filipdutescu/modern-cpp-template resource

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

A project template for modern C++ projects built around CMake, bundling Clang-Format, Clang-Tidy/Cppcheck, GoogleTest or Catch2 unit testing, code coverage, Doxygen, and GitHub Actions CI for Windows, Linux, and macOS. It supports Conan and Vcpkg package managers, ccache, and downstream inclusion via FetchContent or add_subdirectory.

Use cases

• start a new modern C++ project with CMake
• C++ project template with CI and unit testing
• scaffold a CMake project with clang-format and clang-tidy
• set up GitHub Actions CI for C++ on Windows, Linux and macOS
• C++ template with GoogleTest and code coverage
• template supporting Conan and vcpkg package managers
• header-only or library C++ project starter

When to choose

• you are starting a fresh C++ project and want CMake best practices out of the box
• you want batteries-included CI, testing, static analysis, and coverage setup
• you need a permissively licensed (Unlicense) template you can freely adapt
• you want optional Conan/Vcpkg and Doxygen integration

When to avoid

• you have an existing project with its own established build conventions
• you disagree with the author's CMake or formatting style and would rewrite most of it
• you need a build system other than CMake
• you want a minimal template without testing or CI scaffolding

Facets

learning-resource · maturity active

build-tool testing linter formatter ci-cd documentation package-manager developer-tools cross-platform cpp cross-platform project-template cmake-template clang-tidy clang-format gtest catch2 conan vcpkg codecov ccache doxygen boilerplate boilerplate cpp cmake github-actions

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