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    tmux

    tmux

    tmux is a terminal multiplexer

    tmux is a terminal multiplexer: it enables a number of terminals to be created, accessed, and controlled from a single screen. tmux may be detached from a screen and continue running in the background, then later reattached. This release runs on OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Linux, OS X and Solaris. tmux depends on libevent 2.x, and on ncurses. To build tmux, a C compiler (for example gcc or clang), make, pkg-config and a suitable yacc (yacc or bison) are needed. Some platforms provide binary...
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    CMake

    CMake

    Cross-platform tool to build, test and package software

    CMake is an open-source, cross-platform family of tools designed to build, test and package software. CMake is used to control the software compilation process using simple platform and compiler independent configuration files, and generate native makefiles and workspaces that can be used in the compiler environment of your choice. The suite of CMake tools were created by Kitware in response to the need for a powerful, cross-platform build environment for open-source projects such as ITK and...
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    SDL

    SDL

    Simple DirectMedia Layer

    SDL (Simple DirectMedia Layer) is a cross-platform multimedia development library designed to provide low-level access to hardware components such as graphics, audio, input devices, and system resources, making it a foundational tool for building games, emulators, and interactive applications. It abstracts platform-specific functionality into a consistent API, allowing developers to write code once and deploy it across multiple operating systems including Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and...
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    MicroPython

    MicroPython

    Python implementation for microcontrollers and constrained systems

    MicroPython is a lean and efficient implementation of the Python 3 programming language that includes a small subset of the Python standard library and is optimised to run on microcontrollers and in constrained environments. The MicroPython pyboard is a compact electronic circuit board that runs MicroPython on the bare metal, giving you a low-level Python operating system that can be used to control all kinds of electronic projects. MicroPython is packed full of advanced features such as an...
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    StereoKit

    StereoKit

    An easy-to-use mixed reality library for building VR applications

    ...Inspired by libraries like XNA and Processing, StereoKit is meant to be fun to use and easy to develop with, yet still quite capable of creating professional and business-ready software. HoloLens 2, Oculus Quest, Windows Mixed Reality, Oculus Desktop, SteamVR, Monado (Linux), and eventually everywhere OpenXR is! Flat screen MR simulator with input emulation for easy development. Builds your application to device in seconds, not minutes. Mixed Reality inputs like hands and eyes are trivial to access. Texture formats .jpg, .png, .tga, .bmp, .psd, .gif, .hdr, .pic, .qoi, equirectangular cubemap, procedural. ...
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    libgit2

    libgit2

    A cross-platform, portable, linkable Git implementation library

    libgit2 is a portable, pure C implementation of the Git core methods provided as a re-entrant linkable library with a solid API, allowing you to write native speed custom Git applications in any language which supports C bindings. Libgit2 is developed with CMake, and this is be the easiest way to build a binary from the source. The CMake build system provides lots of options to configure the libgit2 build for your particular needs. It’s highly recommended that you build libgit2 as a static...
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    POCO

    POCO

    Cross-platform C++ libraries for building network applications

    ...Create software for connected embedded devices running Linux, Windows Embedded or QNX. Create cross-platform backends in C++ for iOS and Android applications and combine it with a native or HTML5-based user interface. Create software for IoT devices that talk to cloud backends over HTTP REST APIs. See macchina.io for an IoT platform built with POCO.
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    Vanilla.PDF

    Vanilla.PDF

    Cross-platform SDK for creating and modifying PDF documents

    Vanilla.PDF is a modern, high-performance, open-source C++17 SDK designed for creating, editing, signing, and analyzing PDF documents across multiple platforms. It requires no external runtime dependencies, making it lightweight and ideal for embedding into desktop applications, servers, or automation pipelines. The SDK offers full cross-platform support including Windows, Linux, macOS, and Android, with builds available for major compilers and architectures. Vanilla.PDF supports advanced PDF features such as adding CMS (PKCS#7) digital signatures, modifying content streams and metadata, and working with encryption and permissions based on standard PDF security models. ...
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    Gideros

    Gideros

    Gideros Release version

    Gideros is a cross-platform development environment for creating amazing games and interactive applications in 2D or 3D. It is easy to pick up, quick to develop, and robust to deploy. Code your game once and deploy it to Android, iOS, MacOS, tvOS, Windows, HTML 5, and more. Apart from supporting multiple platforms, Gideros also provides automatic screen scaling and automatic selection of proper image resolution, which makes supporting different screen resolutions, aspect ratios, and...
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    Zen C

    Zen C

    Write like a high-level language, run like C

    Zen C is a minimal yet expressive implementation of the C programming language that aims to balance simplicity with practical capability, making it ideal for educational use, language experimentation, and small-scale systems programming. It provides a clean syntax and semantics that closely mirror classic C while enforcing stricter rules to eliminate common pitfalls like undefined behaviors or hidden conversions that often cause bugs. Zen-C includes a lightweight compiler front-end and...
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    MLT Multimedia Framework

    MLT Multimedia Framework

    MLT Multimedia Framework

    Author, manage, and run multitrack audio/video compositions. The engine of a non-linear video editor that can be used in all sorts of apps, not just desktop video editors. MLT is an open source multimedia framework, designed and developed for television broadcasting. It provides a toolkit for broadcasters, video editors, media players, transcoders, web streamers and many more types of applications. The functionality of the system is provided via an assortment of ready-to-use tools, XML...
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    SmallBASIC

    SmallBASIC

    SmallBASIC is a fast and easy to learn BASIC language interpreter

    SmallBASIC is a lightweight and powerful BASIC interpreter designed for simplicity and speed, suitable for hobbyists, educators, and retro computing enthusiasts. It offers a traditional text-based programming experience reminiscent of early microcomputers, while including modern features such as structured programming, graphics, and file I/O. SmallBASIC runs on multiple platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, and DOS, making it accessible across a wide range of systems.
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    Featureless Linux Library

    Featureless Linux Library

    Linux Library on top of Libc focusing on long term support.

    When computer power increases, programmers generally add more "features", thus making any performance gains in new hardware negligible. This project is an attempt to develop a library above libc that breaks out of this terrible loop.
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    miniaudio

    miniaudio

    Audio playback and capture library written in C,

    miniaudio is written in C with no dependencies except the standard library and should compile cleanly on all major compilers without the need to install any additional development packages. All major desktop and mobile platforms are supported. miniaudio gives you complete flexibility. With the low-level API, just initialize a connection to the device and send or receive raw audio data. The modular design of miniaudio allows you to use the low-level API without compromising your ability to...
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    MicroQuickJS

    MicroQuickJS

    Public repository of the Micro QuickJS Javascript Engine

    MicroQuickJS (MQuickJS) is a compact JavaScript engine designed specifically for embedded systems where memory and storage are extremely limited. Its primary goal is to compile and run JavaScript programs using minimal RAM, making it suitable for microcontrollers and constrained devices that cannot host a full-featured runtime. The engine is intentionally small in ROM footprint while still providing practical performance comparable to lightweight desktop-grade embeddable engines in its...
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    Dunst

    Dunst

    Lightweight and customizable notification daemon

    Dunst is a lightweight replacement for the notification daemons provided by most desktop environments. It’s very customizable, isn’t dependent on any toolkits, and therefore fits into those window manager-centric setups we all love to customize to perfection. Customize fonts, icons, timeouts, and more. Are you unhappy with the default shortcuts and colors? No worries, you can change these all with a simple configuration file tweak. Change the look or behavior of notifications matching a...
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    iPlug 2

    iPlug 2

    C++ Audio Plug-in Framework for desktop, mobile, xr and web

    iPlug 2 is a cross-platform C++ framework for developing audio plug-ins and applications that can target multiple formats and environments from a single codebase. It abstracts both the audio processing layer and the graphical user interface, allowing developers to focus on signal processing and design while the framework handles platform-specific details. The framework supports a wide range of plug-in standards, including VST, Audio Units, AAX, and newer formats like CLAP, enabling...
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    Arcan

    Arcan

    Powerful development framework for creating virtually anything

    Arcan is a powerful development framework for creating virtually anything from user interfaces for specialized embedded applications all the way to full-blown standalone desktop environments. At its heart lies a robust and portable multimedia engine, with a well-tested and well-documented Lua scripting interface. The development emphasizes security, debuggability and performance, guided by a principle of least surprise in terms of API design. For the main engine there has been quite some...
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    Library and command line tools for XZ and LZMA compressed files
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    Doxygen
    Doxygen is a JavaDoc like documentation system for C++, C, Java and IDL.
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    mpg123
    This is the fast and Free (LGPL license) real time MPEG Audio Layer 1, 2 and 3 decoding library and console player. It uses floating point or integer math, along with several special optimizations (3DNow, SSE, ARM, ...) to make it most efficient.
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    Downloads: 6,380 This Week
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    Tcl

    Tcl

    The Tool Command Language implementation

    Tool Command Language (Tcl) is an interpreted language and very portable interpreter for that language. Tcl is embeddable and extensible, and has been widely used since its creation in 1988 by John Ousterhout. Bug reports to http://core.tcl.tk/tcl/ Follow code development at http://core.tcl.tk/tcl/
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    Downloads: 21,687 This Week
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    LuaBinaries
    LuaBinaries is a distribution of the Lua libraries and executables compiled for several platforms.
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    Downloads: 7,670 This Week
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    libusb

    libusb

    A cross-platform library that gives apps easy access to USB devices

    Library to enable user space application programs to communicate with USB devices
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    Downloads: 3,575 This Week
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    Bluefish
    Bluefish is a powerful editor for experienced web designers and programmers. Bluefish supports many programming and markup languages, but it focuses on editing dynamic and interactive websites.
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    Downloads: 1,832 This Week
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