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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 9201.8k GitHub stars. The most common language among these projects is C++.

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Clay
Claynicbarker/clay

A high-performance, zero-dependency UI layout library in C with a flexbox-like model and renderer-agnostic output.

18.1k716C
3 months ago
LeetCode Problems' Solutions written in C++
LeetCode Problems' Solutions written in C++haoel/leetcode

A comprehensive collection of LeetCode problem solutions in C++, Java, and Python.

18.1k4.9kC++
2 years ago
Mailspring
MailspringFoundry376/Mailspring

A beautiful, fast, and fully open-source desktop mail client for Mac, Windows, and Linux.

17.8k1.0kTypeScript
1 day ago
bRPC
bRPCapache/brpc

An industrial-grade, high-performance RPC framework in C++ for building scalable distributed systems.

17.6k4.1kC++
1 day ago
CNTK - Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit
CNTK - Microsoft Cognitive ToolkitMicrosoft/CNTK

A unified deep learning toolkit for describing neural networks as computational graphs, supporting feed-forward DNNs, CNNs, and RNNs/LSTMs.

17.6k4.2kC++
3 years ago
bgfx
bgfxbkaradzic/bgfx

A cross-platform, graphics API agnostic rendering library that follows a 'Bring Your Own Engine/Framework' style.

17.5k2.1kC++
11 hours ago
Bgfx
Bgfxbkaradzic/bgfx

A cross-platform, graphics API agnostic rendering library that follows a 'Bring Your Own Engine/Framework' style.

17.5k2.1kC++
11 hours ago
OpenRA
OpenRAOpenRA/OpenRA

A libre real-time strategy game engine for classic Westwood games like Command & Conquer: Red Alert.

17.3k3.0kC#
1 day ago
QuestDB
QuestDBquestdb/questdb

An open-source time-series database for high-speed ingestion and low-latency SQL queries.

17.3k1.6kJava
22 hours ago
KCP
KCPskywind3000/kcp

A fast and reliable ARQ protocol that reduces latency by 30-40% compared to TCP, at the cost of 10-20% more bandwidth.

16.9k2.6kC
2 months ago
SDL
SDLlibsdl-org/SDL

A cross-platform library for low-level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, and graphics hardware via OpenGL and Direct3D.

16.5k3.0kC
1 day ago
Sourcetrail
SourcetrailCoatiSoftware/Sourcetrail

A free, cross-platform interactive source explorer for navigating and understanding unfamiliar C, C++, Java, and Python code.

16.5k1.7kC++
4 years ago
gensim
gensimRaRe-Technologies/gensim

A Python library for topic modeling, document indexing, and similarity retrieval with large text corpora.

16.5k4.4kPython
10 months ago
MaterialDesignInXamlToolkit
MaterialDesignInXamlToolkitButchersBoy/MaterialDesignInXamlToolkit

A comprehensive Material Design theme and control library for WPF desktop applications in C# and VB.NET.

16.3k3.5kC#
2 days ago
OpenRCT2
OpenRCT2OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2

An open-source re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2, adding modern features, multiplayer, and cross-platform support.

16.2k1.9kC++
7 hours ago
dearpygui
dearpyguihoffstadt/DearPyGui

A fast, GPU-accelerated GUI framework for Python with modern themes, plotting, and node editing.

15.6k784C++
3 months ago
Kaldi
Kaldikaldi-asr/kaldi

A comprehensive open-source toolkit for speech recognition research and development.

15.5k5.4kShell
11 months ago
Xournal++
Xournal++xournalpp/xournalpp

A cross-platform handwriting notetaking application with PDF annotation support, designed for digital pen tablets.

15.3k1.1kC++
1 day ago
ggml
ggmlggerganov/ggml

A low-level tensor library for machine learning with integer quantization, automatic differentiation, and zero runtime allocations.

15.3k1.8kC++
2 days ago
Transmission
Transmissiontransmission/transmission

A fast, easy, and free BitTorrent client with native GUI applications, a headless daemon, and a web UI.

15.2k1.4kC++
1 day ago
RapidJSON
RapidJSONTencent/rapidjson

A fast, header-only JSON parser and generator for C++ with SAX/DOM APIs, optimized for performance and memory efficiency.

15.1k3.6kC++
1 year ago
RapidJSON
RapidJSONTencent/rapidjson

A fast, header-only JSON parser and generator for C++ with SAX/DOM APIs, emphasizing performance and minimal dependencies.

15.1k3.6kC++
1 year ago
RapidJSON
RapidJSONmiloyip/rapidjson

A fast, header-only JSON parser and generator for C++ with SAX and DOM APIs.

15.1k3.6kC++
1 year ago
MuseScore
MuseScoremusescore/MuseScore

An open-source music notation software for creating, editing, and printing sheet music with WYSIWYG design.

15.1k3.3kC++
2 days ago
Entity Framework Core
Entity Framework Coreaspnet/EntityFramework

A modern object-database mapper for .NET that supports LINQ queries, change tracking, updates, and schema migrations.

14.8k3.4kC#
12 hours ago
Entity Framework Core
Entity Framework Coredotnet/efcore

A modern object-database mapper for .NET that supports LINQ queries, change tracking, updates, and schema migrations.

14.8k3.4kC#
12 hours ago
Bullet Physics
Bullet Physicsbulletphysics/bullet3

A real-time collision detection and multi-physics simulation SDK for VR, games, robotics, and machine learning.

14.7k3.1kC++
10 months ago
sherpa-onnx
sherpa-onnxk2-fsa/sherpa-onnx

A next-generation Kaldi-based toolkit for offline speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and audio processing across 12 languages and diverse hardware.

14.6k1.7kC++
12 hours ago
TextMate
TextMatetextmate/textmate

A graphical text editor for macOS with powerful extensibility and project management features.

14.6k1.8kObjective-C++
2 years ago
Mosh
Moshmobile-shell/mosh

A remote terminal application that supports intermittent connectivity, roaming, and predictive local echo for better mobile and high-latency usage.

14.5k859C++
5 months ago
DLIB
DLIBdavisking/dlib

A modern C++ toolkit for machine learning, computer vision, and data analysis applications.

14.4k3.4kC++
26 days ago
MonoGame
MonoGamemono/MonoGame

A .NET framework for creating cross-platform games using C#, re-implementing the discontinued XNA Framework.

14.4k3.1kC#
18 hours ago
MonoGame
MonoGameMonoGame/MonoGame

A .NET framework for creating cross-platform games using C#, re-implementing the discontinued XNA Framework.

14.4k3.1kC#
18 hours ago
PPSSPP
PPSSPPhrydgard/ppsspp

A fast, portable, and high-level emulator for the PlayStation Portable (PSP) that runs on Android, Windows, Mac, Linux, and iOS.

14.4k2.6kC++
15 hours ago
GitHub repository
GitHub repositorycarla-simulator/carla

An open-source simulator built on Unreal Engine for developing, training, and validating autonomous driving systems.

14.4k4.7kC++
1 day ago
Deeplearning4j
Deeplearning4jdeeplearning4j/deeplearning4j

A comprehensive JVM-based deep learning ecosystem for building, training, and deploying models with support for model import and distributed training.

14.2k3.8kJava
1 day ago
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