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Tinyexpr
TinyexprC

A minimal C library for parsing, compiling, and evaluating mathematical expressions at runtime with no dependencies.

#c-library#embedded-scripting#recursive-descent-parser
Stars1.9k
Forks298
Last commit4 months ago
cgltf
cgltfC

A single-file C99 library for loading and writing glTF 2.0 assets, used by major graphics engines.

#c-library#stb-style#graphics-engine
Stars1.9k
Forks171
Last commit2 months ago
rabbitmq-c
rabbitmq-cC

A C-language AMQP client library for connecting applications to RabbitMQ brokers (v2.0+).

#c-library#rabbitmq-client#embedded-systems
Stars1.9k
Forks685
Last commit11 days ago
LZFSE
LZFSEC

A Lempel-Ziv compression algorithm using Finite State Entropy coding for high-speed compression and decompression.

#apple#c-library#command-line-tool
Stars1.8k
Forks191
Last commit3 years ago
hardened_malloc
hardened_mallocC

A security-focused memory allocator providing hardened malloc API with extensive heap corruption protections for modern 64-bit systems.

#malloc-replacement#c-library#slab-allocator
Stars1.8k
Forks135
Last commit2 days ago
CRoaring
CRoaringC

A high-performance C/C++ library for compressed bitmaps with SIMD optimizations, used in databases like ClickHouse and Apache Doris.

#c-library#clang#gcc
Stars1.8k
Forks313
Last commit2 days ago
LibTomCrypt
LibTomCryptC

A comprehensive, modular, and portable cryptographic toolkit providing block ciphers, hash functions, PRNGs, public key cryptography, and more.

#libtomcrypt#c-library#modular
Stars1.8k
Forks494
Last commit2 days ago
RGFW
RGFWC

A cross-platform, single-header C windowing library for creating windows and graphics contexts with minimal dependencies.

#c-library#graphics#library
Stars1.8k
Forks77
Last commit6 days ago
libucl
libuclC

A C library for parsing and validating configurations in a JSON-compatible language with nginx-like syntax and macros.

#c-library#yaml#s-expressions
Stars1.7k
Forks153
Last commit11 days ago
dr_libs
dr_libsC

Public domain, single-file audio decoding libraries for C/C++ supporting FLAC, MP3, and WAV.

#c-library#flac#embedded-audio
Stars1.7k
Forks237
Last commit2 days ago
libsndfile
libsndfileC

A C library for reading and writing sound files containing sampled audio data.

#c-library#embedded-audio#audio-library
Stars1.7k
Forks438
Last commit4 months ago
VLFeat
VLFeatC

An open-source C library with MATLAB interfaces implementing popular computer vision algorithms for image understanding and local feature extraction.

#c-library#superpixels#matlab-toolbox
Stars1.6k
Forks623
Last commit3 years ago
pbc
pbcC

A Google Protocol Buffers library for C that works without code generation.

#c-library#binary-protocol#lua-bindings
Stars1.6k
Forks558
Last commit3 years ago
libpng
libpngC

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

#c-library#graphics#png-library
Stars1.6k
Forks774
Last commit2 days ago
TLSF
TLSFC

A high-performance, deterministic memory allocator with O(1) operations and low fragmentation for embedded and real-time systems.

#c-library#embedded-systems#memory-management
Stars1.5k
Forks233
Last commit4 years ago
Handmade Math
Handmade MathC

A single-file public domain math library for game and graphics programming with C/C++ support.

#c-library#cpp-library#vector
Stars1.5k
Forks105
Last commit1 month ago
Light Mapper
Light MapperC

A C/C++ single-file library for drop-in lightmap baking using your existing OpenGL renderer.

#c-library#c-plus-plus-library#lightmap-baking
Stars1.5k
Forks138
Last commit3 years ago
heatshrink
heatshrinkC

A data compression library for embedded and real-time systems with minimal memory usage.

#c-library#embedded-systems#low-memory
Stars1.5k
Forks223
Last commit1 year ago
upb
upbC

A small, fast C implementation of Protocol Buffers for embedded systems and high-performance applications.

#c-library#embedded-systems#data-serialization
Stars1.5k
Forks264
Last commit1 year ago
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