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Open-source projects built with zlib

There are currently 74 open-source projects built with zlib, with a combined total of 148.9k GitHub stars. The most common language among these projects is C++.

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Telegram Desktop
Telegram Desktoptelegramdesktop/tdesktop

Official open-source desktop client for the Telegram messaging platform, built on the MTProto secure protocol.

32.0k6.8kC++
1 day ago
Cpp-HttpLib
Cpp-HttpLibyhirose/cpp-httplib

A C++11 single-file header-only HTTP/HTTPS server and client library for building web services and clients.

16.6k2.7kC++
1 day ago
DeepMind Lab
DeepMind Labdeepmind/lab

A customizable 3D platform based on Quake III for agent-based AI and deep reinforcement learning research.

7.4k1.4kC
3 years ago
MTProxy
MTProxyTelegramMessenger/MTProxy

A simple MTProto proxy server that enables Telegram access in censored regions.

6.8k1.1kC
7 months ago
pako
pakonodeca/pako

A high-speed zlib port to JavaScript for compression and decompression, working in both browsers and Node.js.

6.1k800JavaScript
1 year ago
ZipArchive
ZipArchiveZipArchive/ZipArchive

A utility class for zipping and unzipping files on iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS.

5.6k1.4kC
7 months ago
leela-zero
leela-zeroleela-zero/leela-zero

An open-source Go engine that replicates AlphaGo Zero's architecture, learning solely through self-play without human knowledge.

5.6k1.0kC++
2 years ago
QPDF
QPDFqpdf/qpdf

A command-line tool and C++ library for content-preserving PDF transformations like linearization, encryption, splitting, and merging.

5.1k382C++
5 days ago
OSSEC
OSSECossec/ossec-hids

Open Source Host-based Intrusion Detection System performing log analysis, file integrity checking, rootkit detection, and active response.

5.0k1.1kC
12 days ago
heaptrack
heaptrackKDE/heaptrack

A heap memory profiler for Linux that traces allocations with stack traces to find memory leaks, hotspots, and temporary allocations.

4.1k235C++
2 days ago
Civetweb
Civetwebcivetweb/civetweb

An easy-to-use, embeddable C/C++ web server with optional CGI, SSL, and Lua support.

3.4k1.0kC
1 month ago
OpenSubdiv
OpenSubdivPixarAnimationStudios/OpenSubdiv

An open-source library for high-performance subdivision surface evaluation on CPU and GPU, matching Pixar's Renderman precision.

3.1k580C++
3 months ago
Widelands
Widelandswidelands/widelands

A free, open-source real-time strategy game inspired by Settlers II, featuring singleplayer campaigns and multiplayer mode.

2.9k201C++
1 day ago
hcxtools
hcxtoolsZerBea/hcxtools

A suite of tools to convert WiFi packet captures to hash files for password cracking with Hashcat or John the Ripper.

2.4k435C
4 days ago
lwip
lwipEyalAr/lwip

A fast, comprehensive, and dependency-free image processing library for Node.js with native bindings.

2.4k224C
4 years ago
LiME
LiME504ensicsLabs/LiME

A Loadable Kernel Module (LKM) for acquiring volatile memory from Linux and Android devices, supporting local disk or network output.

2.0k368C
2 months ago
libharu
libharulibharu/libharu

A free, cross-platform C library for generating PDF files with support for text, images, fonts, encryption, and CJK encoding.

2.0k549C
2 months ago
Wt
Wtemweb/wt

A C++ library for building web applications with a widget-based approach and built-in HTTP server.

1.8k388C
1 month ago
libpng
libpngpnggroup/libpng

The official reference library for reading and writing PNG (Portable Network Graphics) image files.

1.6k797C
24 days ago
mongodb-rust-driver
mongodb-rust-drivermongodb/mongo-rust-driver

The official MongoDB driver for Rust, providing async and sync APIs to interact with MongoDB deployments.

1.5k199Rust
6 days ago
D++ (DPP)
D++ (DPP)brainboxdotcc/DPP

A lightweight and scalable C++ library for creating Discord bots with full API coverage and efficient caching.

1.4k200C++
6 days ago
Aerospike
Aerospikeaerospike/aerospike-server

A distributed, scalable NoSQL database optimized for flash and in-memory storage, designed for web-scale applications.

1.3k205C
3 days ago
Q2RTX
Q2RTXNVIDIA/Q2RTX

NVIDIA's implementation of Quake II with fully path-traced global illumination using RTX ray-tracing technology.

1.3k200C
5 months ago
Avian
AvianReadyTalk/avian

A lightweight Java Virtual Machine and class library for building self-contained applications.

1.2k173C++
5 years ago
Siv3D
Siv3DSiv3D/OpenSiv3D

A C++20 framework for creative coding, enabling 2D/3D games, media art, visualizers, and simulators across Windows, macOS, Linux, and the Web.

1.2k155C++
23 days ago
dcm2niix
dcm2niixrordenlab/dcm2niix

Converts neuroimaging data from the DICOM format to the NIfTI format and generates BIDS JSON sidecars.

1.2k260C++
1 day ago
Exiv2
Exiv2Exiv2/exiv2

A C++ library and command-line utility to read, write, delete, and modify Exif, IPTC, XMP, and ICC image metadata.

1.1k320C++
1 day ago
pspsdk
pspsdkpspdev/pspsdk

An open-source SDK providing libraries and tools for developing homebrew software on the Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP).

1.1k171C
27 days ago
flate2-rs
flate2-rsrust-lang/flate2-rs

A Rust library providing streaming compression and decompression for DEFLATE, zlib, and gzip formats with multiple backend options.

1.1k196Rust
1 month ago
Arx Libertatis
Arx Libertatisarx/ArxLibertatis

A cross-platform port of the Arx Fatalis first-person role-playing game, enabling modern play on Linux, macOS, and Windows.

1.1k145C++
1 year ago
PDF-Writer
PDF-Writergalkahana/PDF-Writer

A high-performance C++ library for creating, parsing, and manipulating PDF files and streams.

1.0k232C
10 days ago
C++ wfrest
C++ wfrestwfrest/wfrest

A fast, efficient, and easy-to-use C++ asynchronous micro web framework for building REST APIs.

1.0k141C++
1 month ago
librdkafka
librdkafkaedenhill/librdkafka

A high-performance C/C++ client library for Apache Kafka, supporting producers, consumers, and admin operations.

9823.2kC
1 day ago
DOjS
DOjSSuperIlu/DOjS

A JavaScript programming environment and IDE for MS-DOS/FreeDOS with graphics, sound, and p5.js compatibility.

94835C
6 months ago
Crispy Doom
Crispy Doomfabiangreffrath/crispy-doom

A limit-removing enhanced-resolution Doom source port based on Chocolate Doom, offering visual and gameplay improvements while maintaining compatibility.

930152C
8 days ago
htslib
htslibsamtools/htslib

A C library for reading and writing high-throughput sequencing data formats like SAM, CRAM, and VCF.

924469C
3 days ago
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