awesomecpp

Awesome C++ Libraries

Other lists

• awesome-hpp -- A curated list of awesome header-only C++ libraries.
• awesome-cpp -- A curated list of awesome C++ (or C) frameworks, libraries, resources, and shiny things.

Audio

• miniaudio -- A single file audio playback and capture library.

Compression

• LZ4 -- Extremely fast compression.

Concurrency

• cpp-threadpool -- C++11 header-only thread pool library.
• Disruptor++ -- disruptor thread-synchronisation data structure for C++11.
• fuss -- efficient in-process pub/sub pattern for C++.
• laugh -- laughably simple yet effective actor concurrency framework for C++20.
• libfev -- library for events and fibers.
• libunifex -- prototype implementation of the C++ sender/receiver async programming model that is currently being considered for standardisation.
• hpx -- the C++ Standard Library for Parallelism and Concurrency.
• moodycamel::ConcurrentQueue -- fast multi-producer, multi-consumer lock-free concurrent queue for C++11.
• SObjectizer -- implementation of Actor, Publish-Subscribe, and CSP models in one rather small C++ framework.
• stlab -- library provides futures and channels, high level constructs for implementing algorithms that eases the use of multiple CPU cores while minimizing contention.
• xenium -- library providing various concurrent data structures and reclamation schemes.

Configuration

• taocpp/config -- header-only library that reads config files based on JSON and JAXN and produces a single JSON Value as result.
• Tortellini -- ini file reader and writer for C++11 and above.
• confetti -- C++17 one-header library to parse ini files with toml extensions.

Console

• flags -- Simple, extensible, header-only C++17 argument parser released into the public domain.
• Lyra -- A simple to use, composing, header only, command line arguments parser for C++ 11 and beyond.
• oof -- Convenient, high-performance RGB color and position control for console output.
• xtd -- modern C++17 / C++20 framework to create console, forms (GUI like WinForms) and unit test applications on Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS and Linux

Containers and Algorithms

• array -- contiguous container library - arrays with customizable allocation, small buffer optimization and more.
• BTree -- a general-purpose high-performance lightweight STL-like modern C++ B-Tree.
• cppitertools -- implementation of python itertools and builtin iteration functions for C++17.
• flecs -- fast and lightweight Entity Component System with a focus on high performance game development.
• FunctionalPlus -- functional programming library for C++.
• Little Type Library -- lightweight library that can be used for meta programming and / or functional programming.
• memory -- STL compatible C++ memory allocator library using a new RawAllocator concept that is similar to an Allocator but easier to use and write.
• NanoRange -- C++17 implementation of the C++20 Ranges proposals.
• pdqsort -- pattern-defeating quicksort (pdqsort) is a novel sorting algorithm that combines the fast average case of randomized quicksort with the fast worst case of heapsort, while achieving linear time on inputs with certain patterns.
• plf_hive -- plf::hive is a fork of plf::colony to match the current C++ standards proposal.
• recursive-variant -- a simple library for recursive variant types.
• robin-hood-hashin -- platform independent replacement for std::unordered_map / std::unordered_set which is both faster and more memory efficient for real-world use cases.
• static_vector -- dynamically-resizable vector with fixed capacity and embedded storage.
• taocpp/operators -- zero-dependency C++11 single-header library that provides highly efficient, move aware operators for arithmetic data types.
• taocpp/sequences -- zero-dependency C++11 header-only library that provides efficient algorithms to generate and work on variadic templates and std::integer_sequence.
• tiny::optional -- replacement for std::optional that does not unnecessarily waste memory.
• type_safe -- zero overhead utilities for preventing bugs at compile time.
• vapid-soa -- a header only structure of arrays container for C++.

File Formats

• glaze -- extremely fast, in memory, JSON and interface library for modern C++.
• DAW JSON Link -- static JSON parsing in C++.
• json.h -- single header json parser for C and C++.
• lazycsv -- fast, lightweight and single-header c++ csv parser library.
• RapidJSON -- fast JSON parser/generator for C++ with both SAX/DOM style API.
• simdjson -- parsing gigabytes of JSON per second.
• yyjson -- the fastest C JSON library.

Database

• cpp-sqlitelib -- C++11 SQLite wrapper library.

File Managment

• TinyDir -- lightweight, portable and easy to integrate C directory and file reader.
• cpp-mmaplib -- C++11 header-only memory mapped file library.
• glob -- glob for C++17.

Graphics

• The Forge -- cross-platform rendering framework.
• Godot -- multi-platform 2D and 3D game engine.
• HibFonts -- manuscript based ASCII font for Open GL ES 2.0.
• libschrift -- a lightweight TrueType font rendering library.
• LLGL -- thin abstraction layer for the modern graphics APIs OpenGL, Direct3D, Vulkan, and Metal.
• lunasvg -- standalone c++ library to create, animate, manipulate and render SVG files.
• Matplot++ -- graphics library for data visualization.
• PlutoVG -- standalone 2D vector graphics library in C.
• raylib -- simple and easy-to-use library to enjoy videogames programming.
• Sokol -- minimal cross-platform standalone C headers.
• WUHOO -- single-header library for graphics related window management, compatible with both C and C++.

Logging

• lwlog -- very fast synchronous C++17 logging library.
• spdlog -- fast C++ logging library.
• reckless -- Low-latency, high-throughput, asynchronous logging library for C++.
• Quill -- cross-platform low latency logging library based on C++14.

Math

• FastTrigo -- fast yet accurate trigonometric functions.
• vmath -- C++17 tiny vector math library.
• fixed_math -- fixed point 48.16 bit arithmetic type.
• eve -- expressive velocity engine.

Network

• Asio -- Asio C++ Library.
• ZeroMQ -- library which extends the standard socket interfaces with features traditionally provided by specialised messaging middleware products.
• nanomsg-next-gen -- lightweight, broker-less library, offering a simple API to solve common recurring messaging problems, such as publish/subscribe, RPC-style request/reply, or service discovery.
• FlatBuffers -- memory efficient serialization library.
• zpp::bits -- lightweight C++20 serialization and RPC library.

Process Managment

• subprocess.h -- single header process launching solution for C and C++.
• subprocess -- a C++ high level library for running shell processes.

Profiling

• easy_profiler -- lightweight profiler library for C++.
• picobench -- tiny microbenchmarking library in a single header file.
• precision -- microbenchmarking library for C++17 and above.

Rest protocol

• cpprouter -- modern, header-only request router for C++.
• cpp-httplib -- C++11 single-file header-only cross platform HTTP/HTTPS library.
• jwt-cpp -- header only library for creating and validating json web tokens in C++.
• kleinsHTTP -- a stupid stupidly simple http server.
• PicoHTTPParser -- tiny HTTP parser written in C.
• restbed -- Corvusoft's Restbed framework brings asynchronous RESTful functionality to C++14 applications.
• RESTCpp -- cross platform multi threaded REST API framework using thread-pooling implementation with modern C++.
• via-httplib -- a library for embedding an HTTP or HTTPS server in C++ applications.
• wfrest -- C++ web framework REST API.

Scheduling

• concurrencpp -- tasks, executors, timers and C++20 coroutines to rule them all.
• periodic-function -- small header only library to call a function at a specific time interval.
• SCoro -- a stackless, resumable, resettable state machine style coroutine library for C++17.
• timetable -- C++17 one-header library to invoke something periodically or at the specified time.

Scripts

• Elk -- tiny JS engine for embedded systems.
• Gravity -- gravity programming language.
• lauf -- bytecode interpreter.
• Monkey -- C++ version monkey language interpreter.
• PL/0 JIT compiler -- tiny PL/0 JIT compiler in less than 700 LOC with LLVM and PEG parser.
• QuickJS -- QuickJS Javascript Engine.

Storage

• RocksDB -- persistent key-value store for flash and RAM storage.

Tests

• doctest -- the fastest feature-rich C++11/14/17/20 single-header testing framework.
• snatch -- lightweight C++20 testing framework.

Text Handling

• cpp-peglib -- C++17 header-only PEG (Parsing Expression Grammars) library.
• ezpz -- easy parsing C++ library.
• lexy -- C++ parsing DSL.
• libfmt -- a modern formatting library.
• htmlparser -- Fast and lightweight HTML parser.
• scnlib -- scanf for modern C++

UI

• Dear ImGui -- bloat-free Graphical User interface for C++ with minimal dependencies.
• Elements -- lightweight, fine-grained, resolution independent, modular GUI library.
• hikogui -- modern accelerated GUI.
• Neutralinojs -- portable and lightweight cross platform app development framework.
• microui -- tiny, portable, immediate-mode UI library written in ANSI C.
• raygui -- simple and easy-to-use immediate-mode gui library.

Unicode

• cpp-unicodelib -- C++17 single-file header-only Unicode library.
• utf8.h -- single header utf8 string functions for C and C++.