r-lyeh/single_file_libs resource

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A curated list of small, portable single-file (or two-file) C/C++ libraries with minimal dependencies and a preference for public-domain, clause-less licenses. It serves as a discovery resource for easily embeddable libraries usable from both C and C++ on 32-bit and 64-bit platforms.

Use cases

• find single-file C libraries for embedding in a project
• discover public domain C++ libraries with no license clauses
• find small portable libraries for game development
• look for header-only C libraries with minimal dependencies
• find alternatives to stb-style libraries
• find libraries that compile on 32-bit and 64-bit platforms

When to choose

• you want small, dependency-free C/C++ libraries you can drop into a codebase
• you care about permissive or public-domain licensing
• you want a curated starting point similar to stb but broader

When to avoid

• you need full-featured frameworks with package-manager integration
• you need vetted, quality-audited libraries - the list is unverified
• you work outside C/C++

Facets

learning-resource · maturity active

developer-tools developer-tools programming-languages awesome-lists cross-platform cpp c awesome-list single-file-libraries c cpp public-domain header-only minimal-dependencies gamedev

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