Top 12 C++ Threading Projects

oneTBB

14 5,298 8.7 C++

oneAPI Threading Building Blocks (oneTBB)

Project mention: Better use of threads | /r/cpp_questions | 2023-05-31

Use a library like https://github.com/oneapi-src/oneTBB

concurrencpp

16 2,047 1.2 C++

Modern concurrency for C++. Tasks, executors, timers and C++20 coroutines to rule them all

Project mention: Is anyone using coroutines seriously? | /r/cpp | 2023-12-05

I am using concurrencpp for my project. What I like about it is that it's basically a thread pool factory with coroutines. It allows for better structuring / organizing of multithreaded work. So for me the main advantage of coroutines is that the code looks easier to follow

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thread-pool

6 1,911 4.2 C++

BS::thread_pool: a fast, lightweight, and easy-to-use C++17 thread pool library
react-native-multithreading

8 1,102 0.0 C++

🧵 Fast and easy multithreading for React Native using JSI
libfork

1 452 9.8 C++

A bleeding-edge, lock-free, wait-free, continuation-stealing tasking library built on C++20's coroutines
thread-pool

12 358 6.8 C++

A modern, fast, lightweight thread pool library based on C++20 (by DeveloperPaul123)

Project mention: C++ Show and Tell - June 2023 | /r/cpp | 2023-06-01

I just released version 0.6.0 of my C++20 thread_pool library.

mcmap

4 300 6.5 C++

Pixel-art map visualizer for Minecraft. Maps are drawn from an isometric perspective.
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Arachne

1 219 0.0 C++

Core aware thread management system
concurrent-resource

2 19 2.0 C++

A header-only C++ library that allows easily creating thread-safe, concurrency friendly resources.
htcw_freertos_thread_pack

3 6 0.0 C++

Provides some FreeRTOS threading abstractions
CNCL

2 6 3.2 C++

Lathe grbl teach-in gui

Project mention: Building a live tool cnc lathe out of an old lathe and an old cnc, any reason it shouldn’t work? Concept is to production turn round items. | /r/hobbycnc | 2023-05-09

This is how I CNC converted my lathes: Mini lathe CNC modification

UserSpaceThread

1 1 0.0 C++

Implementation of User Space Thread in C++, mapping to pthread

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 Threading projects in C++? This list will help you:

	Project	Stars
1	oneTBB	5,298
2	concurrencpp	2,047
3	thread-pool	1,911
4	react-native-multithreading	1,102
5	libfork	452
6	thread-pool	358
7	mcmap	300
8	Arachne	219
9	concurrent-resource	19
10	htcw_freertos_thread_pack	6
11	CNCL	6
12	UserSpaceThread	1