vscode-cpptools VS vscode-clangd

Compare vscode-cpptools vs vscode-clangd and see what are their differences.

vscode-cpptools

Official repository for the Microsoft C/C++ extension for VS Code. (by microsoft)
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vscode-cpptools vscode-clangd
62 3
5,351 562
0.7% 4.3%
9.3 6.5
about 21 hours ago 15 days ago
TypeScript TypeScript
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later MIT License
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vscode-cpptools

Posts with mentions or reviews of vscode-cpptools. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-05-27.

vscode-clangd

Posts with mentions or reviews of vscode-clangd. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-07-29.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing vscode-cpptools and vscode-clangd you can also consider the following projects:

CodeLLDB - A native debugger extension for VSCode based on LLDB

Visual Studio Code - Visual Studio Code

vscodium - binary releases of VS Code without MS branding/telemetry/licensing

ccls - C/C++/ObjC language server supporting cross references, hierarchies, completion and semantic highlighting

vscode-lldb - A native debugger extension for VSCode based on LLDB [Moved to: https://github.com/vadimcn/codelldb]

coc-clangd - clangd extension for coc.nvim

nvim-dap - Debug Adapter Protocol client implementation for Neovim

free-vscode-csharp - Free/Libre fork of the official C# extension for vscode

Bear - Bear is a tool that generates a compilation database for clang tooling.

clangd - clangd language server

vscode-clang-format - A Visual Studio Code extension that provides C++, C, Obj-C, Java formatting with the use of clang-format

Tenacity - Tenacity is an easy-to-use, privacy-friendly, FLOSS, cross-platform multi-track audio editor/recorder for Windows, macOS, Linux and other operating systems. Project currently on an indefinite hiatus.