# TheLartians/ModernCppStarter

🚀 Kick-start your C++! A template for modern C++ projects using CMake, CI, code coverage, clang-format, reproducible dependency management and much more.

Repository: https://github.com/TheLartians/ModernCppStarter
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/moderncppstarter
Homepage: https://thelartians.github.io/ModernCppStarter
Language: CMake
License: Unlicense
License Family: permissive
Topics: cpp, cmake, template, dependency-manager, continuous-integration, ci, c, modern-cmake-template, modern-cmake, starter, bootstrap, github-workflows, clang-format, coverage, codecov, free, open-source, sanitizers, cmakelists, ccache
Last push: 2026-05-30T18:52:20+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 85, release rhythm 54, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2335, "days_push": 95, "days_rel": 95, "gap_med": 225.5, "n_releases_24m": 3}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5391, forks 490 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:17.265474+00:00)

## What it is
A GitHub template repository for kick-starting modern C++ projects with CMake. It bundles CI workflows, testing, code coverage, formatting, reproducible dependency management via CPM.cmake, and Doxygen documentation out of the box.

## Use cases
- start a new modern c++ project
- c++ project template with cmake and ci
- set up github actions for a c++ library
- add code coverage and sanitizers to a c++ project
- boilerplate for a header-only c++ library
- reproducible dependency management in cmake

## When to choose
- starting a fresh C++ library or executable project and wanting CI, tests, and packaging preconfigured
- you want modern CMake practices and CPM.cmake dependency management without manual setup
- you need cross-platform GitHub Actions workflows, coverage, and formatting from day one

## When to avoid
- you have an existing C++ project with its own build system and only need individual pieces
- you need a build system other than CMake
- you want a full application framework rather than a starting skeleton

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: build-tool, ci-cd, testing, documentation, formatter, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, cross-platform
- platform: cpp, windows
- tags: cmake, project-template, starter-template, cpm-cmake, clang-format, codecov, github-actions, sanitizers, ccache, doxygen, boilerplate, automation, linux, macos, docker

## Member repositories
- TheLartians/ModernCppStarter (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:17.265474+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 2026-08-30T08:31:22.591849+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/TheLartians/ModernCppStarter (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:17.265474+00:00, sha 1f23c760dab4)
  - homepage: https://thelartians.github.io/ModernCppStarter (fetched 2026-08-29T08:52:43.441106+00:00, sha 33474fe3ff9a)
  - site_page: https://thelartians.de/ModernCppStarter/about.html (fetched 2026-08-29T08:52:43.450482+00:00, sha 0ffbeae2820a)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.