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Top 14 C++ developer-tool Projects
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Zeal (open source, free) is a free/libre/open source docset viewer that runs on Windows, Linux, and BSD. While it is possible to build Zeal for MacOS, the recommendation is to download Dash.
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Long time I was not here and I am very sure that none missed me :) I was busy developing new features of areg skd and creating user interface tool for areg sdk. And I must say, that working almost alone for more these 2 project, I made a huge progress. And what is very important, I have fun.
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phenixcode
Privacy-focused, self-hosted RAG assistant for querying codebases with local or cloud LLMs.
Project mention: Show HN: PhenixCode – Added admin dashboard for multi-server management | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-12-12 -
Doryen
Doryen based in Libtcod 1.5.1 - Refactoring struct and clear code, deleted the old C code and added new features and algorithms. The objective is a small 2D rendering engine (based in grid or tiles). It is written in an effort to create an engine being as lightweight and conceptually clean as possible.
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Exorcist
Fast, lightweight, cross-platform IDE built with C++17 and Qt 6. AI assistant, LSP intelligence, integrated terminal, Git — native performance, no Electron.
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Project mention: Show HN: Moha – Claude in the terminal that remembers your codebase | news.ycombinator.com | 2026-04-25
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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Index
What are some of the best open-source developer-tool projects in C++? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
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| 1 | zeal | 12,709 |
| 2 | palanteer | 2,210 |
| 3 | BugInsight | 78 |
| 4 | Dree | 78 |
| 5 | pdbdump | 50 |
| 6 | cppguard | 46 |
| 7 | areg-sdk-tools | 22 |
| 8 | phenixcode | 21 |
| 9 | Doryen | 14 |
| 10 | chsm | 11 |
| 11 | LlamaRun | 9 |
| 12 | Exorcist | 3 |
| 13 | ecapplog | 1 |
| 14 | moha | 0 |
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