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. seekdb

    The AI-Native Search Database. Unifies vector, text, structured and semi-structured data in a single engine, enabling hybrid search and in-database AI workflows.

  2. eloqdoc

    Fully elastic, MongoDB API compatible distributed JSON document database with compute-storage separation and robust ACID transactions.

  3. FEX

    A fast usermode x86 and x86-64 emulator for Arm64 Linux

  4. iDescriptor

    A free, open-source, and cross-platform iDevice management tool

  5. uccl

    UCCL is an efficient communication library for GPUs, covering collectives, P2P (e.g., KV cache transfer, RL weight transfer), and EP (e.g., GPU-driven)

  6. vicinae

    A focused launcher for your desktop — native, fast, extensible

  7. piper1-gpl

    Fast and local neural text-to-speech engine

  8. sirius

  9. helium

    Private, fast, and honest web browser

  10. Ymir

    Sega Saturn emulator

  11. dillo

    Dillo, a multi-platform graphical web browser

  12. SmokeAPI

    Legit DLC Unlocker for Steamworks

  13. quickshell

    Flexible toolkit for making desktop shells with QtQuick, for Wayland and X11

  14. LiteRT

    LiteRT, successor to TensorFlow Lite. is Google's On-device framework for high-performance ML & GenAI deployment on edge platforms, via efficient conversion, runtime, and optimization

  15. Supermodel

    Official repository of the Sega Model 3 arcade emulator.

  16. BrowserOS

    🌐 The open-source Agentic browser; privacy-first alternative to ChatGPT Atlas, Perplexity Comet, Dia.

  17. LiteRT-LM

  18. proxifyre

    ProxiFyre: A Windows SOCKS5 proxifier leveraging NDISAPI to transparently route TCP and UDP traffic on a per-app basis.

  19. ExplorerBlurMica

    Add background Blur effect or Acrylic (Mica for win11) effect to explorer for win10 and win11

  20. LichtFeld-Studio

    LichtFeld Studio: Where reality and the digital world blend.

  21. nchat

    Terminal-based Telegram / WhatsApp client for Linux and macOS

  22. windirstat

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

  23. Parabolic

    Download web video and audio

  24. swaptube

    youtube video renderer

  25. GTAIV.EFLC.FusionFix

    This project aims to fix or address some issues in Grand Theft Auto IV: The Complete Edition

  26. Einstein

    NewtonOS running on other operating systems

  27. MicroManipulatorStepper

    A sub-micrometer 3D motion control plattform.

  28. clice

    A next-generation C++ language server for modern C++, focused on high performance and deep code intelligence

  29. tracy

    Frame profiler

  30. imperial_hft

  31. Apollo

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

  32. camoufox

    🦊 Anti-detect browser

  33. media-downloader

    Media Downloader is a Qt/C++ front end to yt-dlp, youtube-dl, gallery-dl, lux, you-get, svtplay-dl, aria2c, wget and safari books..

  34. ESP32-DIV

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

  35. qView

    Practical and minimal image viewer

  36. tilelang

    Domain-specific language designed to streamline the development of high-performance GPU/CPU/Accelerators kernels

  37. tp

    Decompilation of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (GCN)

  38. lsfg-vk

    Lossless Scaling Frame Generation on Linux

  39. ShaderGlass

    Overlay for running GPU shaders on top of Windows desktop

  40. QRCode

    QR code generation library in C, optimized for low-power devices, such as Arduino. (by ricmoo)

  41. learn-fpga

    Learning FPGA, yosys, nextpnr, and RISC-V

  42. dawn

    Native WebGPU implementation. Mirror of https://dawn.googlesource.com/dawn. File bugs here: https://crbug.com/dawn/new (by google)

  43. Quandoom

    A port of DOOM for a quantum computer

  44. Valdi

    Valdi is a cross-platform UI framework that delivers native performance without sacrificing developer velocity. (by Snapchat)

  45. gbe_fork

    Fork of https://gitlab.com/Mr_Goldberg/goldberg_emulator

  46. cactus

    Kernels & AI inference engine for mobile devices. (by cactus-compute)

  47. gpu-burn

    Multi-GPU CUDA stress test

  48. Collabora Online

    Collabora Online is a collaborative online office suite based on LibreOffice technology. This is also the source for the Collabora Office apps for iOS and Android.

  49. cromite

    Cromite a Bromite fork with ad blocking and privacy enhancements; take back your browser!

  50. linux-wallpaperengine

    Wallpaper Engine backgrounds for Linux!

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 seekdb 72.2%
2 eloqdoc 54.6%
3 FEX 52.1%
4 iDescriptor 51.0%
5 uccl 45.9%
6 vicinae 34.6%
7 piper1-gpl 33.4%
8 sirius 28.0%
9 helium 27.4%
10 Ymir 24.2%
11 dillo 22.9%
12 SmokeAPI 22.4%
13 quickshell 20.6%
14 LiteRT 20.3%
15 Supermodel 20.1%
16 BrowserOS 20.0%
17 LiteRT-LM 19.0%
18 proxifyre 18.3%
19 ExplorerBlurMica 17.0%
20 LichtFeld-Studio 15.3%
21 nchat 15.1%
22 windirstat 14.1%
23 Parabolic 13.6%
24 swaptube 13.2%
25 GTAIV.EFLC.FusionFix 12.7%
26 Einstein 12.7%
27 MicroManipulatorStepper 12.6%
28 clice 12.3%
29 tracy 12.3%
30 imperial_hft 12.2%
31 Apollo 12.1%
32 camoufox 12.1%
33 media-downloader 12.0%
34 ESP32-DIV 11.3%
35 qView 11.2%
36 tilelang 10.7%
37 tp 10.4%
38 lsfg-vk 10.2%
39 ShaderGlass 10.1%
40 QRCode 10.1%
41 learn-fpga 9.9%
42 dawn 9.8%
43 Quandoom 9.8%
44 Valdi 9.7%
45 gbe_fork 9.6%
46 cactus 9.6%
47 gpu-burn 9.6%
48 Collabora Online 9.4%
49 cromite 9.4%
50 linux-wallpaperengine 9.3%

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