Trending C++ Projects

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

  1. ducklake

    DuckLake is an integrated data lake and catalog format

  2. isle-portable

    A portable version of LEGO Island (1997)

  3. sapf

    Sound As Pure Form - a Forth-like language for audio synthesis using lazy lists and APL-like auto-mapping.

  4. mirage

    Mirage: Automatically Generating Fast GPU Kernels without Programming in Triton/CUDA (by mirage-project)

  5. PlayIntegrityFork

    Fix Play Integrity <A13 verdicts, allowing custom fields and props

  6. defendnot

    An even funnier way to disable windows defender. (through WSC api)

  7. LiteRT

    LiteRT continues the legacy of TensorFlow Lite as the trusted, high-performance runtime for on-device AI. Now with LiteRT Next, we're expanding our vision with a new generation of APIs designed for superior performance and simplified hardware acceleration. Discover what's next for on-device AI.

  8. ik_llama.cpp

    llama.cpp fork with additional SOTA quants and improved performance

  9. WirelessAndroidAutoDongle

    Use Wireless Android Auto with a car that supports only wired Android Auto using a Raspberry Pi.

  10. llvm-project-deluge

    Fil-C

  11. UnityHubNative

    A native alternative to the heavy Electron Unity Hub, written in C++

  12. OptiScaler

    OptiScaler bridges upscaling/frame gen across GPUs. Supports DLSS2+/XeSS/FSR2+ inputs, replaces native upscalers, enables FSR3 FG on non-FG titles. Supports Nukem mod for DLSSG-to-FSR3 FG.

  13. Apollo

    Sunshine fork - The easiest way to stream with the native resolution of your client device (by ClassicOldSong)

  14. Parabolic

    Download web video and audio

  15. clice

    A modern, powerful, and user-friendly C++ language server built from scratch

  16. trmnl-firmware

    TRMNL e-ink device firmware

  17. KeyCastOW

    keystroke visualizer for Windows, lets you easily display your keystrokes while recording screencasts.

  18. Pluto

    A superset of Lua 5.4 with a focus on general-purpose programming. (by PlutoLang)

  19. DWMBlurGlass

    Add custom effect to global system title bar, support win10 and win11.

  20. thorvg

    Thor Vector Graphics is a lightweight portable library used for drawing vector-based scenes and animations including SVG and Lottie. It can be freely utilized across various software platforms and applications to visualize graphical contents.

  21. graph-mining

  22. fooyin

    A customisable music player

  23. NotepadNext

    A cross-platform, reimplementation of Notepad++

  24. android-keyboard

    Offical FUTO Keyboard Issue Tracker and Source Mirror of https://gitlab.futo.org/keyboard/latinime

  25. gaussian-splatting-cuda

    3D Gaussian Splatting, reimagined: Unleashing unmatched speed with C++ and CUDA from the ground up!

  26. godot_debug_draw_3d

    Draw 3D debug graphics and 2D overlays with this add-on.

  27. react-native-executorch

    Declarative way to run AI models in React Native on device, powered by ExecuTorch.

  28. Evertop

    E-ink IBM XT clone with solar power, ultra low power consumption, and ultra long battery life.

  29. ytdlp-interface

    Windows graphical interface for yt-dlp, designed as a simple YouTube downloader

  30. imperial_hft

  31. tt-metal

    :metal: TT-NN operator library, and TT-Metalium low level kernel programming model.

  32. btop4win

    btop++ for windows

  33. kuzu

    Embedded property graph database built for speed. Vector search and full-text search built in. Implements Cypher.

  34. vrx

    Virtual RobotX (VRX) resources.

  35. usbip-win2

    USB/IP Client for Windows

  36. USBArmyKnife

    USB Army Knife – the ultimate close access tool for penetration testers and red teamers.

  37. MNN

    MNN is a blazing fast, lightweight deep learning framework, battle-tested by business-critical use cases in Alibaba. Full multimodal LLM Android App:[MNN-LLM-Android](./apps/Android/MnnLlmChat/README.md). MNN TaoAvatar Android - Local 3D Avatar Intelligence: apps/Android/Mnn3dAvatar/README.md

  38. ESP32-DIV

    ESP32DIV is a dual-purpose wireless testing toolkit powered by an ESP32

  39. dm

    Discord Messenger is a free Discord-compatible messaging client that works on almost 30 years of Windows.

  40. hyprland-plugins

    Official plugins for Hyprland

  41. wolf

    Stream virtual desktops and games running in Docker

  42. rapidhash

    Very fast, high quality, platform-independent hashing algorithm.

  43. milton

    An infinite-canvas paint program

  44. serial_port_plotter

    Displays real time data from serial port

  45. Micro-Wheeled_leg-Robot

    全球最小的桌面级双轮腿机器人!

  46. awesome-low-level-design

    Learn Low Level Design (LLD) and prepare for interviews using free resources.

  47. windirstat

    WinDirStat is a disk usage statistics viewer and cleanup tool for Microsoft Windows

  48. RTranslator

    Open source real-time translation app for Android that runs locally

  49. dsnote

    Speech Note Linux app. Note taking, reading and translating with offline Speech to Text, Text to Speech and Machine translation.

  50. Serial-Studio

    Visualize embedded device data.

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 C++ projects? This list will help you:

Project Growth
1 ducklake 84.4%
2 isle-portable 81.4%
3 sapf 66.9%
4 mirage 44.8%
5 PlayIntegrityFork 34.7%
6 defendnot 29.4%
7 LiteRT 27.2%
8 ik_llama.cpp 23.1%
9 WirelessAndroidAutoDongle 20.4%
10 llvm-project-deluge 20.3%
11 UnityHubNative 19.3%
12 OptiScaler 19.3%
13 Apollo 18.3%
14 Parabolic 17.9%
15 clice 17.6%
16 trmnl-firmware 16.8%
17 KeyCastOW 16.7%
18 Pluto 16.7%
19 DWMBlurGlass 16.4%
20 thorvg 13.9%
21 graph-mining 12.3%
22 fooyin 12.3%
23 NotepadNext 12.2%
24 android-keyboard 11.8%
25 gaussian-splatting-cuda 11.8%
26 godot_debug_draw_3d 11.5%
27 react-native-executorch 11.4%
28 Evertop 11.3%
29 ytdlp-interface 11.2%
30 imperial_hft 10.9%
31 tt-metal 10.8%
32 btop4win 10.7%
33 kuzu 10.3%
34 vrx 9.9%
35 usbip-win2 9.9%
36 USBArmyKnife 9.8%
37 MNN 9.8%
38 ESP32-DIV 9.8%
39 dm 9.7%
40 hyprland-plugins 9.7%
41 wolf 9.1%
42 rapidhash 9.1%
43 milton 9.0%
44 serial_port_plotter 8.9%
45 Micro-Wheeled_leg-Robot 8.9%
46 awesome-low-level-design 8.8%
47 windirstat 8.6%
48 RTranslator 8.6%
49 dsnote 8.5%
50 Serial-Studio 8.4%

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