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Top 23 C++ cpp-library Projects

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  1. GLM

    OpenGL Mathematics (GLM)

    Project mention: Learning OpenGL Part: The End - Model loading | dev.to | 2025-10-26

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  3. DirectXTK

    The DirectX Tool Kit (aka DirectXTK) is a collection of helper classes for writing DirectX 11.x code in C++

    Project mention: MonoGame: A .NET framework for making cross-platform games | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-03-07

    It is kind of nice for indie games, unfortunately it is kind of stuck in what XNA 4.0 had as API surface.

    And it used to be there was still some dependency on old XNA plugins for assets pipeline on Visual Studio.

    No idea where this stands now.

    However it was yet another example of community standing up for the anti-.NET sentiment at Windows/XBox teams, when the persons involved left XBox team, XNA was quickly replaced by DirectX TK.

    "The billion dollar decision that launched XNA"

    https://youtu.be/wJY8RhPHmUQ?is=jwDBVae8AhBH-ANB

    https://walbourn.github.io/directxtk/

  4. DirectXTex

    DirectXTex texture processing library

  5. fast_float

    Fast and exact implementation of the C++ from_chars functions for number types: 4x to 10x faster than strtod, part of GCC 12, MySQL, DuckDB, Chromium, Redis and WebKit/Safari

    Project mention: fast_float VS str2num - a user suggested alternative | libhunt.com/r/fast_float | 2026-06-06

  6. BDE

    Basic Development Environment - a set of foundational C++ libraries used at Bloomberg.

  7. DirectXMath

    DirectXMath is an all inline SIMD C++ linear algebra library for use in games and graphics apps

  8. DirectXTK12

    The DirectX Tool Kit (aka DirectXTK12) is a collection of helper classes for writing DirectX 12 code in C++

  9. rang

    A Minimal, Header only Modern c++ library for terminal goodies 💄✨

  10. q

    C++ Library for Audio Digital Signal Processing (by cycfi)

  11. lithium

    Easy to use C++17 HTTP Server with no compromise on performances. https://matt-42.github.io/lithium (by matt-42)

  12. QuickQanava

    :link: C++17 network / graph visualization library - Qt6 / QML node editor.

  13. eve

    Expressive Vector Engine - SIMD in C++ Goes Brrrr (by jfalcou)

    Project mention: Eve: Expressive Vector Engine – SIMD in C++ Goes Brrrr | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-04-09

  14. saucer

    🛸 A modern, cross-platform C++ webview library

  15. ELFIO

    ELFIO and ARIO are robust, header-only C++ libraries designed to make binary file and archive manipulation effortless, efficient, and portable. Whether you are building compilers, linkers, binary analysis tools, or custom build systems, these libraries provide the foundation you need for working with ELF files and UNIX archives.

  16. reindexer

    Embeddable, in-memory, document-oriented database with a high-level Query builder interface.

  17. PicoSHA2

    a header-file-only, SHA256 hash generator in C++

  18. CXXGraph

    Header-Only C++ Library for Graph Representation and Algorithms

    Project mention: CXXGraph vs Boost Graph Library: The Complete 2025 Comparison Guide | dev.to | 2025-11-13

    git clone https://github.com/ZigRazor/CXXGraph.git cd CXXGraph/examples g++ -std=c++17 example1.cpp -I../include -o example ./example

  19. matchit.cpp

    match(it): A lightweight single-header pattern-matching library for C++17 with macro-free APIs.

  20. DuckX

    C++ library for creating and modifying Microsoft Word (.docx) files

  21. stlkrn

    C++ STL in the Windows Kernel with C++ Exception Support

  22. blitz

    Blitz++ Multi-Dimensional Array Library for C++ (by blitzpp)

  23. metal-cpp

    Metal-cpp is a low-overhead C++ interface for Metal that helps developers add Metal functionality to graphics apps, games, and game engines that are written in C++.

  24. scapix

    Scapix Language Bridge

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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What are some of the best open-source cpp-library projects in C++? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 GLM 11,137
2 DirectXTK 2,842
3 DirectXTex 2,136
4 fast_float 2,083
5 BDE 1,834
6 DirectXMath 1,784
7 DirectXTK12 1,748
8 rang 1,592
9 q 1,418
10 lithium 1,405
11 QuickQanava 1,375
12 eve 1,356
13 saucer 910
14 ELFIO 889
15 reindexer 807
16 PicoSHA2 753
17 CXXGraph 720
18 matchit.cpp 648
19 DuckX 501
20 stlkrn 435
21 blitz 417
22 metal-cpp 390
23 scapix 352

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