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Cmder
CmderPowerShell

A portable, enhanced console emulator package for Windows with Git integration, Clink, and a Monokai theme.

#conemu#cmder#productivity
Stars27.0k
Forks2.1k
Last commit3 days ago
cloc
clocPerl

Counts blank lines, comment lines, and physical lines of source code in many programming languages.

#programming-language#count-lines#productivity
Stars23.6k
Forks1.1k
Last commit1 day ago
yq
yqGo

A portable command-line YAML, JSON, XML, CSV, TOML, HCL, and properties processor with jq-like syntax.

#devops#yaml#portable
Stars16.2k
Forks3.5k
Last commit1 day ago
cJSON
cJSONC

An ultralightweight, single-file JSON parser and printer written in portable ANSI C.

#c-library#data-serialization#embedded
Stars13.0k
Forks3.5k
Last commit1 month ago
SFTPGo
SFTPGoGo

A full-featured, highly configurable event-driven file transfer server supporting SFTP, HTTP/S, FTP/S, WebDAV with multiple storage backends.

#sftp-server#portable#proxy-protocol
Stars12.7k
Forks982
Last commit19 days ago
Shiori
ShioriGo

A simple, self-hosted bookmark manager with offline archiving, built as a Pocket alternative.

#hacktoberfest#offline-reading#portable
Stars11.7k
Forks638
Last commit3 days ago
xxHash
xxHashC

An extremely fast non-cryptographic hash algorithm that processes data at RAM speed limits.

#c-library#hash-tables#hash
Stars11.4k
Forks935
Last commit1 day ago
libui
libuiC

A portable C library for creating native GUI applications on Windows, Unix (GTK+), and macOS.

#ui-toolkit#win32-api#portable
Stars10.9k
Forks612
Last commit2 years ago
Flecs
FlecsC

A fast and lightweight Entity Component System (ECS) for building games and simulations with millions of entities in C and C++.

#simulation#high-performance#flecs
Stars8.8k
Forks626
Last commit1 day ago
Wasm3
Wasm3C

A fast and universal WebAssembly interpreter designed for portability, minimal footprint, and broad platform support.

#wasi#iot#cosmopolitan
Stars8.1k
Forks536
Last commit22 days ago
wxWidgets
wxWidgetsC++

A free, open-source C++ framework for building native-looking GUI applications across Windows, macOS, and Unix platforms.

#unix#ui-toolkit#x11
Stars7.3k
Forks2.0k
Last commit2 days ago
buku
bukuPython

A powerful command-line bookmark manager with a portable SQLite database, auto-fetching, and privacy focus.

#search#privacy-aware#bookmarks
Stars7.2k
Forks322
Last commit1 day ago
buku
bukuPython

A powerful command-line bookmark manager with a portable SQLite database, auto-fetching, and privacy focus.

#search#privacy-aware#bookmarks
Stars7.2k
Forks322
Last commit1 day ago
mbedTLS
mbedTLSC

A portable C library implementing TLS/DTLS protocols and X.509 certificate handling for embedded systems and general applications.

#c-library#x509-certificates#crypto
Stars7.0k
Forks3.0k
Last commit1 day ago
doctest
doctestC++

A fast, single-header C++11/14/17/20/23 testing framework designed for minimal compile times and in-production-code testing.

#doctest#unit-testing#cpp17
Stars6.9k
Forks706
Last commit4 days ago
Duktape
DuktapeJavaScript

An embeddable, portable JavaScript engine with a compact footprint, designed for integration into C/C++ projects.

#c-integration#javascript-engine#portable
Stars6.2k
Forks539
Last commit1 month ago
xxh
xxhPython

Bring your favorite shell (xonsh, fish, zsh, bash, osquery) to any SSH host without root access or system installations.

#osquery#devops#fish
Stars6.1k
Forks124
Last commit4 months ago
lwan
lwanC

A high-performance, scalable, and experimental HTTP server written in C, designed for efficiency and portability.

#http-server#lua-scripting#web-server
Stars6.0k
Forks550
Last commit5 days ago
tiny-dnn
tiny-dnnC++

A header-only, dependency-free deep learning framework in C++14 for embedded systems and IoT devices.

#iot#embedded-systems#neural-network
Stars6.0k
Forks1.4k
Last commit4 years ago
gumbo-parser
gumbo-parserHTML

A pure-C HTML5 parsing library implementing the HTML5 parsing algorithm.

#c-library#html5#portable
Stars5.2k
Forks662
Last commit9 months ago
Tiny AES in C
Tiny AES in CC

A small, portable C implementation of AES encryption supporting ECB, CBC, and CTR modes with minimal memory footprint.

#c-library#embedded-systems#aes-encryption
Stars5.0k
Forks1.4k
Last commit2 years ago
tiny-AES128-C
tiny-AES128-CC

A small, portable C implementation of AES128/192/256 encryption supporting ECB, CBC, and CTR modes.

#c-library#public-domain#embedded
Stars5.0k
Forks1.4k
Last commit2 years ago
WebUI
WebUIC

A lightweight library to use any web browser as a GUI for applications written in any backend language.

#multi-language#c-library#backend-integration
Stars4.6k
Forks308
Last commit8 days ago
Jsmn
JsmnC

A minimalistic, single-header JSON tokenizer/parser in C for resource-limited and embedded systems.

#parsing#c-library#json-string
Stars4.2k
Forks817
Last commit2 years ago
resvg
resvgRust

A fast, portable, and safe SVG rendering library written in Rust, supporting static SVG files.

#graphics#svg-rendering#portable
Stars4.2k
Forks368
Last commit2 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
Stars3.9k
Forks359
Last commit3 days ago
gojq
gojqGo

A pure Go implementation of jq for parsing, filtering, and transforming JSON and YAML data.

#jq-clone#query-language#portable
Stars3.8k
Forks163
Last commit2 days ago
libarchive
libarchiveC

A portable C library for reading and writing streaming archives in multiple formats, with command-line tools.

#stream-processing#c-library#gz
Stars3.6k
Forks1.0k
Last commit1 day ago
Armory (Kha)
Armory (Kha)C++

An open-source 3D game engine with full Blender integration for a unified game development workflow.

#open-source#haxe#add-on
Stars3.4k
Forks356
Last commit4 days ago
Dnote
DnoteGo

A simple, portable command-line notebook with optional self-hosted sync, storing notes in a single SQLite file.

#personal-knowledge-base#developer-tools#notebook
Stars3.1k
Forks123
Last commit5 days ago
singularity
singularityGo

An open source container platform designed for simplicity, speed, and security in HPC and shared computing environments.

#scientific-computing#high-performance-computing#science
Stars2.6k
Forks423
Last commit4 years ago
TinyGLTF
TinyGLTFHTML

A header-only C++11 library for loading and saving glTF 2.0 assets, featuring a new C-centric v3 API for low-overhead performance.

#webassembly#portable#c
Stars2.6k
Forks500
Last commit2 months ago
Chipmunk Physics
Chipmunk PhysicsC

A fast, lightweight 2D rigid body physics library written in C, designed specifically for video games.

#c-library#open-source#collision-detection
Stars2.4k
Forks364
Last commit5 months ago
Chipmunk
ChipmunkC

A fast, lightweight 2D rigid body physics library written in C, designed specifically for video games.

#c-library#open-source#collision-detection
Stars2.4k
Forks364
Last commit5 months ago
LodePNG
LodePNGC++

A lightweight PNG encoder and decoder library in C and C++ with zero dependencies.

#c-library#encoder#png
Stars2.4k
Forks461
Last commit16 days ago
wasmi
wasmiRust

An efficient and lightweight WebAssembly interpreter designed for embedded and constrained systems.

#wasi#sandbox#fast
Stars2.3k
Forks374
Last commit9 days ago
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