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cmatrix
cmatrixC

A terminal-based screensaver that simulates the iconic falling green code effect from The Matrix movie.

#terminal-screensaver#retro-computing#matrix
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Forks531
Last commit1 year ago
cmatrix
cmatrixC

A terminal-based screensaver that simulates the iconic falling green code effect from The Matrix movie.

#terminal-screensaver#retro-computing#fun-utilities
Stars5.2k
Forks531
Last commit1 year ago
clib
clibC

Package manager for the C programming language.

#package#c#manager
Stars5.1k
Forks264
Last commit9 months ago
nghttp2
nghttp2C++

nghttp2 - HTTP/2 C Library and tools

#c#http3#http2
Stars5.0k
Forks937
Last commit16 hours ago
Cute Headers
Cute HeadersC

A collection of single-file, dependency-free C/C++ libraries for game development and low-level programming.

#png#library#opengl
Stars5.0k
Forks304
Last commit1 month ago
AltSnap
AltSnapC

A maintained fork of AltDrag that lets you move and resize Windows windows by holding Alt and clicking anywhere on them.

#productivity-tool#open-source#mingw
Stars5.0k
Forks165
Last commit1 day ago
NAXSI
NAXSIC

An open-source, high-performance Web Application Firewall (WAF) module for NGINX that blocks malicious web traffic by default.

#naxsi#waf#xss-protection
Stars4.8k
Forks599
Last commit2 years ago
s2n
s2nC

A C99 TLS/SSL implementation designed for simplicity, small size, speed, and security-first design.

#tls-implementation#crypto#open-source
Stars4.7k
Forks789
Last commit7 hours ago
include-what-you-use
include-what-you-useC++

A Clang-based tool that analyzes #include directives in C/C++ source files to ensure proper header dependencies.

#clang#build-optimization#header-dependencies
Stars4.7k
Forks426
Last commit10 days ago
JavaCPP
JavaCPPJava

A Java library providing efficient, zero-overhead access to native C++ code using JNI and annotations.

#java-native-interface#javacpp#performance-optimization
Stars4.7k
Forks597
Last commit2 days ago
Klib
KlibC

A standalone, lightweight C library providing highly efficient generic data structures and algorithms with minimal dependencies.

#c-library#algorithm#b-tree
Stars4.7k
Forks590
Last commit6 months ago
vis
visC

A vi-like text editor that combines modal editing with Plan 9's structural regular expressions for powerful text manipulation.

#plan9-inspired#structural-regular-expressions#vi-compatible
Stars4.7k
Forks280
Last commit2 days ago
glad
gladC

A multi-language loader-generator for Vulkan, OpenGL, GLES, EGL, GLX, and WGL based on official specifications.

#vulkan#loader-generator#opengl
Stars4.6k
Forks507
Last commit27 days ago
UltraJSON
UltraJSONC++

An ultra-fast JSON encoder and decoder written in C with Python bindings, designed for high-performance data serialization.

#c-library#encoder#data-serialization
Stars4.5k
Forks387
Last commit9 days ago
hstr
hstrC

A TUI suggest box for Bash and Zsh that makes viewing, navigating, searching, and managing shell command history easier.

#history#productivity#history-management
Stars4.4k
Forks237
Last commit1 month ago
LCUI
LCUIC

A C library for building cross-platform desktop GUIs with web-like development tools and CSS styling.

#c-library#gui-toolkit#c
Stars4.3k
Forks369
Last commit13 days ago
LCUI
LCUIC

A C library for building cross-platform desktop GUIs with web-like development tools and CSS styling.

#c-library#gui-toolkit#c
Stars4.3k
Forks369
Last commit13 days ago
PocketSphinx
PocketSphinxC

A lightweight, open-source continuous speech recognition engine for embedded and offline applications.

#c-library#embedded-systems#python-library
Stars4.3k
Forks729
Last commit16 days ago
cpm
cpmCMake

A small CMake script for setup-free, cross-platform, reproducible C++ dependency management.

#dependency-manager#c#dependency-management
Stars4.1k
Forks223
Last commit9 days ago
Guacamole
GuacamoleC

The Apache Guacamole proxy daemon (guacd), C API (libguac), and protocol support.

#java#c#network-client
Stars3.9k
Forks782
Last commit8 hours ago
OCLint
OCLintC++

A static source code analysis tool for improving quality and reducing defects in C, C++ and Objective-C code.

#objective-c#bug-detection#c
Stars3.9k
Forks493
Last commit4 months ago
C
C

A curated list of free software libraries, tools, and resources for C programming.

#embedded-systems#developer-tools#open-source
Stars3.9k
Forks364
Last commit3 years ago
Awesome C
Awesome C

A curated list of free software and resources for C programming, covering libraries, tools, frameworks, and learning materials.

#developer-tools#open-source#c
Stars3.9k
Forks364
Last commit3 years ago
NetHack
NetHackC

Official NetHack Git Repository

#c#game#roguelike
Stars3.8k
Forks601
Last commit4 days ago
yyjson
yyjsonC

A high-performance, portable, and strict JSON library written in ANSI C, capable of reading/writing gigabytes per second.

#c-library#embedded-systems#data-serialization
Stars3.8k
Forks332
Last commit2 days ago
aubio
aubioC

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

#sound#c-library#music
Stars3.7k
Forks420
Last commit3 months ago
Premake
PremakeC

A command-line utility that generates project files for build tools like Visual Studio, Xcode, and GNU Make using Lua scripts.

#hacktoberfest#premake#lua-scripting
Stars3.6k
Forks650
Last commit9 days ago
c-algorithms
c-algorithmsC

A modular library of common data structures and algorithms implemented in C for reuse in any project.

#c-library#algorithm#isc-license
Stars3.6k
Forks744
Last commit4 months ago
dockcross
dockcrossShell

Pre-configured Docker images with cross-compilation toolchains for building software across multiple architectures and platforms.

#webassembly#multi-architecture#embedded
Stars3.6k
Forks424
Last commit4 days ago
Boehm GC
Boehm GCC

A conservative garbage collector for C and C++ providing automatic memory management without requiring language changes.

#memory-allocation#memory-management#garbage-collector
Stars3.5k
Forks440
Last commit16 days ago
CppSharp
CppSharpC#

Tools and libraries to generate .NET bindings for native C/C++ APIs, enabling interoperability with C# and C++/CLI.

#parsing#glue#clang
Stars3.4k
Forks543
Last commit1 month ago
Asterisk
AsteriskC

The official Asterisk Project repository.

#sip#c#voip
Stars3.4k
Forks1.3k
Last commit15 hours ago
Zephir
ZephirPHP

A compiled high-level language that simplifies creating C extensions for PHP.

#hacktoberfest#skeleton#high-level-language
Stars3.4k
Forks463
Last commit1 day ago
pyslam
pyslamPython

A hybrid Python/C++ Visual SLAM pipeline supporting monocular, stereo, and RGB-D cameras with modern features, loop closure, and dense reconstruction.

#robotics#visual-slam#global-features
Stars3.4k
Forks533
Last commit17 days ago
Honggfuzz
HonggfuzzC

A security-oriented, feedback-driven, evolutionary software fuzzer that uses hardware and software code coverage to find bugs.

#software-testing#vulnerability-discovery#oss-fuzz
Stars3.4k
Forks536
Last commit26 days ago
Weechat
WeechatC

The extensible chat client.

#chat#tcl#perl
Stars3.3k
Forks357
Last commit2 days ago
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