# conan-io/conan

Conan - The open-source C and C++ package manager

Repository: https://github.com/conan-io/conan
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/conan
Homepage: https://conan.io
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: package-manager, cpp, c, cplusplus, multi-platform, cmake, conan
Last push: 2026-08-26T17:55:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 96, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3928, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 29, "gap_med": 13, "n_releases_24m": 52}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9493, forks 1123 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:31.465157+00:00)

## What it is
Conan is a decentralized, open-source (MIT) package manager for C and C++ that manages dependencies and precompiled binaries across platforms and build systems. It integrates with CMake, MSBuild, Meson, and other build tools, and supports private repositories via Artifactory or self-hosted servers.

## Use cases
- manage C++ project dependencies
- distribute prebuilt binaries for multiple compilers and architectures
- cross-compile for embedded and mobile targets
- host a private package repository for a C++ team
- speed up CI builds by caching binary packages
- integrate dependency management with CMake or Meson

## When to choose
- you develop C or C++ on multiple platforms or compilers
- you need binary package management and caching for fast builds
- you target embedded, mobile, or cross-compiled configurations
- you want decentralized or self-hosted package hosting

## When to avoid
- your project is not C/C++
- you prefer a build-system-native solution like vcpkg with MSBuild-only workflows
- you need a package manager for interpreted-language ecosystems

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: stable
- function: package-manager, build-tool, cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform, embedded-systems
- platform: windows, cross-platform, cli, python, embedded
- tags: c, cpp, cmake, dependency-management, binary-packages, cross-compiling, artifactory, command-line, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- conan-io/conan (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:31.465157+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 2026-08-29T17:22:02.227171+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/conan-io/conan (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:31.465157+00:00, sha 1da3e9d4ba79)
  - homepage: https://conan.io (fetched 2026-08-29T08:22:00.788320+00:00, sha d2b658c316e3)
  - site_page: https://docs.conan.io/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:22:00.797483+00:00, sha e69e0c3e2067)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/conan/json (fetched 2026-08-29T08:22:00.802824+00:00, sha e81181e2059c)
  - site_page: https://conan.io/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T08:22:00.799107+00:00, sha 27814f528569)
  - site_page: https://conan.io/user-stories/rti (fetched 2026-08-29T08:22:00.800863+00:00, sha e43262925919)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.