Available C++ Libraries FAQ

Introduction

About the list Amended : 2008-06-26
Dos and don'ts - (Mostly don'ts) Amended : 2008-07-06

Adding or amending entries

Sending in a new entry Amended : 2008-07-21

Indexes

How to find libraries in the FAQ Amended : 2008-07-06

Libraries available to download (A-C)

ACDK - A Java-oriented C++ framework for server development Amended : 2008-07-22
ActiveMQ-CPP - a JMS-like API for C++ for interfacing with Message Brokers Added : 2011-09-06
ADAPTIVE Communication Environment (ACE) - C++ IPC wrappers Amended : 1997-03-19
ADBLib - Database lib for Visual C 6 Added : 1999-06-04
Adobe Source Libraries (ASL). - ASL provides peer-reviewed and portable C++ source libraries. Added : 2009-09-02
Alcatraz - Software copy protection C++ library Added : 1999-06-04
AML++ - Another Matrix Library in C++ - AML++ is a matrix/numerical routines library Added : 2010-01-15
Amulet - User Interface Development Environment Added : 1996-02-29
APE - Portable C++ threading and sockets framework Amended : 2008-07-22
Arabica - SAX2 implementation Added : 2008-08-05
Architector - GradSoft C++ ToolBox Added : 2000-12-29
Arjuna - For writing fault-tolerant (distributed) applications Added : 1995-01-01
Armadillo - Armadillo linear algebra (matrix) library Amended : 2009-09-15
ATLAS - Automatically Tuned Linear Algebra Software Added : 2011-12-15
AvlTree - C++ AVL tree class implementation Amended : 2008-07-22
Awesime - A C++ task library explicitly designed for simulation Amended : 2008-07-22
b64 - base-64 Encoding and Decoding Amended : 2010-10-26
BCGControlBar - MFC extension library Amended : 2006-12-02
BDE - Basic Development Environment - a set of foundational C++ libraries used at Bloo Added : 2017-10-03
Better Enums - Reflective enums (enum to string, iteration) with constexpr support Amended : 2015-10-27
BIGINT - N-bit integer math class Amended : 2008-07-22
Blitz++ - Scientific computing in C++ Amended : 2012-02-20
Boost C++ Libraries - Provides free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries that work well with th Added : 2009-09-01
Botan - crypto library for C++ Added : 2012-07-25
Brent's univariate minimizer and zero finder. Amended : 2008-11-04
brig - collection of cross-platform C++ header-only libraries Added : 2013-01-15
BRL10 - Binary Relations Library for C/C++ Amended : 2008-07-22
C* In C++ - Parallel Programming Classes for C++: Added : 1995-01-01
C++ command line parameters parser - Library for simple and flexible command line parameters parsing Amended : 2010-10-29
C++ implementation of differential algebra Added : 1995-01-01
C++ Portable Components - Portable classes for network and XML development Amended : 2008-07-22
C++ Sockets Library - Unix / Windows Socket programming made easy Amended : 2005-02-01
C++/Tcl - A library for integration between C++ and Tcl. Amended : 2008-07-22
C++/Tk - A complete interface to the Tk GUI toolkit. Amended : 2008-07-22
C++Advio - Advanced i/o, Networking, and Arithmetic Compression Amended : 2000-04-26
C++SIM 1.5.2 - A simulation package written in C++. Amended : 1997-03-19
C-XSC - A C++ class library for extended scientific computing Added : 2011-07-25
C/C++ cyclic logs - Record log information Added : 2008-07-22
CalcPlus - Interpreter of procedural language Added : 1996-05-22
CBMT - Collaborative BioMolecular Tools Added : 1995-01-01
CCL110JE.ZIP - Coroutine class library Added : 1995-01-01
CDBFile - C++ library to handle dBASE III files Added : 1997-03-19
CGAL - Computational Geometry Algorithms Library Amended : 2001-10-25
CGI++ - A C++ Library for CGI Programming Amended : 1998-12-03
Cgipp - Very Portable and powerful CGI-Library Amended : 2004-09-10
chemkit - A C++ library for molecular modelling, cheminformatics and visualisation. Added : 2012-05-02
ClanLib - Game SDK Added : 2011-12-15
ClassBuilder - ClassBuilder 1.1 OOD C++ code generator Added : 1998-07-22
CLN - a Class Library for Numbers Amended : 2008-07-22
CMATH - Complex-number math library for Borland C/C++ Amended : 1999-06-04
CmdLine - command-line option and argument parsing framework Added : 1997-03-19
CNCL - ComNets Class Library Amended : 2008-07-22
ColDet - 3D Collision Detection Library Added : 2001-01-10
Comet - A C++ template library for COM programming Added : 2009-08-13
Common C++ - A GNU Portable Application Framework Amended : 2008-07-22
Complex class - Very complete complex generic class Added : 1997-11-27
Conical - C++ classes for building neural networks Amended : 2001-04-02
cpp-measures - Header-only multi-platform C++11 library to handle physical measures Added : 2014-09-29
cpp-mmf - C++98 library that encapsulates memory-mapped-files for POSIX or Windows Added : 2015-10-26
cpplinq - LINQ for C++ Added : 2014-04-14
Crypto++ Library - Class library of cryptographic schemes Added : 2010-11-17
CSLIB - Database library for C++ developers Added : 1997-03-19
cURLpp - C++ interface for C libcurl Added : 2008-12-05
Cvmath.cc - An include file to make complex math look like regular math. Added : 1995-01-01

Libraries available to download (D-L)

DaoLib - Static library for C++ DAO database access Added : 1999-06-04
Database Template Library Programmer's Guide - The DTL makes ODBC recordsets look just like an STL container. Added : 2009-09-28
dbstreams - database interface library modelled on std::iostreams Added : 2012-02-05
Depression Glass Debug Library - DGD Amended : 2008-07-22
Developer - Smart Pointers Added : 2006-03-14
Developer - EzLogger Added : 2006-03-14
DiamondBase - Add Relational Database functionality to your C++ programs Amended : 2008-07-22
die-xml - C++11 xml sax parser based on finite automata Added : 2014-10-06
Dinkum Compleat Library - Standard C++, C99, and Embedded C++ Added : 2006-07-03
dlib C++ library - A portable C++ toolkit Added : 2006-12-21
Doctor Matrix - Matrix and vector algebra package for C++ Added : 1997-03-19
DOSTmUit - DOS Text Mode User Interface Toolkit Amended : 2008-07-22
Drat - A C++ interface to the curses library Amended : 2006-12-02
dxflib - dxflib is an open source C++ library mainly for parsing DXF files. Added : 2010-11-09
DynaMix - A New Take on Polymorphism in C++ Added : 2017-03-10
eigen - C++ template library for linear algebra: vectors, matrices & related algorithms Added : 2009-11-25
EO - Evolutionary computation library Amended : 2008-07-22
Fast Light Toolkit - GNU LGPL GUI toolkit for X11 and Windows Added : 2000-04-26
FastFormat - 100% type-safe, infinitely extensible, very high performance C++ format library Added : 2009-05-11
FCE - Ftp Client Engine Library for C/C++ Added : 1999-06-21
FEMTown - Open-Source Multi-Physics Finite Element Framework Added : 2001-09-28
FFLL - Free Fuzzy Logic Library Added : 2010-11-16
FFTPACK++ - C++ version of FFTPACK Amended : 2008-07-22
FFTW - Fast C library for computing the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) Amended : 1999-06-21
Field3D - A file format and data structures for storing 3D voxel and simulation data Added : 2010-11-16
FireBreath - Cross-browser, cross-platform browser-plugin framework. Added : 2012-02-20
FLENS - C++ Library for High-Performance Numerical Linear Algebra Added : 2012-10-02
FRUCTOSE - Andrew Marlow's C++ Unit Testing Framework Added : 2008-07-29
G3Log - Asynchronous logger, cross-platform and "crash safe" Added : 2014-10-06
GAGS - C++ class library for Genetic algorithms Added : 1996-02-08
GAME - Parallel Genetic Algorithms Theory and Applications Added : 1995-01-01
GECOOL 2.1 - A reworking and enhancement of Texas Instrument's "C++ Object Oriented Library" Amended : 1996-02-05
Generic Linked List Package Added : 1995-01-01
GiNaC - Symbolic computation embedded in C++ Added : 2001-01-31
gleem - OpenGL Extremely Easy to use Manipulators Amended : 2008-07-29
GNU Plotutils - A library for exporting 2-D vector graphics in many file formats. Amended : 2008-07-22
Grail - Symbolic computation with finite-state machines and regular expressions Amended : 2008-07-29
Grayscale Image Processing Amended : 1997-03-19
GRETA Regular Expression Template Archive - Fast, Perl 5-compliant regular expression template library for C++ Amended : 2004-06-15
GTAD - Graph Toolkit for Algorithms and Drawings Added : 2008-09-16
GTL - The Graph Template Library Added : 2000-04-26
GzipFile - MFC C++ objects compressed to disk. Amended : 2003-07-29
Hans Boehms GC - Hans Boehms free Garbage Collector Amended : 2008-07-29
High level vector operations Amended : 2008-11-04
HugeCalc - Arbitrary accuracy large integer calculations Added : 1997-11-27
ICU - Unicode Support Library Amended : 2008-07-29
Image Magick - Image manipulation application and libraries Amended : 2003-03-13
ImageLib - An Image Processing C++ Class Library Amended : 2000-04-26
iMatrix - Matrix classes implementation Added : 2000-05-25
IMP, the Integrative Modeling Platform - IMP is a platform for modeling the structure and dynamics of protein assemblies Added : 2011-05-31
Intel Threading Building Blocks - Intel TBB offers a rich and complete approach to expressing parallelism in a C++ Added : 2009-09-01
InterViews - GUI class library developed by Stanford University Added : 1995-01-01
iof - Replacement for printf/scanf in C++ Amended : 2007-04-10
Irrlicht - Lightning fast realtime 3D engine Added : 2010-11-16
ISC366.ZIP - Interrupt Service Class (v. 3.66) Added : 1995-01-01
Ivf++ - C++ OpenGL visualisation library Amended : 2008-07-29
ivmaps - C++ libraries for manipulation and visualization of geo-spatial map data Added : 1998-07-22
ivtools - C++ frameworks for graphical editors and spatial data servers Added : 1998-07-22
ixlib - c++ tools library Added : 2001-01-22
jjLibrary - C++ Pattern Library Added : 2004-09-06
JPTUI - Textual user interface for DJGPP Amended : 2000-04-26
jsoncons C++ header-only library - JSON construction with JSONPointer, JSONPatch, J Added : 2018-01-19
JsonMe++ - JSON parsing C++ wrapper library with operator overloading. Added : 2012-09-20
JThreads/C++ - Java-like Threads for C++ Added : 1998-02-24
JX - Application framework and widget library for use with X Windows Amended : 2008-07-29
Kalman - A class library for Kalman filtering Amended : 2003-10-20
kplib - Basic but highly optimised C++ library Amended : 2000-12-22
Lapack++ - C++ version of some of lapack fortran code Added : 1995-01-01
LEDA - A Library of Efficient Data Types and Algorithms Amended : 1999-06-04
lexertl - Dynamic Lexical Analyser Generator Added : 2012-08-06
libcds C++ template library of lock-free algo - libcds C++ template library of lock-free containers and GC Added : 2012-01-03
libCON - C++ Game Programming Library Amended : 2000-08-09
libg++ - (GNU's C++ library) Added : 1995-01-01
LibKISSLog - Light-weight C++ template library for logging. Added : 2012-09-20
libLCS - Library for Logic Circuit Simulation Added : 2007-06-27
Libnet - Generic networking API Added : 2010-11-16
libpropc++ - Add properties to C++ (widget.color = "red";) Added : 2004-08-31
libsigc++ - Callback Framework for C++ (signal/slot) Added : 1999-06-15
Lily (LIsp LibrarY) - Gives C++ programmers the capability to write LISP-style code Added : 1995-01-01
LinAlg - C++ Linear Algebra and Optimization classlib Amended : 1999-06-04
Lodestar Database - Client/Server - High performance, non-relational database engine Added : 2000-04-26
Loki - Loki is a C++ library of designs. Added : 2009-09-03

Libraries available to download (M-P)

macstl - Modern generic programming for SIMD and the Mac Amended : 2005-02-08
MatClass - a C++ class for numerical computation Amended : 2008-07-29
MATCOM - Matlab to C++ translator and matrix library Amended : 1996-08-08
Matrix - A C++ Matrix class Amended : 2008-07-29
matrix - C++ High Speed Matrix class Added : 1999-06-21
Matrix class - Very complete matrix generic class Added : 1997-11-27
Matrix11 - C++ matrix template class library (source) Amended : 1999-06-04
Matthew's Galib - A C++ Genetic Algorithm Library Added : 1995-01-01
MetaKit - C++ classes for persistent structured data Amended : 2000-07-28
MGUI - GUI lib & designer for DOS/Win/Unix (Win32) Amended : 2008-11-04
mimetic - a full featured MIME library written in C++ Added : 2011-09-26
Mini-XML - Lightweight XML Library Added : 2011-05-31
molbio++ - A C++ library for molecular biosequence analysis Amended : 2008-07-29
Motif++ - A wrapper-library, that encapsulates Motif widgets in C++ classes Added : 1995-01-01
MozillaV3 CGI C++ Library - CGI script library Added : 1998-02-24
MozillaV4 CGI C++ Library - Web HTML code generation library Amended : 1998-07-24
mpatrol - A library for controlling, tracing and profiling dynamic memory allocations. Amended : 2008-06-26
MTL110JE.ZIP - Multithreading class library Added : 1995-01-01
MTL: The Matrix Template Library - A library of generic components for basic linear algebra Amended : 2008-07-29
muParser - a fast math parser library Added : 2010-11-23
MythOS - Open source C++ game development library Added : 1999-07-13
NCBI C++ Toolkit - The NCBI ToolBox C++ Programming Libraries Added : 2014-03-28
Newmat - A thorough matrix class Amended : 2008-07-29
NIHCL - (National Institute of Health's C++ Library) Added : 1995-01-01
nlmdl - A library for estimation of nonlinear models Added : 1995-01-01
Numerics C++ Library - C++ lib w/src of numerical and math routines Added : 1999-06-21
O-Matrix - RAD environment for scientific and engineering applications Amended : 1998-12-03
OATH - Object oriented Abstract Type Hierarchy Added : 1995-01-01
Object file converter - Converting object files between COFF/PE, OMF, ELF and Mach-O formats Added : 2010-11-16
OBST - Persistent object management system Added : 1995-01-01
Octave - Matlab like interactive system for numerical computations Amended : 2008-07-29
Ode - Object database v2.0 Added : 1995-01-01
OffiX - Framework for interactive applications in the Unix / X environment Amended : 1998-12-03
ooMPEG - Berkeley MPEG decoder Added : 1996-02-05
OpenCV - a library of programming functions for real time computer vision Added : 2012-03-15
OpenEXR - a high dynamic-range (HDR) image file format for use in computer imaging Added : 2012-03-15
OpenRTL - General purpose programming library Amended : 2013-10-15
Options - command-line option parsing library Amended : 2008-07-29
OptiVec - Vectorized functions library for Borland C/C++ Amended : 2008-11-04
OSE - C++ Library and Build Environment Amended : 2008-06-26
paintlib - Image file decoding Amended : 2008-07-29
Pantheios - The C++ Logging Sweetspot Amended : 2006-09-11
ParLib++ - Parallel Programming Classes for C++: Added : 1995-01-01
PARODY - C++ DATABASE LIBRARY Amended : 2001-01-06
PATL - Practical Algorithm Template Library - C++ library on PATRICIA trie Added : 2008-08-25
pC++ - A preprocessor for C++ that implements a data parallel extension Added : 1995-01-01
PCL - Personal Communications Library for C/C++ Amended : 2008-11-04
PDBlib - Library for modeling a macromolecular structure Added : 1995-01-01
PEGTL - Parsing Expression Grammar Template Library Added : 2015-10-26
physfs - Library for filesystem operations (with archives) Added : 2012-05-28
Platinum C++ Framework - Platinum is a portable comprehensive framework that allows writing high-performa Added : 2009-09-01
png++ - a C++ wrapper for libpng Added : 2008-11-06
PNGwriter - A C++ class allowing easy plotting to (and reading from) PNG images Amended : 2003-01-09
POCO C++ Libraries - POCO are open source libraries accelerating development of network-centric porta Added : 2009-09-01
POST++ - Persistent Object Storage for C++ Amended : 2008-07-29
Power View IDE - DOS-hosted IDE for Watcom C++ Added : 1998-02-24
Power View Windowing Interface - Source code for Power View Windowing Interface Added : 1998-02-24
PStade C++ Libraries - This library is Boost based library. about Range, Function Object, etc... Added : 2010-05-05
PTL - Portable Threads Library - C++ interface to POSIX/Sun/DCE threads Amended : 1997-04-10
Ptypes - C++ Portable Types Library Amended : 2002-08-20
PVM++ - Easy Programing of PVM (Parallel Virtual Machine) Amended : 2008-07-29
pystring - Python string methods with std::string Added : 2010-11-16

Libraries available to download (Q-Z)

qDecoder - qDecoder is a development kit for C/C++ network programming Added : 2009-09-04
Qt - Qt - A cross-platform application and UI framework. Added : 2009-09-02
Quercus Robusta - C++ application framework. Added : 2000-09-22
QxOrm - QxOrm - C++ Object Relational Mapping (ORM) library Added : 2011-09-26
Radix-2 - Fast Fourier Transform Amended : 2008-11-04
Range - C++ class for range arithmetic. Added : 1995-01-01
RapidXml - RapidXml is an attempt to create the fastest XML parser possible. Added : 2010-11-09
Reason - Reason is a C++ cross platform framework Added : 2009-09-03
recls - Platform-independent, multi-language, recursive search library Amended : 2008-06-26
refcnt - Reference Counting for C++ Added : 1999-10-14
Regex++ - C++ template regular expression library Added : 1998-12-03
Restbed - Asynchronous RESTful Framework Added : 2015-10-26
Rhapsodia.Scheduler - Concurrency Support Library Added : 2004-01-16
RTTI implementation Added : 1995-01-01
RTTI library Added : 1995-01-01
RudeServer - Open Source C++ CGI Library Added : 2009-09-03
Rudiments - C++ class library Added : 2013-11-07
SA - Library for simulated annealing Amended : 1999-08-10
SCEW - Simple C Expat Wrapper Added : 2011-06-15
Schifra C++ Reed-Solomon Library - Schifra C++ Reed-Solomon Library Added : 2006-11-06
script - C++ interpreted language Added : 1999-06-21
Sdeint Added : 1995-01-01
SDL - Simple DirectMedia Layer Added : 2004-06-22
SeqAn - Efficient algorithms and data structures for (biological) sequence analyses. Added : 2014-03-28
SESAME - Neural net software ? Added : 1995-01-01
Shift-Right Open Repository - C++ Class Library and Reusable Build Environment Added : 2002-03-08
shwild - Shell Compatible Wildcard Matching Amended : 2008-06-26
simC - C/C++ function library for discrete simulation Added : 1996-03-19
SIMEX - Helps develop discrete-event simulation models Added : 1995-01-01
Simpack - Tools for writing simulations with a EECS bias Added : 1995-01-01
SMTP/POP3 - SMTP/POP3 Email Engine for C/C++ Amended : 2011-02-21
SMURPH - A C++ library which could be useful for building a network simulator Added : 1995-01-01
SObjectizer - It's all about in-process message dispatching! Added : 2015-10-26
SOCI - Simple library for embedding SQL in C++ Amended : 2008-07-29
SOCI - The C++ Database Access Library. - SOCI is a database access library for C++. Added : 2009-09-03
SOCKET++ - C++ iostream like library for sockets and pipes Amended : 2008-07-29
SocketMan - C++ Socket Library Added : 1998-12-03
SOL++2000 Class Library - User interface construction toolkit for Microsoft Windows Amended : 1999-08-27
SPLASH - Small Perl-like List And String Handling class library Amended : 1998-12-03
stdlib - UTF8 console i/o in Windows, other crucial stdlib fixes, functional area headers Amended : 2017-06-21
STLSoft - Robust, Lightweight, Cross-platform, Template Software Amended : 2008-06-26
STXXL - Standard Template Library for Extra Large Data Sets Added : 2010-11-16
SV_Lib - Class library for speech recognition and speaker verification Amended : 2008-07-29
SXP - Simple XML Persistence Amended : 2000-05-03
td.lib - C/C++ Programmers time, date, and cal lib (adtd) Amended : 1997-03-27
TdhListsAPI - TdhListsAPI provides fast, flexible dynamic data storage for C++ programs Added : 2016-07-13
Texas Persistant Store Amended : 2008-07-29
Thrust - Thrust is a parallel algorithms library which resembles the C++ STL Added : 2014-09-29
TOLKIEN - TOoLKIt for gENetics based applications Added : 1995-01-01
TSR100JE.ZIP - TSR class library Added : 1995-01-01
tvmet - A Tiny Vector Matrix library using Expression and Meta Templates. Amended : 2003-11-05
Types 1.0 Added : 1995-01-01
Unibase Framework - toolkit designed to simplify network programming Added : 1996-02-05
Unicomm - Unified Communication Protocol - High-level asyncronous framework for TCP based nework application creation Added : 2013-10-15
Unidraw - A graphical editor building library Added : 1995-01-01
uSTL - uSTL is a partial implementation of the STL specification. Added : 2009-10-07
UTF-8 CPP - A simple, portable generic library for handling UTF-8 encoded strings. Added : 2010-05-14
UVS - C++ library dealing with univariate statistics Added : 2003-03-07
valarray<Troy> Amended : 1996-05-22
vhclserv - server/viewers for multi-vehicle simulation Added : 1998-07-22
VMime - Mail library for C++ Added : 2010-11-23
VOLE - A Neat C++ COM/Automation Driver Amended : 2008-06-26
VTK - The Visualization Toolkit Added : 2000-11-06
VTL - Views Template Library - Filtering and Transformation container adaptors Amended : 2008-07-29
VXCL - The Virtual X Class Library Amended : 2001-07-03
VXL - C++ Libraries for Computer Vision Research and Implementation Amended : 2003-10-15
WebApp / CGI++ - A powerful library for the development of Web applications. Added : 2011-08-04
Windows Standard Serial Comm Lib - Windows Standard Serial Comm Lib for C/C++ Added : 1998-07-27
Windows Template Library - WTL is a C++ library for developing Windows applications and UI components Added : 2013-01-15
Winsock Interface Library - Winsock network communications Added : 1998-07-22
WinZilla - C/C++ lib for easier Win programming Amended : 2003-08-19
WMGL - WM PPC Graphics Library - Windows Mobile Graphics Library Added : 2010-11-23
Wt: a C++ Web Toolkit - Wt (pronounced 'witty') is a C++ library for developing interactive web applicat Added : 2009-09-01
wvstreams - C++ Network Programming Library Added : 2009-09-03
wxWidgets - Open-source cross-platform GUI library Amended : 2008-07-29
Wykobi C++ Computational Geometry Library - Wykobi is an efficient and robust C++ 2D/3D geometry library Amended : 2008-06-26
XD++ - Diagramming MFC Library for VC++.NET Added : 2002-06-30
XMLFoundation - Provides a foundation for XML support in an application Added : 2009-08-24
XMS200JE.ZIP - XMS array class library Added : 1995-01-01
xpressive - advanced C++ regular expression template library and parser. Added : 2005-01-24
XRLCAD - CXrL CAD toolset Added : 1995-01-01
YAMI - Portable library for network and distributed programming. Amended : 2003-10-13
YAPL - Yet Another Parallel Library Added : 2015-10-26
YARD (Yet Another Recursive Descent) Parser - A pure C++ R-D parsing library with a built in BNF meta-language. Added : 2005-03-30
Zeus-Framework - C++ Framework used for multithreading and complex computing Added : 2011-08-24
Zipios++ - A small C++/iostream-based library for reading Zip files Added : 2000-08-09

Tools for C++ Programmers

5Loaves - IP Tunneling, Routing, Proxying Amended : 2009-08-24
C++ Basics - Learn C++ by example. Added : 2012-01-03
Cback - Cfront optimiser Added : 1995-01-01
CCDL - 32-bit C compiler for DOS/DPMI Added : 1999-06-21
CGI.h C++ include file - Defines a CGI object and access methods Added : 2000-04-26
Ch C/C++ interpreter - for shell programming, numerical computing, plotting and embedded scripting Amended : 2004-07-20
Cilk++ - The Intel Cilk++ SDK is an extension to C++ improving performance on multicore p Added : 2009-12-02
Class Edit - C++ class code generator and editor Added : 1999-06-11
ClassAction - OO design and C++ code gen Added : 1996-08-07
Classdoc - AWK package to produce documentation from C++ source Added : 1996-02-08
CoreLinux++ - C++ class libraries for Linux Added : 2000-11-02
Cppcheck - A tool for static C/C++ code analysis Added : 2013-01-15
CPPSERV - C++ Servlet Server and C++ Server Pages Amended : 2008-07-21
Ct: C/C++ for Throughput Computing - Ct provides programmers with tools abstracting data-parallel programming Added : 2009-12-02
CXT - C source code analysis Added : 1998-07-27
cxx2html - Create HTML Pages from C++ Header Files Added : 2000-04-26
Debea database library - Debea is an Object Relational Mapping library (ORM) for C++ Added : 2009-11-25
Dev-C++ - Free Windows C/C++ IDE and compiler Added : 1999-07-06
DocClass - Generates class documentation from source files Added : 1996-02-08
D_Lib - C/C++ Debug Library Amended : 1999-09-30
Imagix 4D - Reverse engineering, metrics and documentation tool Added : 2002-07-19
LaKe - Make replacement Added : 2004-10-19
LEADTOOLS - Imaging C++ Class Libraries, APIs, ActiveX, and VCL Added : 2000-07-28
MkHelp - Generate HTML documentation from source files Amended : 2000-08-18
ModAssert - A library of ASSERT-like macros that can use rich booleans Added : 2005-02-11
ODB - object-relational mapping (ORM) for C++ Added : 2010-10-04
OOFILE - OOFILE cross-platform c++ database, report-writer and GUI forms framework Added : 2002-03-08
OOLua - C++ and Lua binding Amended : 2013-11-27
President - Surveyor for multilanguage analysis/metrics/documentation Added : 2003-10-17
PVS-Studio - Static Code Analyzer for C/C++/C++11 Added : 2012-03-15
QScimpl - Qt-based software for building GUI's for scientific applications Added : 2002-03-08
Rich Booleans - A library to make powerful debugging libraries like ASSERT macros Added : 2005-02-11
SNIP: A Programming Power-tool - SNIP takes in an IDL and uses it to create code according to code patterns Added : 1997-03-19
SourcePublisher C++ - HTML Documentation generator Added : 2000-07-28
SourceStyler C++ - Advanced C/C++ Code Formatter Added : 2001-11-01
SWIG - Connects C/C++ programs with a variety of high-level programming languages Added : 2008-07-29
The KDevelop-Project was raised in 1998 to build u - KDevelop multilingual IDE Added : 2004-02-17
U++ framework - U++ framework Added : 2009-05-15
Understand for C++ - Reverse engineering, documentation and metrics tool Added : 2000-07-28
UquoniTest - A unit testing library for C++ - Unit testing framework integrating Rich Booleans and ModAssert libraries. Added : 2013-11-27
VCF - Visual Component Framework Added : 2002-07-24
Visual Programming Armoury - Visual Programming Armoury for C++ and Java Amended : 1999-06-09
WebDocs - C++ source code HTML docs application Added : 1999-06-04
Weblet Application Server - Weblet Platform - Application Server for C/C++ Amended : 2008-12-19
XmlPlus xsd2cpp - C++ Data Binding for W3C XML Schema Added : 2010-10-29
XSD - XML Schema to C++ Data Binding Generator Added : 2006-03-14

Libraries with no known download site

Algebra - Collection of C++ classes to represent and edit equations in a GUI Amended : 1996-10-03
DCE++ - A C++ API for Programming Distributed Systems Added : 1995-01-01
Dr. - Vector Graphics Framework in C++ Added : 2005-09-16
General complex C++ matrix library Amended : 2004-10-25
General complex matrix library for C++ Added : 1999-08-10
GenTools - A Computational Genomic Tool Suite Added : 1995-01-01
IPL98 - Image Processing Library 98 Added : 2001-05-25
MenuPlus - Menu class library for Turbo C++ for DOS Added : 1996-11-13
OptSolve++ - Nonlinear optimization Amended : 2004-10-22

Source code from books

Bruce Eckel - Thinking in C++ Amended : 1998-12-03
C++ Solutions - David Vandevoorde Added : 2013-11-28
C++ Templates: The Complete Guide - Complete reference and tutorial to the C++03 templates. Added : 2013-11-27
Coplien - Advanced C++ Programming Styles and Idioms Amended : 2000-09-18
Hansen - C++ Answers book Amended : 2000-09-18
Memory as a Programming Concept in C and C++ - Frantisek Franek Added : 2013-11-28
Real-Time C++ - Christopher M. Kormanyos Added : 2013-11-27
Smith - Object Oriented Software in C++ Amended : 1996-02-09
Standard C++ IOStreams and Locales - Angelika Langer & Klaus Kreft Added : 2013-11-28
The Boost C++ Libraries - Boris Sch�ling Added : 2013-11-27
The C++ Standard Library: A Tutorial and Reference - Nicolai Josuttis Added : 2013-11-28
The C++ Standard Library: A Tutorial and Reference - Nicolai Josuttis Added : 2013-11-28

Other places to look for details of C++ libraries

ASSET Added : 1995-01-01
comp.object FAQ Added : 1995-01-01
comp.windows.misc - Portable GUI-software FAQ Added : 1995-01-01
eg3.com - Electronic design website Added : 1999-08-10
ftp.th.darmstadt.de Added : 1995-01-01
Moderator - Boost - user extensions to the C++ Standard Library Added : 2000-04-26
numcomp-free-c.gz Added : 1995-01-01

Useful web and ftp sites

C++ tutorials, tips, and tools - C++ tutorials, tips, and tools that can help programmers learn C++ from scratch Added : 2016-07-13
Current CUG Library Catalog Added : 1995-01-01
ftp.luth.se Added : 1995-01-01
ftp.th.darmstadt.de Added : 1995-01-01
FTP/Mail gateways - Obtaining FTP files via email Amended : 1996-03-28
Netlib Added : 1995-01-01
Planet Source Code - Web site for C and C++ source code Added : 1999-11-01
Simtel Amended : 1996-03-28
Source code newsgroups Added : 1995-01-01
The C++ Programming Language, exercise solutions - Personal solutions to the exercises proposed in The C++ Programming Language 3th Added : 2013-01-15

Commercial libraries (A-N)

Aspect Added : 1995-01-01
BitLevelGPS - Global Positioning System Library - A Source code Library to decode NMEA-0183 GPS receiver navigation data Added : 2003-05-13
BitLevelSMS - Short Message Serives (SMS) Library - Send/Receive SMS (via serial port) for GSM phones (Siemens,Nokia,others) Added : 2003-05-13
BitLevelTrace - Protocol Decoding C Library - Trace Protocols: Q.931, LAPD (Q.921), LAPF (Q.922), X.25, 802.3, IP Protocols Added : 2003-05-13
Booch Components Added : 1995-01-01
C++ Data Object Library - Data structures combined with automatic persistence Added : 1995-01-01
C++ Database & Spreadsheet Engine Toolkit - A comprehensive C++ Business/ Database Application development toolkit. Added : 2008-12-29
C++ Toolkit - ANSI/ISO compliant cross-platform toolkit Amended : 2011-02-07
ChartFolio - C++ charting and graphing class libraries Added : 1998-07-27
Classix Added : 1995-01-01
CodeBase Database Engine for C/C++ Developers - Develop powerful client/server or standalone database driven applications. Added : 2001-09-23
CommonPoint Application System - Comprehensive C++ class library for writing portable GUI applications Added : 1995-01-01
CommonView - Iconic user interface from Glockenspiel Amended : 1999-08-24
CP Graphics Library - User Interface Widgets Added : 1998-07-27
Crusher! - Data Compression Toolkits Amended : 1998-02-24
Dalc++ - Store C++ objects in relational databases with this database access library Added : 2003-01-08
Developer - Cross-platform high performance string support Added : 2002-06-11
DiaViews++ Amended : 1996-02-28
Diffpack - Comprehensive object-oriented system for multi-physics simulation Added : 1999-06-16
Distinct TCP/IP - TCP/IP for Windows Software Development Kit Added : 1995-01-01
Dr. - Vector Graphics Framework in C++ Amended : 2008-07-22
DV Centro - C++ graphics framework for building visual language applications Added : 1995-01-01
EasyTrans - DLL to convert and transform coordinates Added : 2000-04-26
Embedded Software Framework - An object-oriented software development kit for embedded systems Added : 2004-07-07
ExacMath - Quadruple Precision C++ Math Libraries Added : 1998-12-03
ExacMath - High Precision Math Library Added : 2015-10-26
fACTs++ Class Library - Financial Application Construction Tools in C++ Added : 1995-01-01
Forward Error Correction Library - Reed-Solomon Forward Error Correction Added : 1996-09-09
G-BASE/GTX (MATISSE) - Object Oriented Database Added : 1995-01-01
Galaxy Added : 1995-01-01
GEMSTONE Object Oriented Database Added : 1995-01-01
Generic++ Amended : 1996-02-28
Genitor - Automates construction and maintenance of code and documentation Amended : 1998-07-22
Great Circle GC - Garbage collection library Added : 1997-12-04
Greenleaf ArchiveLib - C/C++ library for data compression/archiving Added : 1995-01-01
Greenleaf Comm++ Added : 1995-01-01
Guild Added : 1995-01-01
ICpak101, ICpak201 Added : 1995-01-01
IDB - Object Databases Added : 1995-01-01
IKaID - Computer animation library Added : 1997-03-19
ILOG BROKER - Distributed Object Computing Added : 1995-01-01
ILOG DB LINK - Connect RDBMS to C++ applications Added : 1995-01-01
ILOG RULES - Data monitoring in real-time environments Added : 1995-01-01
ILOG SERVER - C++ object server implementing real-time groupware applications Added : 1995-01-01
ILOG SOLVER - Constraint reasoning library Added : 1995-01-01
ILOG TALK - Object-oriented dynamic language Added : 1995-01-01
ILOG VIEWS - C++ library and editor to design Very Graphical User Interfaces Added : 1995-01-01
ImageSoft - Object/Engineering C++ class library supporting simulation. Amended : 1998-07-22
jfront rawjava - A C++ library for parsing java source code Amended : 2008-11-04
Julius Model Viewer 1 - DICOM / Polymesh Viewer & Software Framework for Medical Applications Added : 2006-11-08
just::thread C++0x thread library - A complete implementation of the thread library from the upcoming C++0x standard Added : 2009-03-02
KALA - Object Oriented Database Added : 1995-01-01
Libsetl - programming symbolically in C++ Added : 1996-03-28
LibXL - Library for reading and writing Excel files Added : 2010-05-05
Linpack.h++ - The jewel of C++ math classes. Added : 1995-01-01
M++ Added : 1995-01-01
MacApp - Mac application development toolkit Amended : 2000-04-26
MainWin - MFC on Unix (Microsoft Foundation Classes) Amended : 1997-03-19
Matrix.h++ - includes all the functionality of Math.h++. Added : 1995-01-01
Memory Tuning System (MTS) - Fast, efficient memory allocator Added : 1995-01-01
MFC Toolkit 2.0 - MFC extensions Added : 1997-03-19
MIME++ - Class library for parsing, creating, editing messages in MIME format Amended : 2005-07-01
MtxVec - An object oriented numerical library for Cbuilder Amended : 2004-12-17
NeoAccess Developer's Toolkit - Cross-platform object database engine for C++ development Added : 1995-01-01
NetClasses++ - C++ classes for message passing environments: Added : 1995-01-01
NeXTStep - application development toolkit Added : 1995-01-01
NuGraf - Deveoper's 3D Toolkit Added : 1996-02-05
OptSolve++ - Software components for nonlinear optimization (formerly LION++) Amended : 1999-09-30
Performance Plus for C/C++ is an optimized and par - BLAS, LAPACK, FFTPACK, VFFTPACK in C++ Added : 1997-11-27
SoftIntegration Graphical Library (SIGL) - C++ Graphical Library for 2D/3D plottings Amended : 2004-07-20

Commercial libraries (O-Z)

ObjectBuilder - GUI library Added : 1995-01-01
Objective Grid - Visual C++/MFC grid control Added : 1995-01-01
Objectivity/DB - Object Oriented Database Added : 1995-01-01
OBJECTSTORE - Object Oriented Database Added : 1995-01-01
ObjectViews Amended : 1997-03-19
ObjexxFCL - Fortran Compatibility Library Added : 2011-04-20
Octo+ - Extenstion library to MFC Added : 1995-01-01
ONTOS - Object Oriented Database Added : 1995-01-01
Open Dialogue Added : 1995-01-01
Open Interface Version 3.0 Added : 1995-01-01
OpenUI - Another GUI builder Added : 1995-01-01
ORION/ITASCA - Object Oriented Database Added : 1995-01-01
OS Object Oriented Database Added : 1995-01-01
Performance Plus for C/C++ - Optimized and parallelized math library for Windows NT, Windows 95, and Solaris Added : 1998-02-24
Persistence - Access to a relational database from a C++ object model Added : 1995-01-01
POET - Object Oriented Database Added : 1995-01-01
ppLinear - General Linear Algebra lib Added : 2008-08-25
Presentation Services Manager UI library Added : 1995-01-01
Quick Thread - QuickThread is a C++ runtime library and paradigm for multithreaded applications Added : 2009-12-02
Rhine collection - C++ functions for Name Matching Added : 1996-11-13
Rogue Wave SourcePro C++ - C++ libraries Amended : 2008-11-04
rxstring - Regular expression library. Amended : 2001-11-01
SCSI++ Class Library - SCSI++ is a C++ OO library which simplifies access to SCSI peripherals Added : 2000-05-18
SEC++ - Visual C++/MFC controls Added : 1995-01-01
SOFTPRO TOUCH - GUI C++ class library for OS/2: Added : 1995-01-01
StarView - A Portable C++ Class Library for Graphical User Interfaces Added : 1995-01-01
Thames Calendar Suite - Collection of functions for the modern calendar Added : 1996-11-13
Time Series API - Professional time series modelling and simulation library for C++ Added : 2009-08-10
Tools.h++ - Rogue Wave tools library. Amended : 1996-05-22
Undoable C++ Object Library - multi-level undo and transaction rollback Added : 1997-11-27
USL C++ Standard Components Amended : 1996-05-22
Valentina - Fast, Cross-platform, Object-Relational SQL database Added : 2003-12-29
VERSANT - Object Oriented Database Added : 1995-01-01
Vettrasoft Z Directory - General-purpose library of c++ objects Added : 2012-04-25
ViewKit ObjectPak - application framework for developing OSF/Motif and CDE applications using C++ Added : 1995-01-01
Visibility for C++ - Create Windows GUI's without using any UI code Added : 2002-09-20
Warne's Garbage Collector (WGC) Amended : 1997-12-04
Wind/U - Cross platform Windows environment Added : 1997-11-27
Wind/U-MFC Added : 1995-01-01
WinSockets++ 1.1 - A C++ class library for WinSockets. Added : 1995-01-01
WNDX - Graphical User Interface development environment Amended : 2005-10-31
WSC4C - Windows Standard Serial Communications Library for C/C++ Amended : 2008-11-04
XVT Portability Toolkit Added : 1995-01-01
zApp Developer's Suite V2.2 Amended : 1997-11-27
ZGRAF - C++ Multi-Platform Graph Toolkit Added : 1996-02-05
Zinc V4.1 Added : 1995-01-01

Other commercial sources of C++ code

EMS CD Added : 1995-01-01
ISCL CD ROM from ImageSoft Added : 1995-01-01
USL UNIX Toolchest - An electronic catalog for browsing and ordering source software Added : 1995-01-01

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