graphitemaster/incbin

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

A single-header C/C++ library that embeds binary and text files directly into executables at compile time via macros and inline assembly. It produces aligned data arrays with size and end symbols, supporting a wide range of compilers including MSVC, GCC, and Clang.

Use cases

• embed binary files in c/c++ executables
• include images or shaders as data in c++
• embed text files as strings at compile time
• bundle assets into a single binary without external files
• embed firmware resources in embedded c projects

When to choose

• you need assets compiled into the binary with no runtime file loading
• you want a zero-dependency, single-header solution
• you need SIMD-aligned embedded data for vectorized code
• you target many compilers including MSVC and embedded toolchains

When to avoid

• you need to load or swap assets at runtime
• your build pipeline already handles asset embedding via code generation
• you require strict MISRA compliance without independent verification
• your compiler lacks GCC-style inline assembler support and is not MSVC

Facets

library · maturity stable

compiler developer-tools file-system developer-tools cross-platform embedded-systems cross-platform cpp c embedded header-only embed-binary-files single-header c-cpp inline-assembly public-domain

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