# oz123/awesome-c

A curated list of awesome C frameworks, libraries, resources and other shiny things. Inspired by all the other awesome-... projects out there.

Repository: https://github.com/oz123/awesome-c
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/awesome-c
License: CC-BY-SA-4.0
License Family: other
Topics: awesome-list, c, awesome, list
Last push: 2025-12-27T08:35:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 59/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 59, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4280, "days_push": 249, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 11510, forks 948 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:48.399916+00:00)

## What it is
A curated list of open-source C frameworks, libraries, tools, and learning resources, covering categories from AI and compilers to networking and testing. It indexes only pure C projects, explicitly excluding C++.

## Use cases
- find a C library for JSON parsing
- discover open-source C frameworks for a new project
- learn C with recommended books and tutorials
- find C tools for debugging and profiling
- locate C libraries for networking or crypto
- compare C testing and benchmarking libraries

## When to choose
- you write pure C and want vetted library recommendations
- you need a starting point to explore the C ecosystem
- you want learning resources for C at any skill level

## When to avoid
- you are looking for C++ libraries or frameworks
- you need a tool rather than a directory of links
- you require guaranteed maintenance of the listed projects

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools
- domain: programming-languages, awesome-lists, developer-tools
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: awesome-list, c, curated-list, resource-collection

## Member repositories
- oz123/awesome-c (main) score 59

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:48.399916+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:15:32.261404+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/oz123/awesome-c (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:48.399916+00:00, sha cff61a34a039)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.