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microsoft/cppwinrt

C++/WinRT observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/microsoft/cppwinrt · C++ · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

95/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 86
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 55
  • age_days: 3640
  • days_rel: 14
  • days_push: 7
  • n_releases_24m: 4

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1872 stars · 277 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

C++/WinRT is a standard C++17 language projection for Windows Runtime (WinRT) APIs, implemented as a header-file-based library. It lets developers author and consume modern Windows APIs with any standards-compliant C++17 compiler.

Use cases

  • call Windows Runtime APIs from standard C++
  • build UWP or WinUI apps in C++ without C++/CX
  • consume WinRT components using any C++17 compiler
  • author Windows Runtime components in modern C++
  • access modern Windows APIs without COM boilerplate

When to choose

  • you want first-class, header-only access to WinRT APIs in standards-compliant C++
  • you are building modern Windows apps or components in C++17 or later
  • you want to avoid legacy C++/CX or raw COM interop

When to avoid

  • you target platforms other than Windows
  • your compiler does not support C++17
  • you need a .NET or Rust projection instead of C++

Facets

library · maturity stable

sdk developer-tools windows developer-tools apis windows cpp winrt windows-runtime header-only language-projection uwp

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
microsoft/cppwinrtmain95

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