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google/bloaty

Bloaty: a size profiler for binaries observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/google/bloaty · C++ · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

61/100

  • Activity 85
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3586
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 94
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

5536 stars · 378 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Bloaty is a size profiler for binaries that shows what is taking up space inside an executable. It uses custom ELF, DWARF, and Mach-O parsers to attribute every byte of a binary to the symbol or compile unit that produced it.

Use cases

  • find out what makes my binary big
  • profile binary size by compile unit or symbol
  • track binary size growth in CI with size diffs
  • analyze which libraries bloat my executable
  • attribute binary bytes to source files
  • compare binary sizes between builds

When to choose

  • you need to understand or reduce executable or library size
  • you want automated binary size regression checks in CI
  • you need per-symbol or per-compile-unit size attribution

When to avoid

  • you need runtime performance profiling rather than size analysis
  • you work with file formats outside ELF, Mach-O, PE/COFF, or WebAssembly

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

developer-tools benchmarking parser developer-tools performance windows cli cpp binary-analysis size-profiling elf dwarf mach-o binary-size command-line linux macos

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
google/bloatymain61

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="google/bloaty")

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