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# Changelog #
## 21st October 2015 ##
### General ###
* Clarified licensing of awesome-c itself (no invariants, no cover).
* Clarified and fixed licenses of the listed works.
### Removed ###
* VXD-XML (freedom concerns).
* LibreSSL (freedom concerns).
* Netbeans (nonfree dependencies).
* ZeroMQ (unclear licensing).
* Neon (unclear licensing).
* pblSet (unclear licensing).
* CRlibm (unclear licensing).
* libroxml (unclear licensing).
* libimobiledevice (unclear licensing).
* SGLIB (unclear licensing).
* libRSVG (unclear licensing).
* Elementary (dead link).
### Added ###
* None in this version.
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A curated list of C good stuff. This list contains *only* [free software][13] for code, and sellers who aren't evil for physical resources.
This is released under the GNU Free Documentation License - its text is provided in the LICENSE file.
This is released under the GNU Free Documentation License, without invariants or a cover - its text is provided in the LICENSE file.
Contents
========
@@ -56,32 +56,31 @@ Build Systems
These are tools to automate the building and testing of projects in C.
* [aimake][97] - A build tool designed to avoid complex configurations. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [Autoconf][305] - An extensible package of M4 macros that produce shell scripts to automatically configure software source code packages. Part of the Autotools. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [Automake][306] - A tool for automatically generating ``Makefile.in`` files compliant with the GNU Coding Standards. Requires the use of Autoconf. Part of the Autotools. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [aimake][97] - A build tool designed to avoid complex configurations. [GNU GPL3][41] or later.
* [Autoconf][305] - An extensible package of M4 macros that produce shell scripts to automatically configure software source code packages. Part of the Autotools. [GNU GPL3][41] or later.
* [Automake][306] - A tool for automatically generating ``Makefile.in`` files compliant with the GNU Coding Standards. Requires the use of Autoconf. Part of the Autotools. [GNU GPL3][41] or later.
* [Jam][334] - A build system, designed to be easier than make. Understands C build rules implicitly. [Jam License][335].
* [Libtool][172] - A generic library support script. Part of the Autotools. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [Libtool][172] - A generic library support script. Part of the Autotools. [GNU GPL3][41] or later.
* [Meson][368] - An extremely fast, user-friendly build system. Based on Ninja. [Apache2.0][32].
Compilers
=========
* [Clang][38] - A C compiler for LLVM. Supports C11. [NCSA][39].
* [CompCert][269] - A fully-verified C compiler. Supports almost all of C89. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [GCC][40] - Provides a C compiler as part of its compiler set. Supports C11 and OpenMP. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [CompCert][269] - A fully-verified C compiler. Supports almost all of C89. [GNU GPL2.1][8] or later.
* [GCC][40] - Provides a C compiler as part of its compiler set. Supports C11 and OpenMP. [GNU GPL3][41] or later.
* [PCC][74] - A venerable C compiler. Supports C99. [Various licenses][75], all free.
* [TCC][58] - Tiny C Compiler; a small, fast C compiler. Supports C99 (except complex types). [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [TCC][58] - Tiny C Compiler; a small, fast C compiler. Supports C99 (except complex types). [GNU LGPL2.1][15] only.
Crypto
======
* [GnuTLS][112] - A secure communication library, implementing SSL, TLS and DTLS. [GNU LGPL2.1][15].
* [libgcrypt][142] - A general-purpose cryptography library, with a range of available ciphers. [GNU GPL2.1][8] and [GNU LGPL2.1][15].
* [LibreSSL][143] - A BSD fork of OpenSSL. Various licenses, all semi-free.
* [OpenSSL][110] - Implementation of the SSL and TLS protocols, and also includes a cryptography library. [Dual Licensed under the OpenSSL License and the SSLeay License][111]
* [GnuTLS][112] - A secure communication library, implementing SSL, TLS and DTLS. [GNU LGPL2.1][15] or later.
* [libgcrypt][142] - A general-purpose cryptography library, with a range of available ciphers. [GNU LGPL2.1][15] or later (code), [GNU GPL2.1][8] or later (manual and tools).
* [OpenSSL][110] - Implementation of the SSL and TLS protocols, and also includes a cryptography library. [Dual Licensed under the OpenSSL License and the SSLeay License][111].
* [libsodium][198] - A modern and easy-to-use crypto library. [Expat][11].
* [libtomcrypt][299] - A fairly comprehensive, modular and portable cryptographic toolkit. Public domain.
* [mbed TLS][291] - Another crypto implementation for C. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [mbed TLS][291] - Another crypto implementation for C. [Apache2.01][32].
Database
========
@@ -92,8 +91,8 @@ This lists databases and data stores with C APIs.
* [LMDB][105] - An ultra-fast, ultra-compact key-value embedded data store. [newOpenLDAP][106].
* [MariaDB][25] - A robust, scalable and reliable SQL server, designed to be a drop-in replacement for MySQL. [3-clause BSD][6].
* [mongo-c-driver][233] - A high-performance client library for [MongoDB][234]. [Apache2.0][32].
* [PostgreSQL][121] - A powerful object-relational database system. [PostgreSQL licence][122]
* [recutils][360] - A set of tools and a C library for accessing human-editable, plaintext database files called recfiles. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [PostgreSQL][121] - A powerful object-relational database system. [PostgreSQL licence][122].
* [recutils][360] - A set of tools and a C library for accessing human-editable, plaintext database files called recfiles. [GNU GPL3][41] or later.
* [Redis][51] - An advanced key-value store. [3-clause BSD][6].
* [sophia][244] - A modern, embeddable key-value database. [FreeBSD][24].
* [SQLite][22] - A self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine with a C interface. Public domain.
@@ -102,24 +101,23 @@ This lists databases and data stores with C APIs.
Documentation Generation
========================
* [Cxref][317] - Generates documentation of C programs in either LaTeX, HTML, RTF or SGML. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [Cxref][317] - Generates documentation of C programs in either LaTeX, HTML, RTF or SGML. [GNU GPL2.1][8] only.
* [DocOnce][322] - A modestly-tagged markup language that can be used to generate a range of formats. [3-clause BSD][6].
* [Docutils][321] - A text-processing system to convert plain text documentation into a range of useful formats. Public domain.
* [Doxygen][318] - The de-facto standard tool for generating C documentation from annotated sources. Can generate a large range of formats. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [GTK-Doc][319] - A tool for generating C documentation from annotated sources. Has support for Autotools. [GNU LGPL2.1][15].
* [Doxygen][318] - The de-facto standard tool for generating C documentation from annotated sources. Can generate a large range of formats. [GNU GPL2.1][8] only.
* [GTK-Doc][319] - A tool for generating C documentation from annotated sources. Has support for the Autotools. [GNU GPL2.1][15] only (code), [GNU FDL1.1][375] only.
Editors
=======
These are specifically fancier, IDE-type editors. If you want a programmer's text editor, and yours *doesn't* support C, I'd be quite surprised.
These are specifically fancier, IDE-type editors. If you want a programmer's text editor, look elsewhere. Besides, whatever choice you make most likely supports C anyway.
* [Anjuta DevStudio][42] - The GNOME IDE. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [Code::Blocks][249] - An extensible, configurable IDE supporting C. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [CodeLite][45] - A cross-platform IDE. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [Anjuta DevStudio][42] - The GNOME IDE. [GNU GPL2.1][15] only.
* [Code::Blocks][249] - An extensible, configurable IDE supporting C. [GNU GPL3][41] only.
* [CodeLite][45] - A cross-platform IDE. [GNU GPL2.1][8] only.
* [Eclipse][258] - An IDE written in Java. [EPL][259].
* [Geany][43] - A very small and fast IDE. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [KDevelop][44] - The KDE IDE. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [NetBeans][260] - Another IDE written in Java. [GNU GPL2.1][8] or [CDDL][261].
* [Geany][43] - A very small and fast IDE. [GNU GPL2.1][8] or later.
* [KDevelop][44] - The KDE IDE. [GNU GPL2.1][8] only.
Environments
============
@@ -136,14 +134,13 @@ This section has big libraries that provide data structures and other stuff you
* [APR][78] - Apache Portable Runtime; another library of cross-platform utility functions. [Apache2.0][32].
* [C Algorithms][88] - A collection of common algorithms and data structures for C. [ISC][61].
* [CPL][308] - The Common Pipeline Library; a set of libraries designed to be a comprehensive, efficient and robust software toolkit. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [CPL][308] - The Common Pipeline Library; a set of libraries designed to be a comprehensive, efficient and robust software toolkit. [GNU GPL2.1][8] only.
* [EFL][119] - A large collection of useful data structures and functions. Various licenses, all free.
* [GLib][1] - A library of utility functions and structures, designed to be portable, efficient and powerful. [GNU LGPL3][5].
* [GIO][2] - A modern and easy-to-use VFS API. [GNU LGPL3][5].
* [GObject][3] - An object-oriented system and object model for C. [GNU LGPL3][5].
* [libnih][93] - A lightweight library of C functions and structures. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [GLib][1] - A library of utility functions and structures, designed to be portable, efficient and powerful. [GNU LGPL2.1][15] only.
* [GIO][2] - A modern and easy-to-use VFS API. [GNU LGPL2.1][15] only.
* [GObject][3] - An object-oriented system and object model for C. [GNU LGPL2.1][15] only.
* [libnih][93] - A lightweight library of C functions and structures. [GNU GPL2.1][8] only.
* [libU][28] - A small library of basic utilities, including memory allocation, string manipulation and logging. [3-clause BSD][6].
* [pblSet][346] - A large, portable collection of basic functions, data structures and utilities. [GNU LGPL2.1][15].
* [qlibc][277] - A simple and powerful C library, designed as a replacement for GLib while focusing on being small and light. [qLib license][278] (similar to [FreeBSD][24]).
* [stb][114] - A range of single-file libraries for C. Public domain.
@@ -155,11 +152,11 @@ Game Programming
These are provided as examples of C game programming code.
* [Corange][101] - A game engine in pure C. [FreeBSD][24].
* [Darkplaces][369] - A modified version of the Quake2 engine. [GNU GPL2.1][8] or later.
* [ioquake3][107] - The Quake3 engine, freed at last. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [Darkplaces][369] - A modified version of the Quake2 engine. [GNU GPL2.1][8] only.
* [ioquake3][107] - The Quake3 engine, freed at last. [GNU GPL2.1][8] only.
* [Orx][370] - A portable, lightweight, plugin-based, data-driven, 2D-oriented game engine. [zlib][49].
* [Quake][225] - The Quake engine. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [Quake2][221] - The Quake2 engine. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [Quake][225] - The Quake engine. [GNU GPL2.1][8] only.
* [Quake2][221] - The Quake2 engine. [GNU GPL2.1][8] only.
* [Spearmint][371] - An engine designed for FPS games. [GNU GPL3][41] or later.
## Resources ##
@@ -171,8 +168,8 @@ These are libraries of all sorts that are useful for game programming.
* [CSFML][90] - A binding for [SFML][91] in C. [zlib][49].
* [FreeGLUT][99] - An alternative to the OpenGL Utility Toolkit. Allows the creation and management of windows with OpenGL contexts. [X11][100].
* [GLFW][98] - A multi-platform library for creating windows with OpenGL contexts. [zlib][49].
* [libao][341] - A cross-platform audio library with a wide variety of outputs. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [RetroArch][231] - The reference frontend for [libretro][232]. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [libao][376] - A cross-platform audio library with a wide variety of outputs. [GNU GPL2.1][8] or later.
* [RetroArch][231] - The reference frontend for [libretro][232]. [GNU GPL3][41] only.
* [SDL][50] - A cross-platform library designed to provide low-level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick and graphics hardware via OpenGL. [zlib][49].
* [SDL2][301]- A a cross-platform development library designed to provide low level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, and graphics hardware via OpenGL. This is the most current version. [zlib][49]
@@ -180,20 +177,18 @@ Generic Programming
===================
* [klib][76] - Small and lightweight implementations of common algorithms and data structures. [Expat][11].
* [SGLIB][30] - Simple Generic Library; an implementation of a range of generic programming structures and idioms in C. [GNU GPL3][41].
Graphics
========
* [Cogl][127] - A GPU graphics and utilities API. [GNU LGPL2.1][15].
* [Clutter][126] - A UI library based on OpenGL. [GNU LGPL2.1][15].
* [Cogl][127] - A GPU graphics and utilities API. [Expat][11] (dependent on [3-clause BSD][6] and possibly [LGPLv2.1][15] only libs).
* [Clutter][126] - A UI library based on OpenGL. [GNU LGPL2.1][15] only.
* [heman][365] - A tiny library of image utilities dealing with height maps, normal maps, distance fields and the like. [Expat][11].
* [libcaca][366] - An ASCII renderer for terminal-based interfaces. [WTFPLv2][367].
* [libimagequant][300] - Small, portable library for high-quality conversion of RGBA images to 8-bit indexed colour images. [FreeBSD][24].
* [libjpeg][192] - A library for reading and writing JPEG files. Free software license (check the source).
* [libjpeg-turbo][193] - A faster library for reading and writing JPEG files. [Various licences][194].
* [libRSVG][340] - A library to render SVG files using Cairo. [GNU LGPL2.1][15].
* [libxmi][174] - A function library for rasterizing 2D vector graphics. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [libxmi][174] - A function library for rasterizing 2D vector graphics. [GNU GPL3][41] or later.
* [mozjpeg][200] - An improved JPEG encoder. [3-clause BSD][6].
* [OpenGL][147] - The industry standard for high-performance graphics, with a native C binding. [Various licenses][148].
@@ -203,11 +198,10 @@ Graphical User Interface
These are specifically [widget toolkits][12].
* [Elementary][17] - A widget toolkit. Part of the [EFL][18]. [GNU LGPL2.1][15].
* [GTK+][14] - A cross-platform widget toolkit. [GNU LGPL2.1][15].
* [GTK+][14] - A cross-platform widget toolkit. [GNU LGPL2.1][15] only.
* [IUP][16] - Another cross-platform widget toolkit. [Expat][11].
* [Tk][19] - A basic widget toolkit. Part of Tcl/Tk. [Tcl/Tk License][20].
* [XForms Toolkit][21] - A widget toolkit designed for the XWindow system. [GNU LGPL2.1][15].
* [XForms Toolkit][21] - A widget toolkit designed for the XWindow system. [GNU LGPL2.1][15] only.
JSON
=======
@@ -215,7 +209,7 @@ JSON
* [Jansson][53] - A C library for encoding, decoding and manipulating JSON. [Expat][11].
* [jsmn][120] - A minimalistic JSON parser. [Expat][11].
* [json-c][220] - A library for working with JSON. [Expat][11].
* [WJElement][77] - Advanced JSON manipulation library, with support for JSON Schema. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [WJElement][77] - Advanced JSON manipulation library, with support for JSON Schema. LGPL, any version.
* [YAJL][60] - A fast C JSON streaming parser library. [ISC][61]
@@ -313,8 +307,8 @@ Advanced
Multimedia
==========
* [FFMPEG][63] - A complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video. [GNU LGPL2.1][15], with some parts under [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [GStreamer][123] - A framework for audio and visual media. [GNU LGPL2.1][15].
* [FFMPEG][63] - A complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video. [GNU LGPL2.1][15] or later, with some parts under [GNU GPL2.1][8] or later.
* [GStreamer][123] - A framework for audio and visual media. [GNU LGPL2.1][15] only.
* [lodepng][69] - A simple PNG image decoder and encoder, requiring no other dependencies. [3-clause BSD][6].
Networking and Internet
@@ -322,57 +316,53 @@ Networking and Internet
* [asnlc][138] - A compiler of ASN.1 specifications into C source code. [FreeBSD][24].
* [czmq][226] - A high-level binding for ZeroMQ. [MPL2.0][227]
* [GNU adns][155] - An advanced, easy-to-use, asynch-capable DNS client library and utilities. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [GNU SASL][160] - An implementation of the Simple Authentication and Security Layer and a few common SASL mechanism. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [GnuTLS][112] - A secure communication library, implementing SSL, TLS and DTLS. [GNU LGPL2.1][15].
* [GNU adns][155] - An advanced, easy-to-use, asynch-capable DNS client library and utilities. [GNU GPL3][41] or later.
* [GNU SASL][160] - An implementation of the Simple Authentication and Security Layer and a few common SASL mechanism. [GNU GPL3][41] or later.
* [GnuTLS][112] - A secure communication library, implementing SSL, TLS and DTLS. [GNU LGPL2.1][15] or later.
* [gumbo-parser][196] - An HTML5 parsing library in C99. [Apache2.0][32].
* [http-parser][197] - An HTTP request/response parser. [Expat][11].
* [ldns][339] - A library to simplify DNS programming. [GNU LGPL2.1][15].
* [ldns][339] - A library to simplify DNS programming. [3-clause BSD][6].
* [libcurl][65] - A client-side URL transfer library, supporting a wide range of formats. [curl license][66]
* [LibEtPan][222] - A mail library providing an efficient network for IMAP, SMTP, POP and NNTP. [3-clause BSD][6].
* [libev][144] - Yet another event loop. [FreeBSD][24].
* [libevent][124] - An event loop replacement for network servers. [3-clause BSD][6].
* [libgss][161] - Generic Security Service. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [libhttpd][166] - A library to add basic web server capabilities to an application or embedded device. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [libidn][164] - An implementation of the Stringprep, Punycode and IDNA specifications. [GNU LGPL2.1][15].
* [libmicrohttpd][165] - A small C library that makes it easy to run an HTTP server as part of another application. [GNU LGPL2.1][15].
* [libsoup][167] - A GNOME HTTP client/server library. Uses GObject. [GNU LGPL2.1][15].
* [LibreSSL][143] - A BSD fork of OpenSSL. Various licenses, all semi-free.
* [lwan][199] - An experimental, scalable, high-performance HTTP server. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [libgss][161] - Generic Security Service. [GNU GPL3][41] or later.
* [libhttpd][166] - A library to add basic web server capabilities to an application or embedded device. [GNU GPL2][41] only.
* [libidn][164] - An implementation of the Stringprep, Punycode and IDNA specifications. [GNU GPL3][41] or later.
* [libmicrohttpd][165] - A small C library that makes it easy to run an HTTP server as part of another application. [GNU LGPL2.1][15] or later.
* [libsoup][167] - A GNOME HTTP client/server library. Uses GObject. [GNU LGPL2.1][15] only.
* [lwan][199] - An experimental, scalable, high-performance HTTP server. [GNU GPL2.1][8] only.
* [mihl][169] - A library for implementing an embedded HTTP server. [FreeBSD][24].
* [mongoose][171] - Embedded web server for C. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [mongoose][171] - Embedded web server for C. [GNU GPL2.1][8] only.
* [nanomsg][139] - A C-based implementation of ZeroMQ. [Expat][11].
* [neon][168] - An HTTP and WebDAV client library with a C interface. [GNU LGPL3][5].
* [onion][170] - HTTP server library, designed to be easy to use. [Apache2.0][32].
* [OpenSSL][110] - Implementation of the SSL and TLS protocols, and also includes a cryptography library. [Dual Licensed under the OpenSSL License and the SSLeay License][111]
* [oSip][179] - A SIP implementation in C without additional dependencies. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [oSip][179] - A SIP implementation in C without additional dependencies. [GNU LGPLv2.1][15] or later.
* [s2n][359] - A C99 implementation of the TLS/SSL protocols, designed to be simple, fast and with security as a priority. [Apache2.0][32].
* [socket99][203] - A wrapper library for the BSD sockets API.
* [Tox][145] - A communication platform, designed to be a Skype-killer. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [twitc][237] - A mini C library for interacting with the Twitter OAuth API. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [ZeroMQ][52] - High-performance message passing networking library. Implemented in C++, but has a C interface. [GNU LGPL3][5].
* [socket99][203] - A C99 wrapper for the BSD sockets API. [ISC][61].
* [Tox][145] - A communication platform, designed to be a Skype-killer. [GNU GPL3][41] only.
* [twitc][237] - A mini C library for interacting with the Twitter OAuth API. [Expat][11].
Numerical
=========
* [apophenia][188] - A library for statistical and scientific computing. [GNU GPL2.1][8] with some [exceptions][189].
* [apophenia][188] - A library for statistical and scientific computing. [GNU GPL2.1][8] only.
* [ATLAS][137] - Automatically Tuned Linear Algebra Software. [3-clause BSD][6].
* [BLAS][135] - Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms; a set of routines that provide vector and matrix operations. [BLAS license][136]
* [CRlibm][268] - Correctly Rounded mathematical library; a modern implementation of a range of numeric routines. [GN LGPL3][5].
* [Cuba][316] - A library for multidimensional numerical integration. [GNU LGPL3][5].
* [FFTW][70] - The Fastest Fourier Transform in the West; a highly-optimized fast Fourier transform routine. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [FLINT][255] - Fast Library for Number Theory; a library supporting arithmetic with numbers, polynomials, power series and matrices, among others. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [GLPK][159] - GNU Linear Programming Kit; a package designed for solving large-scale linear programming, mixed integer programming and other related problems. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [GMP][79] - GNU Multple Precision Arithmetic Library; a library for arbitrary-precision arithmetic. [GNU GPL2.1][8] and [GNU LGPL2.1][15].
* [GNU MPC][175] - A library for complex number arithmetic. [GNU LGPL3][5].
* [GNU MPFR][176] - A library for arbitrary-precision floating-point arithmetic. [GNU LGPL2.1][15].
* [GNU MPRIA][177] - A portable mathematics library for multi-precision rational interval arithmetic. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [GSL][47] - The GNU Scientific Library; a sophisticated numerical library. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [Cuba][316] - A library for multidimensional numerical integration. [GNU LGPLv3][5] only.
* [FFTW][70] - The Fastest Fourier Transform in the West; a highly-optimized fast Fourier transform routine. [GNU GPL2.1][8] or later.
* [FLINT][255] - Fast Library for Number Theory; a library supporting arithmetic with numbers, polynomials, power series and matrices, among others. [GNU GPL2.1][8] or later.
* [GLPK][159] - GNU Linear Programming Kit; a package designed for solving large-scale linear programming, mixed integer programming and other related problems. [GNU GPL3][41] or later.
* [GMP][79] - GNU Multple Precision Arithmetic Library; a library for arbitrary-precision arithmetic. Dual-licensed [GNU GPL2.1][8] only and [GNU LGPLv3][5] only.
* [GNU MPC][175] - A library for complex number arithmetic. [GNU LGPL3][5] or later.
* [GNU MPFR][176] - A library for arbitrary-precision floating-point arithmetic. [GNU LGPL3][5] or later (most recent versions), [GNU LGPL2.1][15] or later (until version 2.4.x).
* [GNU MPRIA][177] - A portable mathematics library for multi-precision rational interval arithmetic. [GNU GPL3][41] or later.
* [GSL][47] - The GNU Scientific Library; a sophisticated numerical library. [GNU GPL3][41] only.
* [KISS FFT][71] - A very simple fast Fourier transform library. [3-clause BSD][6].
* [LAPACKE][133] - A C interface to [LAPACK][134]. [3-clause BSD][6].
* [PARI/GP][256] - A computer algebra system for number theory; includes a compiler to C. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [PARI/GP][256] - A computer algebra system for number theory; includes a compiler to C. [GNU GPL2.1][8] or later.
* [PETSc][282] - A suite of data structures and routines for scalable parallel solution of scientific applications modelled by partial differential equations. [FreeBSD][24].
* [SLEPc][283] - A software library for the solution of large, sparse eigenvalue problems on parallel computers. [GNU LGPL3][5].
* [SLEPc][283] - A software library for the solution of large, sparse eigenvalue problems on parallel computers. [GNU LGPL3][5] only.
* [Yeppp!][72] - Very fast, SIMD-optimized mathematical library. [3-clause BSD][6].
Parallel Programming
@@ -385,9 +375,9 @@ Parallel Programming
* [OpenMP][37] - A set of C pragmas designed to allow for easy parallelization of code. Standard (licensing not applicable).
* [OpenMPI][284] - A message passing interface implementation. [3-clause BSD][6].
* [PETSc][282] - A suite of data structures and routines for scalable parallel solution of scientific applications modelled by partial differential equations. [FreeBSD][24].
* [pth][180] - A portable implementation for non-preemptive priority-based scheduling for multiple threads of execution. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [pth][180] - A portable implementation for non-preemptive priority-based scheduling for multiple threads of execution. [GNU GPL3][41] or later.
* [pthreads][146] - The POSIX thread library. Standard (no license applicable).
* [SLEPc][283] - A software library for the solution of large, sparse eigenvalue problems on parallel computers. [GNU LGPL3][5].
* [SLEPc][283] - A software library for the solution of large, sparse eigenvalue problems on parallel computers. [GNU LGPL3][5] only.
* [TinyCThread][115] - A portable, small implementation of the C11 threads API. [zlib][49].
Regex
@@ -396,7 +386,7 @@ Regex
> "Some people, when confronted with a problem, think 'I know, I'll use regular expressions'. Now they have two problems." - Jamie Zawinski.
* [PCRE][83] - An implementation of regexes identical to that of Perl 5. [3-clause BSD][6].
* [SLRE][80] - Super Light Regular Expression library; a very small implementation of a subset of Perl regex syntax. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [SLRE][80] - Super Light Regular Expression library; a very small implementation of a subset of Perl regex syntax. [GNU GPL2.1][8] only.
* [TRE][82] - A POSIX-compliant, feature-full regex library. [FreeBSD][24].
* [T-Rex][81] - Another tiny regex library. [zlib][49].
@@ -416,7 +406,7 @@ This contains collections of small source code. If you want something big and in
* [CCAN][103] - Modelled after Perl's CPAN, this is a big collection of C code that does stuff. The full list is [here][104]. Various licenses (all free software).
* [clib][26] - Something of a package manager for C. Comes with a [bunch of libraries of its own][27]. [Expat][11].
* [gnulib][46] - A collection of common GNU code. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [gnulib][46] - A collection of common GNU code. Various licenses, all free.
* [libdjb][292] - A collection of libraries doing various things. (Apparently) public domain.
* [ulib][154] - Another collection of source code. [Expat][11].
@@ -426,17 +416,17 @@ Standard Libraries
This contains standard C libraries.
* [Bionic][4] - Google's C standard library, developed for Android. [3-clause BSD][6].
* [dietlibc][9] - A C standard library designed for the smallest possible binaries. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [glibc][57] - The GNU C Library; an implementation of the C standard library. [GNU LGPL3][5].
* [dietlibc][9] - A C standard library designed for the smallest possible binaries. [GNU GPL2.1][8] only.
* [glibc][57] - The GNU C Library; an implementation of the C standard library. [GNU LGPL2.1][15] only.
* [musl][10] - A standard C library, compatible with POSIX 2008 and C11. Designed for static linking. [Expat][11].
String Manipulation
===================
* [bstrlib][116] - The Better String Library. [3-clause BSD][6] or [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [bstrlib][116] - The Better String Library. Dual-licensed under [3-clause BSD][6] or [GNU GPL2.1][8] only.
* [ICU][67] - International Components for Unicode; a library for Unicode support. [ICU license][68].
* [libunistring][173] - A library for manipulating Unicode strings in C. [GNU LGPL3][5].
* [libgiconv][163] - A text conversion library. [GNU LGPL2.1][8].
* [libunistring][173] - A library for manipulating Unicode strings in C. [GNU LGPL3][5] only.
* [libgiconv][163] - A text conversion library. [GNU LGPL2.1][15] only (library), [GNU GPL3][41] only (*iconv* program).
* [SDS][29] - Simple Dynamic Strings; a library for handling C strings in a simpler way, but one that is compatible with normal C string functions. Available via [clib][26]. [FreeBSD][24].
* [shoco][363] - A compressor for small text strings. [Expat][11].
* [smaz][363] - An efficient string compression library. [3-clause BSD][6].
@@ -445,11 +435,11 @@ Testing
=======
* [CHEAT][84] - A very simple unit testing framework. [FreeBSD][24].
* [Check][59] - A unit testing framework for C. [GNU LGPL2.1][15].
* [Check][59] - A unit testing framework for C. [GNU LGPL2.1][15] only.
* [CMock][297] - A mock/stub generator for C. [Expat][11].
* [cmocka][141] - A unit testing framework with support for mock objects. [Apache2.0][32].
* [Criterion][246] - A KISS, non-intrusive C test framework. [Expat][11].
* [CUnit][94] - Another unit testing framework for C. [GNU LGPL2.1][15].
* [CUnit][94] - Another unit testing framework for C. [GNU LGPL2.0][15] only.
* [minunit][92] - Minimal unit testing framework for C. [Expat][11].
* [Unity][296] - A simple unit testing framework for C. [Expat][11].
@@ -460,47 +450,47 @@ While practically any decent programmer's text editor supports C, there are some
## Emacs ##
* [CEDET][250] - Collection of Emacs Development Environment Tools; designed to provide IDE-like features to Emacs. Built-in. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [Flycheck][149] - Modern syntax checking. For C, it can use either GCC or Clang as a back-end. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [Yasnippet][150] - A template system, with C templates for common code snippets. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [CEDET][250] - Collection of Emacs Development Environment Tools; designed to provide IDE-like features to Emacs. Built-in. [GNU GPL3][41] or later.
* [Flycheck][149] - Modern syntax checking. For C, it can use either GCC or Clang as a back-end. [GNU GPL3][41] or later.
* [Yasnippet][150] - A template system, with C templates for common code snippets. [GNU GPL3][41] or later.
## Vim ##
* [Syntastic][186] - Syntax checking and linting. [Do What The Fuck You Want To license][187].
* [YouCompleteMe][151] - A code completion engine for Vim. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [YouCompleteMe][151] - A code completion engine for Vim. [GNU GPL3][41] only.
Tools
=====
This is a list of useful programs to help you write and debug C code which are *not* editors, libraries or compilers.
* [adlint][344] - A static analyzer. Supports all of C89 and part of C99. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [Artistic Style][314] - A fast and small automatic source code formatter that supports C. [GNU LGPL2.1][15].
* [adlint][344] - A static analyzer. Supports all of C89 and part of C99. [GNU GPL3][41] or later.
* [Artistic Style][314] - A fast and small automatic source code formatter that supports C. [GNU LGPL3][5] only.
* [address-sanitizer][288] - A fast memory error detector. [Apache2.0][32].
* [biicode][304] - A modern dependency manager for C. [Expat][11].
* [c][276] - Compile and execute C "scripts" in one go on the command line. Also has shebang support. [Expat][11].
* [c2html][313] - Converts C source files to highlighted HTML. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [c2html][313] - Converts C source files to highlighted HTML. [GNU GPL2.1][8] or later.
* [c99sh][113] - Run C files using hash-bang. [FreeBSD][24].
* [CBMC][309] - C Bounded Model Checker; a tool for verification of array bounds, pointer safety and user-specified assertions. [Original BSD][310].
* [cdecl][348] - An online service to translate C declarations into English and vice versa. Public domain.
* [cinclude2dot][280] - Graphs include dependencies in a C project using Graphviz. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [Complexity][307] - A tool for measuring the complexity of C source code. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [DDD][320] - A graphical front-end for a range of command-line debuggers. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [fab][323] - A build system that helps build optimally every time. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [GDB][87] - The GNU Project debugger; a debugger for C. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [Glade][328] - A RAD tool to enable quick development of GTK+ GUIs. [GNU LGPL2.1][15].
* [GMSL][331] - GNU Make Standard Library; a collection of additional functionality for GNU Make. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [GNU Global][330] - A source code tagging tool which works with C. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [gprof][86] - A performance analysis tool. Part of GNU binutils. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [Highlight][333] - Converts source code to formatted text with nice highlighting. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [cinclude2dot][280] - Graphs include dependencies in a C project using Graphviz. Any GNU GPL version (due to underspecification in the file).
* [Complexity][307] - A tool for measuring the complexity of C source code. [GNU GPL3][41] or later.
* [DDD][320] - A graphical front-end for a range of command-line debuggers. [GNU GPL3][41] or later.
* [fab][323] - A build system that helps build optimally every time. [GNU GPL3][41] only.
* [GDB][87] - The GNU Project debugger; a debugger for C. [GNU GPL3][41] or later.
* [Glade][328] - A RAD tool to enable quick development of GTK+ GUIs. [GNU GPL2.1][8] only.
* [GMSL][331] - GNU Make Standard Library; a collection of additional functionality for GNU Make. [3-clause BSD][6].
* [GNU Global][330] - A source code tagging tool which works with C. [GNU GPL3][41] only.
* [gprof][86] - A performance analysis tool. Part of GNU binutils. [GNU GPL3][41] or later.
* [Highlight][333] - Converts source code to formatted text with nice highlighting. [GNU GPL3][41] only.
* [include-what-you-use][289] - Helps find unecessary inclusions and make suggestions for fixing them. Based on LLVM/Clang (and only works with it). [NCSA][39].
* [indent][315] - Formats C source code automatically to make it easier to read. Also converts from one style of source to another. [GNU GPLv3][41].
* [Make][324] - A tool which controls the generation of executables and other non-source files of a program. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [indent][315] - Formats C source code automatically to make it easier to read. Also converts from one style of source to another. [GNU GPLv3][41] or later.
* [Make][324] - A tool which controls the generation of executables and other non-source files of a program. [GNU GPL3][41] or later (link to the GNU implementation).
* [qo][274] - A build system that works without a separate config file. [Expat][11].
* [rr][95] - A debugger that records non-deterministic executions to allow for deterministic debugging. [FreeBSD][24].
* [tup][326] - A very fast, file-based, cross-platform build system. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [tup][326] - A very fast, file-based, cross-platform build system. [GNU GPL2.1][8] only.
* [unifdef][290] - Removes #ifdef and #if directives with their delimited text without touching any other part of the file. [3-clause BSD][6] and [FreeBSD][24].
* [Valgrind][85] - A range of dynamic analysis tools, including a leak checker. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [Valgrind][85] - A range of dynamic analysis tools, including a leak checker. [GNU GPL2.1][8] only.
Utilities
=========
@@ -508,49 +498,48 @@ Utilities
This is a 'catch-all' category for anything that doesn't fit well anywhere else.
* [ApeTagLibs][345] - A C library for working with APEv2 tags. [Expat][11].
* [bfd][157] - A library for manipulating binary object files. Part of GNU binutils. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [bfd][157] - A library for manipulating binary object files. Part of GNU binutils. [GNU GPL3][41] or later.
* [ccv][195] - C-based/Cached/Core Computer Vision library; modern computer vision. [3-clause BSD][6].
* [cf4ocl][311] - The C Framework for OpenCL; a cross-platform object-oriented framework for developing and benchmarking [OpenCL][312] projects. [GNU LGPL3][5].
* [cf4ocl][311] - The C Framework for OpenCL; a cross-platform object-oriented framework for developing and benchmarking [OpenCL][312] projects. [GNU LGPL3][5] only (library), [GNU GPL3][41] (other code).
* [CommonMark][223] - A C implementation of the CommonMark spec. [Variety of licenses, all free][224].
* [CException][298] - A C implementation of exceptions. [Expat][11].
* [docopt.c][270] - A C implementation of a command-line option parser. [Expat][11].
* [dyncall][281] - Another foreign function interface library. [Expat][11].
* [FANN][325] - Fast Artifical Neural Network library; an implementation of neural networks. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [Firm][361] - A C library that provides a graph-based intermediate representation, optimizations and assembly code generation suitable for use in compilers. Comes with an example C front-end under the same license. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [gjrand][327] - A library of random-number generation routines. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [GNU FreeIPMI][158] - An in-band and out-of-band IPMI implementation. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [GNU gperf][351] - A perfect hash function generator, given a list of strings. Outputs C code. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [GNU Libffcall][162] - A collection of libraries for building foreign function interfaces. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [hammer][356] - Parser combinators for binary formats. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [FANN][325] - Fast Artifical Neural Network library; an implementation of neural networks. [GNU GPL2.1][8] only.
* [Firm][361] - A C library that provides a graph-based intermediate representation, optimizations and assembly code generation suitable for use in compilers. Comes with an example C front-end under the same license. [GNU LGPLv2.1][15] only.
* [gjrand][327] - A library of random-number generation routines. [GNU GPL2.1][8] or [GNU GPLv3][41] (user's choice).
* [GNU FreeIPMI][158] - An in-band and out-of-band IPMI implementation. [GNU GPL3][41] only.
* [GNU gperf][351] - A perfect hash function generator, given a list of strings. Outputs C code. [GNU GPL3][41] or later.
* [GNU Libffcall][162] - A collection of libraries for building foreign function interfaces. [GNU GPL3][41] or later.
* [hammer][356] - Parser combinators for binary formats. [GNU GPL2.1][8] only.
* [Hans Boehm GC][125] - Garbage collection for C? Don't mind if I do! Various licenses, all free.
* [huffandpuff][214] - A minimal Huffman encoder and decoder. Public domain.
* [iniparser][336] - A parser for .ini files. [Expat][11].
* [jemalloc][293] - A malloc implementation that emphasizes avoidance of fragmentation and scalable concurrency support. [FreeBSD][24].
* [jwHash][350] - A fast hashtable implementation. [Apache2.0][32].
* [kdtree][337] - A simple library for working with KD-trees. [3-clause BSD][6].
* [Kitsune][355] - An efficient, general-purpose framework for dynamic software updating. [GNU LGPL3][5].
* [libavl][156] - A library containing a range of self-balancing binary trees. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [Kitsune][355] - An efficient, general-purpose framework for dynamic software updating. [GNU LGPL3][5] or later.
* [libavl][156] - A library containing a range of self-balancing binary trees. [GNU GPL3][41] or later.
* [libbson][235] - A BSON utility library. [Apache2.0][32].
* [libCello][96] - A library introducing higher-level programming to C. [3-clause BSD][6].
* [libcox][373] - A library which permits cross-platform system calls and standard utilities across different operating systems. [FreeBSD][24].
* [libffi][128] - A portable foreign-function interface library. [Expat][11].
* [libgit2][108] - Pure C implementation of Git. [GNU GPL2 with a linking exception][109].
* [libimobiledevice][354] - A cross-platform protocol library to communicate with iThings. [GNU GPL 2.1][8].
* [libmpv][348] - A music-playing library. Compile with ``./waf configure --disable-cplayer --enable-libmpv-shared`` to not have the music player. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [libnfc][332] - A platform-independent Near-Field Communication library. [GNU LGPL3][5].
* [libgit2][108] - Pure C implementation of Git. [GNU GPL2 only, with a linking exception][109].
* [libmpv][348] - A music-playing library. Compile with ``./waf configure --disable-cplayer --enable-libmpv-shared`` to not have the music player. [GNU GPL2.1][8] or later.
* [libnfc][332] - A platform-independent Near-Field Communication library. [GNU LGPL3][5] only.
* [libPhenom][31] - An eventing framework for building high-scalability and high-performance systems. [Apache2.0][32].
* [libsoundio][372] - A library for cross-platform, real-time audio input and output. Has a range of back-ends. [Expat][11].
* [libucl][239] - A universal configuration library parser. [FreeBSD][24].
* [libudp][302] - An implementation of the Universal Design Pattern in C. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [libudp][302] - An implementation of the Universal Design Pattern in C. [GNU GPL3][41] or later.
* [libuv][56] - Cross-platform asynchronous I/O. [Expat][11].
* [libYAML][341] - A YAML 1.1 parser and emitter. [Expat][11].
* [lzo][338] - A very fast data compression library. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [mpc][238] - A parser combinator library. [FreeBSD][24].
* [ncurses][178] - Coloured terminal UI library. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [nope.c][209] - A C-language-based, ultra-light software platform for scalable server-side and networking applications (think node.js for C programmers). [GNU GPL2.1][8].
* [ncurses][178] - Coloured terminal UI library. [GNU GPL3][41] or later.
* [nope.c][209] - A C-language-based, ultra-light software platform for scalable server-side and networking applications (think node.js for C programmers). [GNU GPL2.1][8] only.
* [pbc][236] - A protocol buffers library. [Expat][11].
* [rabbitmq-c][228] - A client library for [RabbitMQ][229]. [Expat][11].
* [Ragel][54] - A DSL for state machines that compiles to C. [GNU GPL3][41].
* [Ragel][54] - A DSL for state machines that compiles to C. [GNU GPL2.1][8] only.
* [tcmalloc][294] - A fast, reduced-contention malloc implementation. Part of [gperftools][295]. [3-clause BSD][6].
* [uthash][117] - A hash table implementation, allowing existing structures to be stored in a hash table easily. [1-clause BSD][118]
* [Viola][241] - A simplification of libCello. [Expat][11].
@@ -563,13 +552,11 @@ XML
* [Expat][89] - A stream-oriented XML parser. [Expat][11].
* [ezXML][218] - An easy-to-use, fast and lightweight XML parser. [Expat][11].
* [libroxml][219] - Another library for parsing XML. [GNU LGPL2.1][15].
* [libxml2][62] - A standards-compliant, portable XML parser. [Expat][11].
* [mini-xml][216] - A small XML reading and writing library. No dependencies aside from C standard library. [GNU LGPL2.1 with static linking exception][217].
* [VTD-XML][215] - A very fast XML processing framework. [GNU GPL2.1][8].
[1]: https://developer.gnome.org/glib/
[1]: https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GLib
[2]: https://developer.gnome.org/gio/
[3]: https://developer.gnome.org/gobject/stable/
[4]: https://github.com/android/platform_bionic
@@ -675,7 +662,7 @@ XML
[104]: http://ccodearchive.net/list.html
[105]: http://symas.com/mdb/
[106]: http://directory.fsf.org/wiki/License:OpenLDAPv2.7
[107]: http://ioquake3.org/
[107]: https://github.com/ioquake/ioq3
[108]: https://libgit2.github.com/
[109]: https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/blob/master/COPYING
[110]: https://www.openssl.org/
@@ -694,8 +681,8 @@ XML
[123]: http://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/
[124]: http://libevent.org/
[125]: http://www.hboehm.info/gc/
[126]: http://blogs.gnome.org/clutter/about/
[127]: http://www.cogl3d.org/
[126]: https://blogs.gnome.org/clutter/get-it/
[127]: https://github.com/rib/cogl-web/wiki
[128]: https://github.com/atgreen/libffi
[129]: https://github.com/protobuf-c/protobuf-c
[130]: https://github.com/jmckaskill/c-capnproto
@@ -787,7 +774,7 @@ XML
[216]: http://www.msweet.org/projects.php?Z3
[217]: http://svn.msweet.org/mxml/trunk/COPYING
[218]: http://ezxml.sourceforge.net/
[219]: http://www.libroxml.net/
[219]: https://github.com/blunderer/libroxml
[220]: https://github.com/json-c/json-c/wiki
[221]: https://github.com/id-Software/Quake-2
[222]: https://github.com/dinhviethoa/libetpan
@@ -943,3 +930,5 @@ XML
[372]: https://github.com/andrewrk/libsoundio
[373]: http://libcox.net/
[374]: http://proprogramming.org/some-unknown-features-or-tricks-in-c-language/
[375]: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/fdl-1.1.html
[376]: https://github.com/timonwong/libao
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# To-do #
These are not prioritized.
* Clarify licensing on all unclear works:
* CRlibm
* libimobiledevice
* libroxml
* libRSVG
* Neon
* pblSet
* SGLIB
* ZeroMQ
* Incorporate Elementary OS stuff into list.
* Clean up heading styles in document.