C++ windows-11

Open-source C++ projects categorized as windows-11

Top 14 C++ windows-11 Projects

  1. calculator

    Windows Calculator: A simple yet powerful calculator that ships with Windows

    Project mention: "A calculator app? Anyone could make that." | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-02-16

    > Won't fix: https://github.com/microsoft/calculator/issues/148

    I don't see how one can expect them to take a report worded this way seriously. Perhaps if they actually reported the crash without the tantrum the team would fix it.

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  3. NanaZip

    The 7-Zip derivative intended for the modern Windows experience

    Project mention: Rsync replaced with openrsync on macOS Sequoia | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-04-06

    1: https://github.com/M2Team/NanaZip

  4. ProjectReunion

    The Windows App SDK empowers all Windows desktop apps with modern Windows UI, APIs, and platform features, including back-compat support, shipped via NuGet.

    Project mention: Lazarus Release 4.0 | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-05-11
  5. TaskbarXI

    An application written in C++ to modify the Windows 11 Taskbar.

  6. Cronos-Rootkit

    Cronos is Windows 10/11 x64 ring 0 rootkit. Cronos is able to hide processes, protect and elevate them with token manipulation.

  7. AccentColorizer

    Recolorize Win32 controls in-memory with accent color without patching theme

  8. YourFlyouts

    Fully customizable, multi-designed flyouts replacement for Windows

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  10. win32-dpi

    Example of properly DPI-scaling Win32 windows from XP to the latest Windows 11

    Project mention: I built a native Windows Todo app in pure C (278 KB, no frameworks) | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-05-11

    Some time ago I put together this example: https://github.com/tringi/win32-dpi

    The high DPI support in Windows went through quite an evolution since XP, but mostly to fix what app programmers messed up. You can have nice and crisp XP at 250% dpi if you do things right, e.g.: https://x.com/TheBobPony/status/1733196004881482191/photo/1

  11. Invisiwind

    An application that allows you to hide certain windows when sharing your full screen

  12. win11-toggle-rounded-corners

    A simple utility to disable rounded window corners on Windows 11

  13. FFmpegInteropX

    FFmpeg decoding library for Windows 10 UWP and WinUI 3 Apps

  14. ExplorerFrame

    ExplorerFrame is a program that resolves some improper behaviors caused by File Explorer regarding extending DWM frames into its client area.

  15. QStyleHelper

    A Helper class for managing QStyle, QPalette, TitleBar Color on Windows and auto detect color scheme changes.

  16. OpenQRCode

    Open QR Code is an open-source, cross-platform app developed with Flutter, using C, C++, Dart, Skia, Impeller, Java, and Kotlin. It allows users to generate, scan, save, and share QR codes. Available on Android, Windows, and Web, users can easily create and interact with QR codes across platforms.

    Project mention: OpenQRCode – OpenLabX | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-09-06

    Open QR Code is an open-source, cross-platform app developed with Flutter, using C, C++, Dart, Skia, Impeller, Java, and Kotlin. It allows users to generate, scan, save, and share QR codes. Available on Android, Windows, and Web, users can easily create and interact with QR codes across platforms.

    https://github.com/openlab-x/OpenQRCode

  17. SaaSHub

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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 windows-11 projects in C++? This list will help you:

# Project Stars
1 calculator 30,379
2 NanaZip 10,843
3 ProjectReunion 4,027
4 TaskbarXI 1,579
5 Cronos-Rootkit 884
6 AccentColorizer 419
7 YourFlyouts 273
8 win32-dpi 255
9 Invisiwind 228
10 win11-toggle-rounded-corners 226
11 FFmpegInteropX 220
12 ExplorerFrame 75
13 QStyleHelper 33
14 OpenQRCode 22

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