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Open-source projects built with C++

There are currently 3036 open-source projects built with C++, with a combined total of 9105.3k GitHub stars. The most common language among these projects is C++.

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ttygif
ttygificholy/ttygif

Convert terminal recordings (ttyrec files) into animated GIFs by capturing screenshots of each frame.

4.0k248C
11 months ago
NsJail
NsJailgoogle/nsjail

A lightweight Linux process isolation tool using namespaces, cgroups, rlimits, and seccomp-bpf syscall filters for enhanced security.

4.0k348C++
1 month ago
Pafish
Pafisha0rtega/pafish

A testing tool that detects virtual machines and malware analysis environments using techniques observed in real malware.

3.9k495C
2 years ago
mapnik
mapnikmapnik/mapnik

An open-source C++ toolkit for developing high-performance mapping and spatial data visualization applications.

3.9k840C++
2 days ago
Easylogging++
Easylogging++amrayn/easyloggingpp

A single-header C++ logging library offering asynchronous low-latency logging, high configurability, and extensive built-in features.

3.9k943C++
1 year ago
Dnscat2
Dnscat2iagox86/dnscat2

A DNS-based encrypted command-and-control (C&C) tunnel for secure communication and data exfiltration.

3.9k655PHP
2 years ago
Scriban
Scribanlunet-io/scriban

A fast, powerful, safe and lightweight scripting language and engine for .NET, designed for text templating and general scripting.

3.9k408C#
1 month ago
SharpZipLib
SharpZipLibicsharpcode/SharpZipLib

A pure C# library for Zip, GZip, Tar, and BZip2 compression and decompression on the .NET platform.

3.9k1.0kC#
1 year ago
newsboat
newsboatnewsboat/newsboat

An RSS/Atom feed reader for text terminals, offering powerful filtering, bookmarking, and service integration.

3.9k250C++
4 days ago
pg_cron
pg_croncitusdata/pg_cron

A cron-based job scheduler that runs as a PostgreSQL extension for running periodic jobs directly inside the database.

3.9k259C
3 days ago
LumixEngine
LumixEnginenem0/LumixEngine

A 3D C++ game engine with a built-in editor for creating games and interactive experiences.

3.8k439C++
1 day ago
MoreLINQ
MoreLINQmorelinq/MoreLINQ

A library that extends LINQ to Objects with over 100 additional methods for advanced sequence manipulation.

3.8k418C#
8 months ago
MoreLinq
MoreLinqMoreLinq/MoreLinq

A library that extends LINQ to Objects with over 100 additional methods for advanced sequence manipulation.

3.8k418C#
8 months ago
xDoTool
xDoTooljordansissel/xdotool

A command-line tool for simulating keyboard/mouse input and automating window management on X11 systems.

3.8k342C
25 days ago
coq_nvim
coq_nvimms-jpq/coq_nvim

A high-performance, feature-rich autocompletion engine for Neovim with SQLite caching, concurrent scheduling, and extensive language support.

3.8k103Lua
8 days ago
libfreenect
libfreenectOpenKinect/libfreenect

A cross-platform userspace driver for the Microsoft Kinect, providing access to RGB/depth images, motors, accelerometer, LED, and audio.

3.8k1.2kC
1 year ago
godot-voxel
godot-voxelZylann/godot_voxel

A C++ module for creating real-time editable volumetric terrains in the Godot Engine 4.

3.8k337C++
2 days ago
Sorbet
Sorbetsorbet/sorbet

A fast, powerful type checker for Ruby that supports gradual typing and easy adoption in existing codebases.

3.8k616C++
1 day ago
TurboPilot
TurboPilotravenscroftj/turbopilot

An open-source, locally-runnable code completion engine using large language models that works on CPU.

3.8k121C++
2 years ago
Vulkan-hpp
Vulkan-hppKhronosGroup/Vulkan-Hpp

Header-only C++ bindings for the Vulkan graphics API, offering type safety, RAII handles, and STL support without runtime overhead.

3.8k361C++
1 day ago
Math.NET Numerics
Math.NET Numericsmathnet/mathnet-numerics

An open-source numerical library for .NET and Mono providing algorithms for scientific computing, linear algebra, statistics, and more.

3.8k936C#
1 year ago
xtensor
xtensorxtensor-stack/xtensor

A C++ library for numerical analysis with multi-dimensional array expressions featuring broadcasting and lazy computing.

3.8k441C++
9 days ago
Nuke
Nukenuke-build/nuke

A cross-platform build automation system for .NET that uses C# for build definitions instead of YAML or scripts.

3.7k457C#
7 months ago
LLamaSharp
LLamaSharpSciSharp/LLamaSharp

A C#/.NET library for efficient local inference of LLaMA and other large language models, based on llama.cpp.

3.7k500C#
7 days ago
WinSCP
WinSCPwinscp/winscp

A free Windows file manager supporting SFTP, FTP, FTPS, SCP, S3, WebDAV, and local transfers with automation capabilities.

3.7k407C
1 day ago
aubio
aubioaubio/aubio

A library for audio and music analysis, detecting events like onsets, pitch, tempo, and beats in audio signals.

3.7k420C
3 months ago
Dialogue Manager
Dialogue Managernathanhoad/godot_dialogue_manager

A stateless branching dialogue editor and runtime addon for Godot 4.6+ games.

3.7k263GDScript
2 days ago
Space Station 14
Space Station 14space-wizards/space-station-14

A multiplayer game about paranoia and chaos on a space station, remaking the cult-classic Space Station 13.

3.7k5.5kC#
23 hours ago
Facepunch.Steamworks
Facepunch.SteamworksFacepunch/Facepunch.Steamworks

A modern, idiomatic C# Steamworks wrapper for Unity and .NET, providing a fully-featured, open-source alternative to existing implementations.

3.7k432C#
1 month ago
ODrive
ODrivemadcowswe/ODrive

Open-source firmware for high-performance, low-cost brushless motor control in robotics applications.

3.7k1.7kC++
6 months ago
System.CommandLine
System.CommandLinedotnet/command-line-api

A .NET library for parsing command-line arguments, building CLI applications, and rendering terminal output.

3.7k429C#
3 days ago
nethogs
nethogsraboof/nethogs

A Linux 'net top' tool that groups network bandwidth usage by process instead of protocol or subnet.

3.7k300C++
1 day ago
Tarantool
Tarantooltarantool/tarantool

An in-memory computing platform combining a high-performance database and Lua application server for scalable web components.

3.7k412Lua
1 day ago
Essentia
EssentiaMTG/essentia

Open-source C++ library for audio analysis, music information retrieval, and synthesis with Python bindings.

3.7k624C++
2 days ago
AI Game Developer
AI Game DeveloperIvanMurzak/Unity-MCP

An MCP server and plugin that connects AI agents like Claude and Cursor to Unity for AI-assisted game development and runtime AI integration.

3.6k327C#
3 days ago
Thrive
ThriveRevolutionary-Games/Thrive

An open-source evolution simulation game where players guide a species from microscopic origins to space exploration.

3.6k611C#
1 day ago
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