Trending CMake Projects

This page lists the top trending CMake projects based on the growth of GitHub stars.
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Top 50 Trending CMake Projects

  1. SO-ARM100

    Standard Open Arm 100

  2. gersemi

    A formatter to make your CMake code the real treasure

  3. mpv-winbuild-cmake

    CMake-based MinGW-w64 Cross Toolchain

  4. RTXGI

    RTXGI v2.0 Update including Neural Radiance Cache and Spatial Hash Radiance Cache

  5. cmake-sfml-project

    Repository template for SFML projects using CMake

  6. cmake_cpp_pybind11_tutorial

    Tutorial for wrapping C++ library into Python using pybind11 and CMake

  7. android-tools

    Unoffical CMake-based build system for android command line utilities

  8. corrosion

    Marrying Rust and CMake - Easy Rust and C/C++ Integration!

  9. esp-idf-template

    A "Hello, world!" template of a Rust binary crate for the ESP-IDF framework.

  10. mcpelauncher-manifest

    The main repository for the Linux and Mac OS Bedrock edition Minecraft launcher.

  11. CppCMakeVcpkgTemplate

    A template project to build a C++/CMake/vcpkg based projects with IDE and GitHub Actions. Build is sped up with caching of artifacts.

  12. docker-arm-cross-toolchain

    Modern GCC cross-compilation toolchains for Raspberry Pi

  13. cmake

    CMake support infrastructure Boost submodule (by boostorg)

  14. libbpf-bootstrap

    Scaffolding for BPF application development with libbpf and BPF CO-RE

  15. cmake_template

    CMake for C++ Best Practices

  16. obs-scale-to-sound

    OBS filter plugin that scales a source reactively to sound levels

  17. android-sdk-tools

    building android-sdk tools for Android

  18. LLVM-embedded-toolchain-for-Arm

    A project dedicated to building LLVM toolchain for Arm and AArch64 embedded targets.

  19. OpenCL-Guide

    A guide to help developers get up and running quickly with the OpenCL programming framework

  20. mybot_ws

    URDF model for Gazebo integrated with ROS

  21. obs-plugintemplate

  22. shared-modules

    Common Flatpak modules that can be used as a git submodule

  23. NovusCore

    A modern take on MMO Engine design and architecture.

  24. PothosSDR

    Pothos SDR windows development environment

  25. CPM.cmake

    📦 CMake's missing package manager. A small CMake script for setup-free, cross-platform, reproducible dependency management.

  26. c-smart-pointers

    Smart pointers for the (GNU) C programming language

  27. raylib-cmake-template

    A minimal project template for raylib using CMake that works well in CLion & Visual Studio.

  28. cmake-modules

    Additional CMake functionality. Most of the modules are from Ryan Pavlik (https://github.com/rpavlik/cmake-modules)

  29. extra-cmake-modules

    Extra modules and scripts for CMake.

  30. sanitizers-cmake

    CMake modules to help use sanitizers

  31. vst3sdk

    VST 3 Plug-In SDK

  32. cFS

    The Core Flight System (cFS)

  33. cmake-init

    The missing CMake project initializer

  34. moderncpp-project-template

    A Modern C++ cross-platform Project Template with CMake, conan (optional), cppcheck (optional) and clang-format (optional)

  35. obs-asio

    ASIO plugin for OBS-Studio

  36. plasma-workspace-wallpapers

    Wallpapers for Plasma Workspaces

  37. data-parallel-CPP

    Source code for 'Data Parallel C++: Mastering DPC++ for Programming of Heterogeneous Systems using C++ and SYCL' by James Reinders, Ben Ashbaugh, James Brodman, Michael Kinsner, John Pennycook, Xinmin Tian (Apress, 2020).

  38. wasi-sdk

    WASI-enabled WebAssembly C/C++ toolchain

  39. ModernCppStarter

    🚀 Kick-start your C++! A template for modern C++ projects using CMake, CI, code coverage, clang-format, reproducible dependency management and much more.

  40. embed

    A CMake/C++20 library to embed resource files at compile time (by batterycenter)

  41. ios-cmake

    A CMake toolchain file for iOS/iPadOS, visionOS, macOS, watchOS & tvOS C/C++/Obj-C++ development

  42. cmake-init

    Template for reliable, cross-platform C++ project setup using cmake. (by cginternals)

  43. Vcpkg

    C++ Library Manager for Windows, Linux, and MacOS

  44. cmake-modules

    My collection of CMake modules (by rpavlik)

  45. ds3os

    Dark Souls - Open Server

  46. ARA_SDK

    Umbrella installer for all ARA SDK submodules

  47. flare-game

    Fantasy action RPG using the FLARE engine

  48. cpp-boilerplate

    A small c++ template with modern CMake

  49. pyORBSLAM2

    Ultra-fast Boost.Python interface for ORBSLAM2

ABOUT: The growth percentage is calculated as the increase in the number of stars compared to the previous month. We list only projects that have at least 500 stars and a GitHub organization logo set.

Index

What are some of the trending open-source CMake projects? This list will help you:

Project Growth
1 SO-ARM100 40.0%
2 gersemi 9.0%
3 mpv-winbuild-cmake 7.4%
4 RTXGI 6.4%
5 cmake-sfml-project 5.8%
6 cmake_cpp_pybind11_tutorial 5.6%
7 rp2350_hacking_challenge 5.5%
8 android-tools 5.2%
9 corrosion 4.6%
10 esp-idf-template 4.1%
11 mcpelauncher-manifest 4.0%
12 CppCMakeVcpkgTemplate 3.8%
13 docker-arm-cross-toolchain 3.8%
14 cmake 3.7%
15 libbpf-bootstrap 3.7%
16 cmake_template 3.5%
17 obs-scale-to-sound 3.5%
18 android-sdk-tools 3.4%
19 LLVM-embedded-toolchain-for-Arm 3.4%
20 OpenCL-Guide 3.2%
21 mybot_ws 3.1%
22 obs-plugintemplate 3.1%
23 shared-modules 3.0%
24 NovusCore 3.0%
25 PothosSDR 2.8%
26 CPM.cmake 2.7%
27 c-smart-pointers 2.5%
28 raylib-cmake-template 2.2%
29 cmake-modules 2.1%
30 extra-cmake-modules 2.1%
31 sanitizers-cmake 2.0%
32 vst3sdk 2.0%
33 cFS 2.0%
34 cmake-init 2.0%
35 moderncpp-project-template 1.7%
36 obs-asio 1.6%
37 plasma-workspace-wallpapers 1.5%
38 data-parallel-CPP 1.5%
39 wasi-sdk 1.4%
40 ModernCppStarter 1.4%
41 embed 1.4%
42 ios-cmake 1.3%
43 cmake-init 1.3%
44 Vcpkg 1.3%
45 cmake-modules 1.3%
46 ds3os 1.2%
47 ARA_SDK 1.2%
48 flare-game 0.9%
49 cpp-boilerplate 0.9%
50 pyORBSLAM2 0.9%