1\] * [Libmicrohttpd](http://www.gnu.org/software/libmicrohttpd/)\- GNU libmicrohttpd is a small C library that is supposed to make it easy to run an HTTP server as part of another application. \[LGPL v2.1+\] * [libpcap](https://github.com/the-tcpdump-group/libpcap)\- A portable C/C++ library for network traffic capture. \[BSD\][website](https://www.tcpdump.org/) * [libquic](https://github.com/devsisters/libquic)\- A QUIC protocol library extracted from Chromium's QUIC Implementation. \[BSD\] * [librdkafka](https://github.com/edenhill/librdkafka)\- Apache Kafka client library for C and C++. \[BSD-2-Clause\] * [libwebsockets](https://github.com/warmcat/libwebsockets)\- A lightweight pure C WebSocket implementation that provides both client and server libraries. \[LGPL2.1 + static link exception\][website](https://libwebsockets.org/) * [lwIP](http://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/lwip/)\- A lightweight TCP/IP stack. \[Modified BSD\] * [Mongoose](https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose)\- Extremely lightweight webserver. \[GPL2\] * [MQTT-C](https://github.com/LiamBindle/MQTT-C)\- A portable MQTT C client for embedded systems and PCs alike. \[MIT\][website](https://liambindle.ca/MQTT-C) * [mTCP](https://github.com/mtcp-stack/mtcp)\- Highly scalable user-level TCP stack for multicore systems. \[Modified BSD\] * [Muduo](https://github.com/chenshuo/muduo)\- A C++ non-blocking network library for multi-threaded server in Linux. \[BSD\] * [nghttp2](https://github.com/nghttp2/nghttp2)\- HTTP/2 C Library. \[MIT\][website](https://nghttp2.org/) * [Onion](https://github.com/davidmoreno/onion)\- HTTP server library in C designed to be lightweight and easy to use. \[Apache2/GPL2\] * [PF\_RING™](https://github.com/ntop/PF_RING)\- High-speed packet processing framework. \[LGPL-2.1\][website](https://www.ntop.org/products/packet-capture/pf_ring/) * [PicoHTTPParser](https://github.com/h2o/picohttpparser)\- A tiny, primitive, fast HTTP request/response parser. \[MIT\] * [POCO](https://github.com/pocoproject)⚡- C++ class libraries and frameworks for building network- and internet-based applications that run on desktop, server, mobile and embedded systems. \[Boost\][website](http://pocoproject.org/) * [Proxygen](https://github.com/facebook/proxygen)\- Facebook's collection of C++ HTTP libraries including an easy to use HTTP server. \[BSD\] * [RakNet](https://github.com/OculusVR/RakNet)\- A cross platform, open source, C++ networking engine for game programmers. \[BSD\] * [restclient-cpp](https://github.com/mrtazz/restclient-cpp)\- Simple REST client for C++. It wraps libcurl for HTTP requests. \[MIT\] * [Seasocks](https://github.com/mattgodbolt/seasocks)\- Simple, small, C++ embeddable webserver with WebSockets support. \[BSD\] * [Silicon](http://siliconframework.org/)\- A high performance, middleware oriented C++14 http web framework. \[MIT\] * [tlse](https://github.com/eduardsui/tlse)\- Single C file TLS 1.2/1.3 implementation, using tomcrypt as crypto library \[BSD-2-Clause\] * [Tufão](https://github.com/vinipsmaker/tufao)\- An asynchronous web framework for C++ built on top of Qt. \[LGPL2\] * [uriparser](https://github.com/uriparser/uriparser)\- Strictly RFC 3986 compliant URI parsing and handling library. \[BSD-3-Clause\] * [uWebSockets](https://github.com/uNetworking/uWebSockets)\- µWS is one of the most lightweight, efficient & scalable WebSocket & HTTP server implementations available. \[Zlib\] * [WAFer](https://github.com/riolet/WAFer)\- A C language-based ultra-light software platform for scalable server-side and networking applications. Think node.js for C programmers. \[GPL2\] * [Wangle](https://github.com/facebook/wangle)\- A client/server application framework to build asynchronous, event-driven modern C++ services. \[Apache-2.0\] * [wdt](https://github.com/facebook/wdt)\- An embeddedable library (and command line tool) aiming to transfer data between 2 systems as fast as possible over multiple TCP paths. \[BSD-3-Clause\] * [WebSocket++](https://github.com/zaphoyd/websocketpp)\- C++/Boost Asio based websocket client/server library. \[BSD\] * [PcapPlusPlus](https://github.com/seladb/PcapPlusPlus)\- a multiplatform C++ network sniffing and packet parsing and crafting framework. \[Unlicense\] * [ZeroMQ](https://github.com/zeromq/libzmq)\- High-speed, modular asynchronous communication library. \[LGPL\][website](http://zeromq.org/) ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#pdf)PDF *Libraries for parsing and manipulating PDF documents.* * [libharu](https://github.com/libharu/libharu)\- A free, cross platform, open-sourced software library for generating PDF. \[zlib\] * [litePDF](https://litepdf.sourceforge.io/)\- Library to create and edit PDF documents that uses GDI functions through a device context to draw the page content. \[LGPL v3 and zlib\] * [MuPDF](https://mupdf.com/)\- A lightweight PDF, XPS, and E-book viewer. \[AGPL/Commercial\] * [PoDoFo](http://podofo.sourceforge.net/)\- A library to work with the PDF file format. \[LGPL\] * [Poppler](https://poppler.freedesktop.org/)\- Open-source multi-backend PDF rendering library based on the xpdf-3.0 code base. \[GPLv2/GPLv3\] * [Xpdf](https://www.xpdfreader.com/)\- Xpdf is a free PDF viewer and toolkit, including a text extractor, image converter, HTML converter, and more. \[GPL v2/GPL v3\] * [DynaPDF](http://www.dynaforms.com/)\- An easy-to-use PDF generation library. \[Commercial\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#physics)Physics *Dynamics simulation engines* * [Box2D](https://github.com/erincatto/Box2D)\- A 2D physics engine for games. \[BSD-like\] * [Bullet](https://github.com/bulletphysics/bullet3)\- A 3D physics engine for games. \[zlib\][website](http://bulletphysics.org/) * [Chipmunk](https://github.com/slembcke/Chipmunk2D)\- A fast and lightweight 2D game physics library. \[MIT\][website](https://chipmunk-physics.net/) * [LiquidFun](https://github.com/google/liquidfun)\- A 2D physics engine for games. \[BSD-like\] * [Newton Dynamics](https://github.com/MADEAPPS/newton-dynamics)\- An integrated solution for real time simulation of physics environments. \[zlib\] * [ODE](http://www.ode.org/)\- Open Dynamics Engine - An open source, high performance library for simulating rigid body dynamics. \[BSD&LGPL\] * [Kratos](https://github.com/KratosMultiphysics/Kratos)\- framework for building parallel, multi-disciplinary simulation software, aiming at modularity, extensibility, and high performance. \[BSD\][website](http://www.cimne.com/kratos/) * [ofxBox2d](https://github.com/vanderlin/ofxBox2d)\- openFrameworks wrapper for Box2D. \[BSD-like\] * [PhysX](https://github.com/NVIDIAGameWorks/PhysX-3.4)\- An open-source realtime physics engine middleware SDK developed by Nvidia as a part of Nvidia GameWorks software suite. \[BSD-3-Clause\] * [Project Chrono](https://github.com/projectchrono/chrono)\- An open source multi-physics simulation engine. \[BSD-3-Clause\][website](https://projectchrono.org/) * [Quantum++](https://github.com/vsoftco/qpp)\- A modern C++11 quantum computing library. \[MIT\] * [Simbody](https://github.com/simbody/simbody)\- High-performance C++ multibody dynamics/physics library for simulating articulated biomechanical and mechanical systems like vehicles, robots, and the human skeleton. \[Apache2\] * [SOFA](https://github.com/sofa-framework/sofa)\- SOFA is an open-source framework targeting at real-time simulation, with an emphasis on medical simulation. \[LGPL\][website](https://www.sofa-framework.org/) ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#reflection)Reflection * [config-loader](https://github.com/netcan/config-loader)\- A C++17 static reflection framework, from parse configuration file to native data structure. \[MIT\] * [Better Enums](https://github.com/aantron/better-enums)\- Reflective enums (to string, iteration). Single header. \[BSD\][website](http://aantron.github.io/better-enums/) * [clReflect](https://github.com/Celtoys/clReflect)\- C++ Reflection using clang. \[MIT\] * [CPFG](https://github.com/cpgf/cpgf)\- A C++03 library for reflection, callback and script binding. \[Apache2\][website](http://www.cpgf.org/) * [CPP-Reflection](https://github.com/AustinBrunkhorst/CPP-Reflection)\- C++ Reflection using clang. \[MIT\] * [Magic Enum](https://github.com/Neargye/magic_enum)\- Header-only C++17 library provides static reflection for enums (to string, from string, iteration), work with any enum type without any macro or boilerplate code. \[MIT\] * [magic\_get](https://github.com/apolukhin/magic_get)\- std::tuple like methods for user defined types without any macro or boilerplate code. \[Boost\] * [meta](https://github.com/skypjack/meta)\- Header-only, non-intrusive and macro-free runtime reflection system in C++. \[MIT\] * [Nameof](https://github.com/Neargye/nameof)\- Header-only C++17 library provides nameof macros and functions to obtain the simple name of variable, type, function, macro, and enum. \[MIT\] * [Ponder](https://github.com/billyquith/ponder)\- A C++11 library for reflection. \[MIT\] * [RTTR](https://github.com/rttrorg/rttr)\- A C++11 library for reflection. \[MIT\][website](http://www.rttr.org/) * [visit\_struct](https://github.com/cbeck88/visit_struct)\- A miniature library for struct-field reflection in C++. \[BSL-1.0\] * [Refureku](https://github.com/jsoysouvanh/Refureku)\- A C++17 runtime reflection and code generation library. \[MIT\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#regular-expression)Regular Expression * [CppVerbalExpressions](https://github.com/VerbalExpressions/CppVerbalExpressions)\- C++ regular expressions made easy. \[MIT\] * [CTRE](https://github.com/hanickadot/compile-time-regular-expressions)\- A Compile time PCRE (almost) compatible regular expression matcher. \[MIT\] * [Hyperscan](https://github.com/intel/hyperscan)\- Hyperscan is a high-performance multiple regex matching library by Intel. Provides simultaneous matching of large numbers of regexps (up to tens of thousands). Typically used in a DPI library stack. \[BSD\] * [Oniguruma](https://github.com/kkos/oniguruma)\- A modern and flexible regular expressions library that supports a variety of character encodings. \[BSD\] * [PCRE](http://pcre.org/)\- A regular expression C library inspired by the regular expression capabilities in Perl. \[BSD\] * [PIRE](https://github.com/yandex/pire)\- Perl Incompatible Regular Expressions library by Yandex. Can be really fast (more than 400 MB/s). \[LPGL v3.0\] * [RE2](https://github.com/google/re2)\- A software library for regular expressions via a finite-state machine using automata theory. \[BSD-3-Clause\] * [SLRE](https://github.com/cesanta/slre)\- Super Light Regexp engine for C/C++. \[GPLv2/Commercial\] * [sregex](https://github.com/openresty/sregex)\- A non-backtracking NFA/DFA-based Perl-compatible regex engine library for matching on large data streams. \[BSD\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#robotics)Robotics * [MOOS-IvP](http://moos-ivp.org/)\- A set of open source C++ modules for providing autonomy on robotic platforms, in particular autonomous marine vehicles. * [MRPT](http://www.mrpt.org/)\- Mobile Robot Programming Toolkit. \[BSD\] * [PCL](https://github.com/PointCloudLibrary/pcl)\- Point Cloud Library is a standalone, large scale, open project for 2D/3D image and point cloud processing \[BSD\][website](http://www.pointclouds.org/) * [Robotics Library (RL)](http://www.roboticslibrary.org/)\- A self-contained C++ library for robot kinematics, motion planning and control. \[BSD\] * [RobWork](https://gitlab.com/sdurobotics/RobWork)\- A collection of C++ libraries for simulation and control of robot systems. \[Apache2\][website](http://www.robwork.dk/) * [ROS](http://wiki.ros.org/)\- Robot Operating System provides libraries and tools to help software developers create robot applications. \[BSD\] * [YARP (Yet Another Robot Platform)](https://github.com/robotology/yarp)\- Library and toolkit for communication and device interfaces. \[BSD-3-Clause\][website](http://www.yarp.it/) ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#scientific-computing)Scientific Computing * [AMGCL](https://github.com/ddemidov/amgcl)\- a header-only C++ library for solving large sparse linear systems with algebraic multigrid. \[MIT\] * [FFTW](http://www.fftw.org/)\- A C library for computing the DFT in one or more dimensions. \[GPL\] * [GSL](http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/)\- GNU scientific library. \[GPL\] * [preCICE](https://github.com/precice/precice)\- Coupling library for partitioned multi-physics simulations (FSI, CHT, and more). \[LGPL\][website](https://precice.org/) * [TileDB](https://github.com/TileDB-Inc/TileDB)\- Fast Dense and Sparse Multidimensional Array DBMS. \[MIT\][website](https://tiledb.io/) * [Trilinos](https://github.com/trilinos/Trilinos)\- High performance PDE solvers. \[BSD\] * [Torch](https://github.com/torch/torch7)\- A scientific computing framework with wide support for machine learning algorithms that puts GPUs first. \[BSD-3-Clause\][website](http://torch.ch/) ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#scripting)Scripting * [AngelScript](https://www.angelcode.com/angelscript/)\- AngelScript is a game-oriented interpreted/compiled scripting language. \[zlib\] * [Boost.Python](http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_65_1/libs/python/doc/html/index.html)\- A C++ library which enables seamless interoperability between C++ and the Python programming language. \[Boost\] * [cppimport](https://github.com/tbenthompson/cppimport)\- Import C++ files directly from Python! \[MIT\] * [CppSharp](https://github.com/mono/CppSharp)\- Tools and libraries to glue C/C++ APIs to high-level languages. \[MIT\] * [ChaiScript](https://github.com/ChaiScript/ChaiScript/)\- An easy to use embedded scripting language for C++. \[BSD\][website](http://chaiscript.com/) * [ctypes.sh](https://github.com/taviso/ctypes.sh)\- A foreign function interface for bash. \[MIT\] * [Cython](https://github.com/cython/cython)\- Cython is an optimising static compiler for both the Python programming language and the extended Cython programming language (based on Pyrex). It makes writing C extensions for Python as easy as Python itself. \[Apache\][website](http://cython.org/) * [djinni](https://djinni.xlcpp.dev/)\- A tool for generating cross-language type declarations and interface bindings. \[Apache2\] * [Duktape](https://github.com/svaarala/duktape)\- An embeddable Javascript engine with compact footprint. \[MIT\][website](http://duktape.org/) * [JavaCpp](https://github.com/bytedeco/javacpp)\- The missing bridge between Java and native C++. \[Apache2\] * [libffi](https://github.com/libffi/libffi)\- A portable foreign-function interface library. \[MIT\][website](https://sourceware.org/libffi/) * [Lua](http://www.lua.org/)\- A minimal and fast scripting engine for configuration files and basic application scripting. \[MIT\] * [LuaBridge](https://github.com/vinniefalco/LuaBridge)\- A lightweight, dependency-free library for binding Lua to C++. \[MIT\] * [luacxx](https://github.com/dafrito/luacxx)\- C++11 API for creating Lua bindings. \[MIT\] * [nbind](https://github.com/charto/nbind)\- Magical headers that make your C++ library accessible from JavaScript. \[MIT\] * [PHP-CPP](https://github.com/CopernicaMarketingSoftware/PHP-CPP)\- A library to build PHP extensions with C++. \[Apache2\][website](http://www.php-cpp.com/) * [pybind11](https://github.com/pybind/pybind11)\- Seamless operability between C++11 and Python. \[BSD\] * [SIP](https://riverbankcomputing.com/software/sip/intro)\- C or C++ Bindings Generator for Python v2 and v3. \[GPL\] * [sol2](https://github.com/ThePhD/sol2)\- A C++ Lua API wrapper with advanced features and top notch performance. \[MIT\] * [SWIG](https://github.com/swig/swig)\- A wrapper/interface Generator that let you link your c++ code to Javascript, Perl, PHP, Python, Tcl and Ruby. \[GPL/Output not licensed\][website](http://www.swig.org/) * [V7](https://github.com/cesanta/v7)\- An embedded JavaScript engine. \[GPL2\] * [V8](https://v8.dev/)\- A fast JavaScript engine by Google that can be embedded into any C++ application. \[BSD\] * [ChakraCore](https://github.com/Microsoft/ChakraCore)\-A JavaScript engine by Microsoft that can be embedded into nodejs. \[MIT\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#serialization)Serialization * [Bitsery](https://github.com/fraillt/bitsery)\- Header only C++ binary serialization library. \[MIT\] * [Bond](https://github.com/Microsoft/bond)\- An open source, cross-platform framework for working with schematized data. \[MIT\] * [Boost.Serialization](https://www.boost.org/doc/libs/master/libs/serialization/doc/index.html)\- Boost Serialization Library. \[Boost\] * [Cap'n Proto](https://github.com/capnproto/capnproto)\- Fast data interchange format and capability-based RPC system. \[MIT\][website](https://capnproto.org/) * [cereal](https://github.com/USCiLab/cereal)\- A C++11 library for serialization. \[BSD\] * [cista](https://github.com/felixguendling/cista)\- A C++17 library for zero-copy high-performance (de-)serialization. \[MIT\] * [cppcodec](https://github.com/tplgy/cppcodec)\- Header-only C++11 library to encode/decode base64, base32 and hex with consistent, flexible API. \[MIT\] * [FastBinaryEncoding](https://github.com/chronoxor/FastBinaryEncoding)\- Fast Binary Encoding is ultra fast and universal serialization solution for C++, C#, Go, Java, JavaScript, Kotlin, Python, Ruby, Swift. \[MIT\] * [FlatBuffers](https://github.com/google/flatbuffers)\- A Memory efficient serialization library. \[Apache2\] * [MessagePack](https://github.com/msgpack/msgpack-c)\- Efficient binary serialization format "like JSON" for C and C++. \[Apache2\][website](http://msgpack.org/) * [mrpt-serialization](https://github.com/mrpt/mrpt/)\- Versioned serialization to binary or text formats. \[BSD\][website](https://docs.mrpt.org/reference/latest/group_mrpt_serialization_grp.html) * [nanopb](https://github.com/nanopb/nanopb)\- Small code-size Protocol Buffers implementation in ANSI C. \[Zlib\] * [protobuf](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf)\- Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format. \[BSD\] * [protobuf-c](https://github.com/protobuf-c/protobuf-c)\- Protocol Buffers implementation in C. \[BSD\] * [SimpleBinaryEncoding](https://github.com/real-logic/simple-binary-encoding)\- encoding and decoding application messages in binary format for low-latency applications. \[Apache2\] * [upb](https://github.com/protocolbuffers/upb)\- A small protobuf implementation in C. \[BSD\] * [YAS](https://github.com/niXman/yas)\- Very fast**Y**et**A**nother**S**erialization library supports the binary/text/json formats. \[Boost\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#sorting)Sorting * [pdqsort](https://github.com/orlp/pdqsort)\- Pattern-defeating quicksort. \[zlib\] * [Timsort](https://github.com/gfx/cpp-TimSort)\- A templated stable sorting function which outperforms quicksort-based algorithms including std::sort, for reversed or semi-sorted data. \[MIT\] * [Indiesort](https://github.com/mattreecebentley/plf_indiesort)\- A sort wrapper which enables the use of std::sort (& other random-access sort functions) with non-random-access containers, and also improves sort performance for large/non-trivially-copyable types in random-access containers and arrays. \[zLib\][website](https://plflib.org/indiesort.htm) ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#video)Video * [libvpx](http://www.webmproject.org/code/)\- VP8/VP9 Codec SDK. \[BSD\] * [FFmpeg](https://www.ffmpeg.org/)\- A complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video. \[LGPL2/GPL2\] * [libde265](https://github.com/strukturag/libde265)\- Open h.265 video codec implementation. \[LGPL\][website](http://www.libde265.org/) * [x265](https://bitbucket.org/multicoreware/x265_git/src)\- Open h.265 video codec implementation. \[GPL2\][website](https://x265.readthedocs.io/en/master/) * [OpenH264](https://github.com/cisco/openh264)\- Open Source H.264 Codec. \[BSD\][website](http://www.openh264.org/) * [Theora](http://www.theora.org/)\- A free and open video compression format. \[BSD\] * [Vireo](https://github.com/twitter/vireo/)\- A lightweight and versatile video processing library by Twitter. \[MIT\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#virtual-machines)Virtual Machines * [CarpVM](https://github.com/tekknolagi/carp)\- "interesting" VM in C. Let's see how this goes. \[GPLv3\] * [MicroPython](https://github.com/micropython/micropython)\- Aims to put an implementation of Python 3.x on a microcontroller. \[MIT\] * [TinyVM](https://github.com/jakogut/tinyvm)\- A small, fast, lightweight virtual machine written in pure ANSI C. \[MIT\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#web-application-framework)Web Application Framework * [Civetweb](https://github.com/civetweb/civetweb)\- Provides easy to use, powerful, C/C++ embeddable web server with optional CGI, SSL and Lua support. \[MIT\] * [C++ REST SDK](https://github.com/Microsoft/cpprestsdk)\- Microsoft project for cloud-based client-server communication in native code using a modern asynchronous C++ API design. \[MIT\] * [CppCMS](http://cppcms.com/)\- A Free High Performance Web Development Framework (not a CMS). \[LGPLv3\] * [Crow](https://github.com/CrowCpp/Crow)\- Crow is a C++ microframework for running web services. It uses routing similar to Python's Flask. \[BSD\][website](https://crowcpp.org/) * [Cutelyst](https://github.com/cutelyst/cutelyst)\- A C++ Web Framework built on top of Qt, using the simple approach of Catalyst (Perl) framework. \[LGPLv2.1+\][website](https://cutelyst.org/) * [Drogon](https://github.com/an-tao/drogon)\- A C++14/17 based, high-performance HTTP application framework. \[MIT\] * [facil.io](https://github.com/boazsegev/facil.io)\- Evented, high performance C web framework supporting HTTP, WebSockets, SSE and more. \[MIT\][website](http://facil.io/) * [Kore](https://kore.io/)\- ultra fast and flexible web server / framework for web applications developed in C. \[ISC\] * [libOnion](http://www.coralbits.com/libonion/)\- lightweight library to help you create webservers in C programming language. \[LGPLv3\] * [lwan](https://github.com/lpereira/lwan)\- Experimental, scalable, high performance HTTP server. \[GPL2\] * [oat++](https://github.com/oatpp/oatpp)\- Light, zero-dependency framework to create high-performance web-services. \[Apache-2.0\][website](https://oatpp.io/) * [Pistache](http://pistache.io/)\- Pistache is a C++ REST framework written in pure C++11 with no external dependency. \[Apache2\] * [QDjango](https://github.com/jlaine/qdjango/)\- A web framework written in C++ and built on top of the Qt library. Where possible it tries to follow django's API, hence its name. \[LGPL\] * [TreeFrog Framework](https://github.com/treefrogframework/treefrog-framework)\- High-speed and full-stack web application framework based on C++ and Qt, which supports HTTP and WebSocket protocol (with O/R mapping). \[BSD\][website](http://www.treefrogframework.org/) * [Wt](http://www.webtoolkit.eu/wt)\- A C++ library for developing web applications. \[GPL/Commercial\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#xml)XML *XML is crap. Really. There are no excuses. XML is nasty to parse for humans, and it's a disaster to parse even for computers. There's just no reason for that horrible crap to exist. - Linus Torvalds* * [Boost.PropertyTree](http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_55_0/doc/html/property_tree.html)\- A property tree parser/generator that can be used to parse XML/JSON/INI/Info files. \[Boost\] * [Expat](http://www.libexpat.org/)\- An XML parser library written in C. \[MIT\] * [Libxml2](http://xmlsoft.org/)\- The XML C parser and toolkit of Gnome. \[MIT\] * [libxml++](http://libxmlplusplus.sourceforge.net/)\- An XML Parser for C++. \[LGPL2\] * [Mini-XML](https://github.com/michaelrsweet/mxml)\- A small XML parsing library written in ANSI C. \[LGPL2 with exceptions\] * [PugiXML](http://pugixml.org/)\- A light-weight, simple and fast XML parser for C++ with XPath support. \[MIT\] * [RapidXml](http://rapidxml.sourceforge.net/)\- An attempt to create the fastest XML parser possible, while retaining useability, portability and reasonable W3C compatibility. \[Boost\] * [TinyXML](http://sourceforge.net/projects/tinyxml/)\- A simple, small, minimal, C++ XML parser that can be easily integrating into other programs. \[zlib\] * [TinyXML2](https://github.com/leethomason/tinyxml2)\- A simple, small, efficient, C++ XML parser that can be easily integrating into other programs. \[zlib\] * [TinyXML++](https://github.com/rjpcomputing/ticpp)\- A completely new interface to TinyXML that uses MANY of the C++ strengths. Templates, exceptions, and much better error handling. \[MIT\] * [Xerces-C++](http://xerces.apache.org/xerces-c/)\- A validating XML parser written in a portable subset of C++. \[Apache2\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#yaml)Yaml * [mini-yaml](https://github.com/jimmiebergmann/mini-yaml)\- Single header YAML 1.0 C++11 serializer/deserializer. \[MIT\] * [yaml-cpp](https://github.com/jbeder/yaml-cpp)\- A YAML parser and emitter in C++ \[MIT\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#miscellaneous)Miscellaneous *Useful libraries or tools that don't fit in the categories above or maybe just not categorised yet* * [access\_profiler](https://github.com/arvidn/access_profiler)\- A tool to count accesses to member variables in c++ programs. \[GPL3\] * [American fuzzy lop](http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/afl/)a.k.a. afl-fuzz - Crazy fuzzing tool that automatically discovers bugs given time and minimal example input. \[Apache2\] * [Better String](http://bstring.sourceforge.net/)\- An alternative to the string library for C which is more functional and does not have buffer overflow overrun problems. Also includes a C++ wrapper. \[BSD, GPL2\] * [Boost.Signals](http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_56_0/doc/html/signals.html)\- An implementation of a managed signals and slots system. \[Boost\] * [CPPItertools](https://github.com/ryanhaining/cppitertools)\- Range-based for loop add-ons inspired by the Python builtins and itertools library. \[BSD-2-Clause\] * [DynaMix](https://github.com/iboB/dynamix)\- A library which allows you to compose and modify objects at run time. \[MIT\] * [{fmt}](https://github.com/fmtlib/fmt)⚡- Small, safe and fast formatting library for C++. \[Simplified BSD\] * [FastFormat](http://www.fastformat.org/)\- Fast, Safe C++ Formatting inspired by log4j and Pantheios \[Simplified BSD\] * [casacore](https://code.google.com/p/casacore/)\- A set of c++ core libraries derived from aips++. \[LGPL\] * [QtVerbalExpressions](https://github.com/VerbalExpressions/QtVerbalExpressions)\- This Qt lib is based off of the C++ VerbalExpressions library. \[MIT\] * [cxx-prettyprint](https://github.com/louisdx/cxx-prettyprint)\- A pretty printing library for C++ containers. \[Boost\] * [icecream-cpp](https://github.com/renatoGarcia/icecream-cpp)\- A small printing library for debugging purposes. \[MIT\] * [gcc-poison](https://github.com/leafsr/gcc-poison)\- A simple header file for developers to ban unsafe C/C++ functions from applications. * [Kangaru](https://github.com/gracicot/kangaru)\- A dependency injection container for C++11 and C++14. \[MIT\] * [Klib](https://github.com/attractivechaos/klib)\- Small and lightweight implementations of common algorithms and data structures. \[MIT\] * [libsigc++](https://github.com/libsigcplusplus/libsigcplusplus)\- A typesafe callback system for standard C++. \[LGPL\][website](https://libsigcplusplus.github.io/libsigcplusplus) * [libcpuid](https://github.com/anrieff/libcpuid)\- A small C library for x86 CPU detection and feature extraction. \[BSD\] * [libevil](https://github.com/avati/libevil)\- The Evil License Manager. \[GPLv3\] * [libnih](https://github.com/keybuk/libnih)\- A lightweight library of C functions and structures. \[GPL2.1\] * [libusb](https://libusb.info/)\- A universal USB library which allows for portable access to USB devices. \[LGPL2\] * [Mach7](https://github.com/solodon4/Mach7)\- A Pattern-matching library for C++. \[BSD\] * [mio](https://github.com/mandreyel/mio)\- Cross-platform C++11 header-only library for memory mapped file IO. \[MIT\] * [PEGTL](https://github.com/taocpp/PEGTL)\- The Parsing Expression Grammar Template Library. \[MIT\] * [Remote Call Framework](http://www.deltavsoft.com/)\- Inter-process communication framework for C++. \[GPL2/Commercial\] * [Scintilla](http://scintilla.org/)\- A free source code editing component. \[MIT\] * [SDS](https://github.com/antirez/sds)\- Simple Dynamic Strings library for C. \[BSD\] * [semver.c](https://github.com/h2non/semver.c)\- A semver parser and render in ANSI C. \[MIT\] * [Serial Communication Library](https://github.com/wjwwood/serial)\- Cross-platform, Serial Port library written in C++. \[MIT\] * [sigslot](http://sigslot.sourceforge.net/)\- C++ Signal/Slot Library. \[PublicDomain\] * [SimpleSignal](https://github.com/larspensjo/SimpleSignal)\- High performance C++11 signals. \[PublicDomain\] * [Stage](https://github.com/rtv/Stage)\- Mobile robot simulator. \[GPL2\] * [stdman](https://github.com/jeaye/stdman)Formatted C++11/14 stdlib man pages (from cppreference). \[MIT\] * [stb](https://github.com/nothings/stb)⚡- A range of single-file libraries for C/C++. \[PublicDomain\] * [StrTk](http://www.partow.net/programming/strtk/index.html)\- A C++ library consisting of high performance string processing routines. \[MIT\] * [Tulip Indicators](https://tulipindicators.org/)\- A C library of over 100 financial technical analysis indicators. \[LGPL\] * [ub-canaries](https://github.com/regehr/ub-canaries)\- A collection of C/C++ programs that try to get compilers to exploit undefined behavior. * [value-category-cheatsheet](https://github.com/jeaye/value-category-cheatsheet)A PDF cheatsheet for lvalues, rvalues, and the like. \[Jank copyleft\] * [VarTypes](https://github.com/szi/vartypes)\- A feature-rich, object-oriented framework for managing variables in C++ / Qt4. \[LGPL\] * [ZBar](http://zbar.sourceforge.net/)\- A barcode scanner library, which allows to scan photos/images/video streams for barcodes and return their value. \[LGPL2\] * [ZXing](https://github.com/zxing/zxing/)\- An open-source, multi-format 1D/2D barcode image processing library implemented in Java, with ports to other languages. \[Apache\] * [pprint](https://github.com/p-ranav/pprint)\- Pretty Printer for Modern C++. \[MIT\] # [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#software)Software *Software for creating a development environment.* ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#compiler)Compiler *List of C or C++ compilers* * [8cc](https://github.com/rui314/8cc)\- A Small C Compiler. * [c](https://github.com/ryanmjacobs/c)\- Compile and execute C "scripts" in one go! \[MIT\] * [Clang](http://clang.llvm.org/)\- A C compiler for LLVM. Supports C++11/14/1z C11. Developed by LLVM Team. \[NCSA\] * [GCC](https://gcc.gnu.org/)\- GNU Compiler Collection. Supports C++11/14/1z C11 and OpenMP. \[GNU GPL3\] * [PCC](http://pcc.ludd.ltu.se/)\- A very old C compiler. Supports C99. * [Intel C++ Compiler](https://software.intel.com/en-us/c-compilers)\- Developed by Intel. * [LLVM](http://llvm.org/)\- Collection of modular and reusable compiler and toolchain technologies. * [Microsoft Visual C++](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/dotnet/dotnet-programming-with-cpp-cli-visual-cpp?view=msvc-160)\- MSVC, developed by Microsoft. * [Open WatCom](https://github.com/open-watcom)\- Watcom C, C++, and Fortran cross compilers and tools. \[Sybase Open Watcom Public License\] * [Oracle Solaris Studio](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/solarisstudio/overview/index.html)\- C, C++ and Fortran compiler for SPARC and x86. Supports C++11. Available on Linux and Solaris. \[OTN Developer License\] * [TCC](http://bellard.org/tcc/)\- Tiny C Compiler. \[LGPL\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#online-compiler)Online Compiler *List of online C or C++ compilers* * [codechef](https://www.codechef.com/ide)\- A simple online compiler CodeChef. * [codepad](http://codepad.org/)\- An online compiler/interpreter, and a simple collaboration tool. * [coliru](http://coliru.stacked-crooked.com/)\- Online compiler/shell with support for various C++ compilers. * [Compiler Explorer](http://gcc.godbolt.org/)\- An interactive compiler with assembly output available. * [CompileOnline](http://www.tutorialspoint.com/codingground.htm)\- Compile and Execute C++ online on Linux. * [Ideone](http://ideone.com/)\- An online compiler and debugging tool which allows you to compile source code and execute it online in more than 60 programming languages. * [repl.it](https://repl.it/)\- A powerful yet simple tools and platforms for educators, learners, and developers. * [Rextester](http://rextester.com/runcode)\- Online compiler which provides several compilers(Clang, GCC, MSVC) and several editors. * [Try It Online](https://tio.run/)\- TIO is a family of online interpreters for an evergrowing list of practical and recreational programming languages. * [Wandbox](http://melpon.org/wandbox/)\- An online Clang/GCC compiler with Boost available. * [paiza.io](https://paiza.io/en)\- An online C/C++ compiler with multiple files supporting feature, Github(gist) integration and collaborative editing. * [InterviewBit](https://www.interviewbit.com/online-cpp-compiler/)\- A simple and easy to use online C++ compiler. ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#debugger)Debugger *List of C or C++ debuggers* * [Comparison of debuggers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_debuggers)\- A list of Debuggers from Wikipedia. * [GDB](https://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/)\- GNU Debugger. * [LLDB](http://lldb.llvm.org/)\- The LLDB Debugger. * [Metashell](https://metashell.readthedocs.org/)\- An interactive template metaprogramming shell which includes the MDB metadebugger. * [Valgrind](http://valgrind.org/)\- A tool for memory debugging, memory leak detection, and profiling. * [x64dbg](http://x64dbg.com/)\- An open-source x64/x32 debugger for windows. ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#integrated-development-environment)Integrated Development Environment *List of C or C++ nominal IDEs.* * [Anjuta DevStudio](http://anjuta.org/)\- The GNOME IDE. \[GPL3\] * [AppCode](http://www.jetbrains.com/objc/)\- an IDE for Objective-C, C, C++, and JavaScript development built on JetBrains’ IntelliJ IDEA platform. * [Cevelop](https://www.cevelop.com/)\- Cross-platform C and C++ IDE based on Eclipse CDT with additional plug-ins. * [CLion](http://www.jetbrains.com/clion/)\- Cross-platform C and C++ IDE from JetBrains. * [Code::Blocks](http://www.codeblocks.org/)\- A free C, C++ and Fortran IDE. * [CodeLite](http://codelite.org/)\- Another cross-plaform, free C and C++ IDE. \[GPL2 with an exception for plugins\] * [color\_coded](https://github.com/jeaye/color_coded)\- A vim plugin for libclang-based highlighting. \[MIT\] * [Dev-C++](http://sourceforge.net/projects/orwelldevcpp/)\- A portable C/C++/C++11 IDE. * [Eclipse CDT](http://www.eclipse.org/cdt/)\- A fully functional C and C++ IDE based on the Eclipse platform. * [Geany](http://www.geany.org/)\- Small, fast, cross-platform IDE. \[GPL\] * [IBM VisualAge](http://www-03.ibm.com/software/products/en/visgen)\- A family of computer integrated development environments from IBM. * [Irony-mode](https://github.com/Sarcasm/irony-mode)\- A C/C++ minor mode for Emacs powered by libclang. * [juCi++](https://gitlab.com/cppit/jucipp)\- Cross-platform, lightweight C++ IDE with libclang integration. \[MIT\] * [KDevelop](https://www.kdevelop.org/)\- A free, open source IDE. * [Microsoft Visual Studio](https://www.visualstudio.com/)\- An IDE from Microsoft. * [Microsoft Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/)⚡- An open-source IDE from Microsoft. \[MIT\] * [NetBeans](https://netbeans.org/)\- An IDE for developing primarily with Java, but also with other languages, in particular PHP, C/C++, and HTML5. * [Qt Creator](http://www.qt.io/developers/)⚡- A cross-platform C++, JavaScript and QML IDE which is part of the SDK for Qt. * [rtags](https://github.com/Andersbakken/rtags)\- A c/c++ client/server indexer with for integration with emacs based on clang. * [Xcode](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/)\- Developed by Apple. * [YouCompleteMe](https://github.com/ycm-core/YouCompleteMe)\- YouCompleteMe is a fast, as-you-type, fuzzy-search code completion engine for Vim. * [cquery](https://github.com/cquery-project/cquery/)\- A C++ code completion engine for vscode, emacs, vim, etc. ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#build-systems)Build Systems * [Bazel](https://bazel.build/)\- A multi-language, fast and scalable build system from Google. \[Apache\] * [Bear](https://github.com/rizsotto/Bear)\- A tool to generate compilation database for clang tooling. \[GPLv3\] * [Buck](https://github.com/facebook/buck)\- A fast build system that encourages the creation of small, reusable modules over a variety of platforms and languages including C++ developed and used at Facebook. Written in Java. \[Apache\] * [build2](https://build2.org/)\- cross-platform build, packaging and dependency management toolchain for developing and packaging C/C++ projects. \[MIT\] * [clib](https://github.com/clibs/clib)\- Package manager for the C programming language. \[MIT\] * [CMake](https://cmake.org/)\- Cross-platform free and open-source software for managing the build process of software using a compiler-independent method. \[BSD\] * [Cget](https://github.com/pfultz2/cget)\- Cmake package retrieval. \[Boost\][website](http://cget.readthedocs.io/) * [Conan](https://conan.io/)\- C/C++ Package Manager, open sourced. \[MIT\] * [CPM](https://github.com/iauns/cpm)\- A C++ Package Manager based on CMake and Git. * [FASTBuild](http://www.fastbuild.org/docs/home.html)\- High performance, open-source build system supporting highly scalable compilation, caching and network distribution. * [Hunter](https://www.github.com/ruslo/hunter)\- CMake driven cross-platform package manager for C++. \[BSD-2\] * [MesonBuild](http://mesonbuild.com/)\- An open source build system meant to be both extremely fast, and, even more importantly, as user friendly as possible. * [Ninja](https://ninja-build.org/)\- A small build system with a focus on speed. * [Scons](http://www.scons.org/)\- A software construction tool configured with a Python script. * [Sconsolidator](http://www.sconsolidator.com/)\- Scons build system integration for Eclipse CDT. * [Spack](https://spack.io/)\- A flexible package manager that supports multiple versions, configurations, platforms, and compilers. \[Apache-2.0/MIT\] * [SW](https://software-network.org/)\- Cross-platform C++ (and other langs) Build System and Package Manager with a lot of packages available. \[GPLv3\] * [tundra](https://github.com/deplinenoise/tundra)\- High-performance code build system designed to give the best possible incremental build times even for very large software projects. * [tup](http://gittup.org/tup/)\- File-based build system that monitors in the background for changed files. * [Premake](http://premake.github.io/)\- A tool configured with a Lua script to generate project files for Visual Studio, GNU Make, Xcode, Code::Blocks, and more across Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. * [Vcpkg](https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg)\- C++ library manager for Windows, Linux, and MacOS. \[MIT\] * [waf](https://github.com/waf-project/waf)\- Python-based framework for configuring, compiling and installing applications. \[BSD\][website](https://waf.io/) * [XMake](https://xmake.io/)\- A C/C++ cross-platform build utility based on Lua. \[Apache\] ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#static-code-analysis)Static Code Analysis *List of tools for improving quality and reducing defects by code analysis* * [Cppcheck](http://cppcheck.sourceforge.net/)\- A tool for static C/C++ code analysis. -[source](https://github.com/danmar/cppcheck) * [CppDepend](https://www.cppdepend.com/)\- Simplifies managing a complex C/C++ code base by analyzing and visualizing code dependencies, by defining design rules, by doing impact analysis, and comparing different versions of the code. * [cpplint](https://github.com/cpplint/cpplint)\- A C++ style checker following Google's C++ style guide. * [PVS-Studio](http://www.viva64.com/en/pvs-studio/)\- A tool for bug detection in the source code of programs, written in C, C++ and C#. * [cpp-dependencies](https://github.com/tomtom-international/cpp-dependencies)\- Tool to check C++ #include dependencies (dependency graphs created in .dot format). \[Apache\] * [include-what-you-use](https://github.com/include-what-you-use/include-what-you-use)\- A tool for use with clang to analyze includes in C and C++ source files.[website](https://include-what-you-use.org/) * [Infer](https://github.com/facebook/infer)\- A static analyzer for Java, C and Objective-C. \[BSD\] * [OCLint](http://oclint.org/)\- A static source code analysis tool to improve quality and reduce defects for C, C++ and Objective-C. -[source](https://github.com/oclint/oclint) * [Clang Static Analyzer](http://clang-analyzer.llvm.org/index.html)\- A source code analysis tool that finds bugs in C, C++, and Objective-C programs. * [Linticator](http://linticator.com/)\- Eclipse CDT integration of Pc-/FlexeLint. * [IKOS](https://github.com/NASA-SW-VnV/ikos)\- Static analyzer for C/C++ based on the theory of Abstract Interpretation. \[NOSA 1.3\] * [List of tools for static code analysis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tools_for_static_code_analysis#C.2FC.2B.2B)\- A list of tools for static code analysis from Wikipedia. ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#coding-style-tools)Coding Style Tools * [Artistic Style](http://astyle.sourceforge.net/)\- A tool to format C/C++/C#/Obj-C/Java code. Also known as astyle. * [ClangFormat](http://clang.llvm.org/docs/ClangFormat.html)\- A tool to format C/C++/Obj-C code. * [Clang-Tidy](http://clang.llvm.org/extra/clang-tidy.html)\- Clang-based C++ linter tool. * [EditorConfig](https://editorconfig.org/)\- EditorConfig helps maintain consistent coding styles across different editors and IDEs. * [Uncrustify](https://github.com/uncrustify/uncrustify)\- Code beautifier. # [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#resources)Resources *Various resources, such as books, websites, and articles for improving your C++ development skills and knowledge.* ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#api-design)API Design * [Beautiful Native Libraries](http://lucumr.pocoo.org/2013/8/18/beautiful-native-libraries/) * [Designing Qt-Style C++ APIs](https://doc.qt.io/archives/qq/qq13-apis.html) ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#articles)Articles *Fantastic C++ related articles.* * [CppCon 2020 Presentation Materials](https://github.com/CppCon/CppCon2020)\- CppCon 2020 Presentation Materials. * [CppCon 2019 Presentation Materials](https://github.com/CppCon/CppCon2019)\- CppCon 2019 Presentation Materials. * [CppCon 2018 Presentation Materials](https://github.com/CppCon/CppCon2018)\- CppCon 2018 Presentation Materials. * [CppCon 2017 Presentation Materials](https://github.com/CppCon/CppCon2017)\- CppCon 2017 Presentation Materials. * [CppCon 2016 Presentation Materials](https://github.com/CppCon/CppCon2016)\- CppCon 2016 Presentation Materials. * [CppCon 2015 Presentation Materials](https://github.com/CppCon/CppCon2015)\- CppCon 2015 Presentation Materials. * [CppCon 2014 Presentation Materials](https://github.com/CppCon/CppCon2014)\- CppCon 2014 Presentation Materials. * [C++Now 2019 Presentations](https://github.com/boostcon/cppnow_presentations_2019)\- Presentation materials presented at C++Now 2019. * [C++Now 2018 Presentations](https://github.com/boostcon/cppnow_presentations_2018)\- Presentation materials presented at C++Now 2018. * [C++Now 2017 Presentations](https://github.com/boostcon/cppnow_presentations_2017)\- Presentation materials presented at C++Now 2017. * [C++Now 2016 Presentations](https://github.com/boostcon/cppnow_presentations_2016)\- Presentation materials presented at C++Now 2016. * [C++Now 2015 Presentations](https://github.com/boostcon/cppnow_presentations_2015)\- Presentation materials presented at C++Now 2015. * [C++Now 2014 Presentations](https://github.com/boostcon/cppnow_presentations_2014)\- Presentation materials presented at C++Now 2014. * [C++Now 2013 Presentations](https://github.com/boostcon/cppnow_presentations_2013)\- Presentation materials presented at C++Now 2013. * [C++Now 2012 Presentations](https://github.com/boostcon/cppnow_presentations_2012)\- Presentation materials presented at C++Now 2012. ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#books)Books *Fantastic C or C++ related books.* * [List of Free C or C++ Books](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp/blob/master/books.md) * [Free C Books](https://github.com/EbookFoundation/free-programming-books/blob/master/books/free-programming-books.md#c)\- vhf/free-programming-books/C. * [Free C++ Books](https://github.com/EbookFoundation/free-programming-books/blob/master/books/free-programming-books.md#c-1)\- vhf/free-programming-books/C++. * [cppbestpractices](https://github.com/lefticus/cppbestpractices)\- Collaborative Collection of C++ Best Practices. ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#coding-style)Coding Style * [C++ Core Guidelines](https://github.com/isocpp/CppCoreGuidelines)\- "Official" set of C++ guidelines, reviewed by the author of C++. * [C++ Dos and Don'ts](http://www.chromium.org/developers/coding-style/cpp-dos-and-donts)\- The Chromium Projects > For Developers > Coding Style > C++ Dos and Don'ts. * [google-styleguide](https://github.com/google/styleguide)\- Style guides for Google-originated open-source projects. * [Google C++ Style Guide](https://google.github.io/styleguide/cppguide.html) * [GNU Coding Standard](http://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/standards.html) * [Linux kernel coding style](https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst) * [LLVM Coding Standards](http://llvm.org/docs/CodingStandards.html) ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#podcasts)Podcasts * [CppCast](http://cppcast.com/)\- The first podcast by C++ developers for C++ developers. * [CppChat](http://cpp.chat/)\- A (sometimes) weekly look at what's going on in the world of C++ chatting with a guest from the community. ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#talks)Talks * [CppCon Talks](https://www.youtube.com/user/CppCon/videos)⚡- The C++ conference. * [Quick game development with C++11/C++14](https://github.com/SuperV1234/cppcon2014)\- CppCon 2014 talk by Vittorio Romeo. * [Presentation on Hana for C++Now 2015](https://github.com/ldionne/hana-cppnow-2015) * [Meeting Cpp](https://www.youtube.com/user/MeetingCPP/videos)\- Meeting C++ Youtube Channel ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#videos)Videos *Fantastic C or C++ related videos.* * [List of C or C++ YouTube Videos](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp/blob/master/videos.md) * [Awesome C Programming Tutorials in Hi Def \[HD\]](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCB9F975ECF01953C)\- A collection of detailed C Programming Language Tutorials for Beginners and New Programmers. * [C++](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2F919ADECA5E39A6)\- by VoidRealms. * [C++ Qt Programming](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2D1942A4688E9D63)\- by VoidRealms. * [C++ Programming Tutorials Playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAE85DE8440AA6B83)\- TheNewBoston Official Buckys C++ Programming Tutorials Playlist. * [C++ Programming Tutorials from thenewboston](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF541C2C1F671AEF6)\- These are all of thenewboston's C++ programming tutorials. * [C++ GUI with Qt Playlist](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD0D54219E5F2544D)\- Official Playlist for thenewboston C++ GUI with Qt tutorials. * [C Programming Tutorials](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL78280D6BE6F05D34)\- All of TheNewBoston's C programming tutorials are right here. * [Bo Qian's playlist](https://www.youtube.com/user/BoQianTheProgrammer/playlists)\- Boost Library, C++ Standard Library, Modern C++, Advanced C++, Advanced STL, ... ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#websites)Websites *Useful C or C++ related websites.* * [Standard C++](https://isocpp.org/)⚡- News, Status & Discussion about Standard C++. * [CppCon](http://cppcon.org/)\- The C++ Conference. * [C++ reference](http://cppreference.com/)\- C++98, C++03, C++11, C++14 reference. * [C++ by Example](http://www.cbyexample.com/)\- Learn C++ by Example. * [cplusplus.com](http://www.cplusplus.com/)\- The C++ Resources Network. * [C FAQ](http://c-faq.com/)\- C frequently asked questions. * [C++ FAQ](http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq/)\- C++ frequently asked questions. * [C++ FQA Lite](http://yosefk.com/c++fqa/)\- C++ frequently questioned answers. * [Guru of the Week](http://www.gotw.ca/gotw/)\- A regular series of C++ programming problems created and written by Herb Sutter. * [Meeting C++](http://meetingcpp.com/) * [C++ Quiz](http://q.viva64.com/)\- C++ quiz in which you propose to find errors in code fragments of open source projects. * [Udemy C++ Courses and Tutorials](https://www.udemy.com/topic/C-plus-plus-tutorials/) * [C++ Hints](http://cpphints.com/)\- Every business day hints about most often C++ mistakes and ways to solve them from PVS-Studio Team. * [C++ tutorial](https://hackr.io/tutorials/learn-c-plus-plus)\- A user ranked online tutorial bank site displaying multiple courses to learn C++ from. ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#weblogs)Weblogs *Useful C or C++ related weblogs.* * [Coding For Speed](https://codingforspeed.com/)\- Coding For Speed DOT COM, Less Execution Time. * [Eric Niebler](http://ericniebler.com/) * [Sticky Bits](https://blog.feabhas.com/) * [Paul Fultz II's Blog](http://pfultz2.com/blog/) * [ridiculousfish](http://ridiculousfish.com/blog/posts/will-it-optimize.html)\- Will It Optimize? * [Embedded in Academia](http://blog.regehr.org/) * [Simplify C++](https://arne-mertz.de/) * [Fluent C++](https://www.fluentcpp.com/) * [Bartek's Coding Blog](https://www.bfilipek.com/?m=1) * [Kenny Kerr](https://kennykerr.ca/articles/) * [Sutter’s Mill](https://herbsutter.com/gotw/) * [Vorbrodt's C++ Blog](https://vorbrodt.blog/) * [foonathan::blog()](https://foonathan.net/index.html) ## [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#other-awesome-projects)Other Awesome Projects *Collection of useful codes, snippets, ...* * [algorithms](https://github.com/xtaci/algorithms)\- Algorithms & Data Structures in C++. * [c-algorithms](https://github.com/fragglet/c-algorithms)\- C algorithms library. * [C++ Awesome Pack](https://github.com/juniandotnet/cpp-awesome-pack)\- Contains some awesome c++ codes, packed in one. * [30 Seconds of C++](https://github.com/Bhupesh-V/30-seconds-of-cpp) # [](https://github.com/fffaraz/awesome-cpp#other-awesome-lists)Other Awesome Lists *Other amazingly awesome lists* * [lists](https://github.com/jnv/lists)\- List of (awesome) lists curated on GitHub. * [awesome-awesomeness](https://github.com/bayandin/awesome-awesomeness)\- A curated list of awesome awesomeness. * [awesome](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome)⚡- A curated list of awesome lists. * [C++ links](https://github.com/MattPD/cpplinks)\- A categorized list of C++ resources. * [Awesome C++](https://getawesomeness.herokuapp.com/get/cpp)\- getAwesomeness()'s mirror. * [Awesome C++](https://cpp.libhunt.com/)\- LibHunt's mirror. * [Awesome C](https://notabug.org/koz.ross/awesome-c)1 * [Awesome C](https://github.com/aleksandar-todorovic/awesome-c)2 * [Awesome Modern C++](https://github.com/rigtorp/awesome-modern-cpp)\- A collection of resources on modern C++. * [AwesomePerfCpp](https://github.com/fenbf/AwesomePerfCpp)\- A curated list of awesome C/C++ performance optimization resources. * [free-programming-books](https://github.com/vhf/free-programming-books)\- List of Freely Available Programming Books. * [Inqlude](http://inqlude.org/)\- The Qt library archive. * [papers-we-love](https://github.com/papers-we-love/papers-we-love)\- Papers from the computer science community to read and discuss. * [awesome-algorithms](https://github.com/tayllan/awesome-algorithms)\- A curated list of awesome places to learn and/or practice algorithms. * [awesome-talks](https://github.com/JanVanRyswyck/awesome-talks)\- A lot of screencasts, recordings of user group gatherings and conference talks. * [Projects](https://github.com/karan/Projects)\- A list of practical projects that anyone can solve in any programming language. * [Awesome interview questions](https://github.com/MaximAbramchuck/awesome-interviews)\- A list of lists of interview questions for the most popular technologies, including C and C++. * [nothings/single\_file\_libs](https://github.com/nothings/single_file_libs)⚡- List of single-file C/C++ libraries.