AI library | license | API |files| description --------------------------------------------------------------------- |:--------------------:|:---:|:---:| ----------- [micropather](http://www.grinninglizard.com/MicroPather/) | zlib | C++ | 2 | pathfinding with A\* [Genann](https://github.com/codeplea/genann) | zlib |C/C++| 2 | simple neural networks (ANN) argv | library | license | API |files| description | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |:--------------------:|:---:|:---:| ----------- | [parg](https://github.com/jibsen/parg) | **public domain** | C | 1 | command-line argument parsing audio | library | license | API |files| description | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |:--------------------:|:---:|:---:| ----------- | [aw_ima.h](https://github.com/afterwise/aw-ima/blob/master/aw-ima.h) | MIT |C/C++|**1**| IMA-ADPCM audio decoder |**[dr_flac](https://github.com/mackron/dr_libs)** | **public domain** |C/C++|**1**| FLAC audio decoder |**[dr_wav](https://github.com/mackron/dr_libs)** | **public domain** |C/C++|**1**| WAV audio loader |**[sts_mixer](https://github.com/kieselsteini/sts)** | **public domain** |C/C++|**1**| simple stereo audio mixer compression | library | license | API |files| description | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |:--------------------:|:---:|:---:| ----------- |**[miniz.c](https://github.com/richgel999/miniz)** |**public domain**|C/C++|**1**| compression,decompression, zip file, png writing | [lz4](https://github.com/Cyan4973/lz4) | BSD |C/C++| 2 | fast but larger LZ compression | [fastlz](https://code.google.com/archive/p/fastlz/source/default/source) | MIT |C/C++| 2 | fast but larger LZ compression | [pithy](https://github.com/johnezang/pithy) | BSD |C/C++| 2 | fast but larger LZ compression crypto | library | license | API |files| description | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |:--------------------:|:---:|:---:| ----------- | [TweetNaCl](http://tweetnacl.cr.yp.to/software.html) | **public domain** | C | 2 | high-quality tiny cryptography library data structures | library | license | API |files| description | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |:--------------------:|:---:|:---:| ----------- | [klib](http://attractivechaos.github.io/klib/) | MIT |C/C++| 2 | many 2-file libs: hash, sort, b-tree, etc | [uthash](https://github.com/troydhanson/uthash) | BSD |C/C++| 2 | several 1-header, 1-license-file libs: generic hash, list, etc | [PackedArray](https://github.com/gpakosz/PackedArray) | **WTFPLv2** | C | 2 | memory-efficient array of elements with non-pow2 bitcount | [minilibs](https://github.com/ccxvii/minilibs) | **public domain** | C | 2 | two-file binary tress (also regex, etc) |**[DG_dynarr.h](https://github.com/DanielGibson/Snippets/)** | **public domain** |C/C++|**1**| typesafe dynamic arrays (like std::vector) for plain C files & filenames | library | license | API |files| description | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |:--------------------:|:---:|:---:| ----------- |**[DG_misc.h](https://github.com/DanielGibson/Snippets/)** | **public domain** |C/C++|**1**| Daniel Gibson's stb.h-esque cross-platform helpers: path/file, strings | [whereami](https://github.com/gpakosz/whereami) | **WTFPLv2** |C/C++| 2 | get path/filename of executable or module | [dirent](https://github.com/tronkko/dirent) | MIT |C/C++|**1**| dirent for windows: retrieve file & dir info | [TinyDir](https://github.com/cxong/tinydir) | BSD | C |**1**| cross-platform directory reader geometry file | library | license | API |files| description | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |:--------------------:|:---:|:---:| ----------- | [tk_objfile](https://github.com/joeld42/tk_objfile) | MIT |C/C++|**1**| OBJ file loader | [tinyply](https://github.com/ddiakopoulos/tinyply) | **public domain** | C++ | 2 | PLY mesh file loader | [tinyobjloader](https://github.com/syoyo/tinyobjloader) | MIT | C++ |**1**| wavefront OBJ file loader | [tinyobjloader-c](https://github.com/syoyo/tinyobjloader-c) | MIT | C |**1**| wavefront OBJ file loader | [yocto_obj.h](https://github.com/xelatihy/yocto-gl) | MIT |C/C++|**1**| wavefront OBJ file loader geometry math | library | license | API |files| description | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |:--------------------:|:---:|:---:| ----------- |**[nv_voronoi.h](http://www.icculus.org/~mordred/nvlib/)** | **public domain** |C/C++|**1**| find voronoi regions on lattice w/ integer inputs |**[sobol.h](https://github.com/Marc-B-Reynolds/Stand-alone-junk/)** | **public domain** |C/C++|**1**| sobol & stratified sampling sequences | [sdf.h](https://github.com/memononen/SDF) | MIT |C/C++|**1**| compute signed-distance field from antialiased image | [nanoflann](https://github.com/jlblancoc/nanoflann) | BSD | C++ |**1**| build KD trees for point clouds | [jc_voronoi](https://github.com/JCash/voronoi) | MIT |C/C++|**1**| find voronoi regions on float/double data | [par_msquares](https://github.com/prideout/par) | MIT |C/C++|**1**| convert (binarized) image to triangles | [par_shapes](http://github.prideout.net/shapes) | MIT |C/C++|**1**| generate various 3d geometric shapes | [Tomas Akenine-Moller snippets](http://tinyurl.com/ht79ndj) | **public domain** |C/C++| 2 | various 3D intersection calculations, not lib-ified | [Clipper](http://www.angusj.com/delphi/clipper.php) | Boost | C++ | 2 | line & polygon clipping & offsetting | [PolyPartition](https://github.com/ivanfratric/polypartition) | MIT | C++ | 2 | polygon triangulation, partitioning | [Voxelizer](https://github.com/karimnaaji/voxelizer) | MIT |C/C++|**1**| convert triangle mesh to voxel triangle mesh | [yocto_bvh.h](https://github.com/xelatihy/yocto-gl) | MIT |C/C++|**1**| ray-casting and closest-element queries of bounding-volume hierarchy | [yocto_shape.h](https://github.com/xelatihy/yocto-gl) | MIT |C/C++|**1**| shape generation, tesselation, normals, etc. graphics (2d) | library | license | API |files| description | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |:--------------------:|:---:|:---:| ----------- | [blendish](https://bitbucket.org/duangle/oui-blendish/src) | MIT |C/C++|**1**| blender-style widget rendering | [tigr](https://bitbucket.org/rmitton/tigr/src) | **public domain** |C/C++| 2 | quick-n-dirty window text/graphics for Windows and OSX | [noc_turtle](https://github.com/guillaumechereau/noc) | MIT |C/C++| 2 | procedural graphics generator graphics (3d) | library | license | API |files| description | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |:--------------------:|:---:|:---:| ----------- | [yocto_trace.h](https://github.com/xelatihy/yocto-gl) | MIT |C/C++|**1**| physically-based unidirectional path tracer w/ MIS for direct lights | [yocto_symrigid.h](https://github.com/xelatihy/yocto-gl) | MIT |C/C++|**1**| rigid body simulator (sequential impulse/PGS) with support for concave objects | [mikktspace](http://tinyurl.com/z6xtucm) | zlib |C/C++| 2 | compute tangent space for normal mapping | [debug-draw](https://github.com/glampert/debug-draw) | **public domain** | C++ |**1**| API-agnostic immediate-mode debug rendering |**[lightmapper](https://github.com/ands/lightmapper#lightmapper)** | **public domain** |C/C++|**1**| use your OpenGL renderer to offline bake lightmaps hardware | library | license | API |files| description | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |:--------------------:|:---:|:---:| ----------- |**[EasyTab](https://github.com/ApoorvaJ/EasyTab)** | **public domain** |C/C++|**1**| multi-platform tablet input images | library | license | API |files| description | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |:--------------------:|:---:|:---:| ----------- | [jo_gif.cpp](http://www.jonolick.com/home/gif-writer) | **public domain** | C++ |**1**| animated GIF writer (CPP file can also be used as H file) |**[gif.h](https://github.com/ginsweater/gif-h)** | **public domain** | C |**1**| animated GIF writer (can only include once) |**[tiny_jpeg.h](https://github.com/serge-rgb/TinyJPEG/)** | **public domain** |C/C++|**1**| JPEG encoder |**[gif_load](https://github.com/hidefromkgb/gif_load)** | **public domain** |C/C++|**1**| (animated) GIF reader | [miniexr](https://github.com/aras-p/miniexr) | **public domain** | C++ | 2 | OpenEXR writer, needs header file | [tinyexr](https://github.com/syoyo/tinyexr) | BSD |C/C++|**1**| EXR image read/write, uses miniz internally | [lodepng](http://lodev.org/lodepng/) | zlib |C/C++| 2 | PNG encoder/decoder | [nanoSVG](https://github.com/memononen/nanosvg) | zlib |C/C++|**1**| 1-file SVG parser; 1-file SVG rasterizer | [picopng.cpp](http://lodev.org/lodepng/picopng.cpp) | zlib | C++ | 2 | tiny PNG loader | [jpeg-compressor](https://github.com/richgel999/jpeg-compressor) | **public domain** | C++ | 2 | 2-file jpeg compress, 2-file jpeg decompress | [easyexif](https://github.com/mayanklahiri/easyexif) | MIT | C++ | 2 | EXIF metadata extractor for JPEG images |**[cro_mipmap.h](https://github.com/thebeast33/cro_lib)** | **public domain** |C/C++|**1**| average, min, max mipmap generators math | library | license | API |files| description | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |:--------------------:|:---:|:---:| ----------- | [mm_vec.h](https://github.com/vurtun/mmx) | BSD |C/C++|**1**| SIMD vector math |**[Handmade Math](https://github.com/StrangeZak/Handmade-Math)** | **public domain** |C/C++|**1**| vector math |**[gb_math](https://github.com/gingerBill/gb/blob/master/gb_math.h)** | **public domain** |C/C++|**1**| Vector, quaternion and matrix math w/o math.h |**[ccVector.h](https://github.com/jobtalle/ccVector)** | **public domain** |C/C++|**1**| Vector, quaternion and matrix math | [ShaderFastLibs](https://github.com/michaldrobot/ShaderFastLibs) | MIT | C++ |**1**| (also HLSL) approximate transcendental functions optimized for shaders (esp. GCN) | [TinyExpr](https://github.com/codeplea/tinyexpr) | zlib | C | 2 | evaluation of math expressions from strings | [linalg.h](https://github.com/sgorsten/linalg) | **unlicense** | C++ |**1**| vector/matrix/quaternion math | [PoissonGenerator.h](https://github.com/corporateshark/poisson-disk-generator) | MIT | C++ |**1**| Poisson disk points generator (disk or rect) | [prns.h](http://marc-b-reynolds.github.io/shf/2016/04/19/prns.html) | **public domain** |C/C++|**1**| seekable pseudo-random number sequences | [aomeba](https://github.com/starwing/amoeba) | MIT |C/C++|**1**| constraint solver (Cassowary) w/Lua binding multithreading | library | license | API |files| description | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |:--------------------:|:---:|:---:| ----------- | [mm_sched.h](https://github.com/vurtun/mmx) | zlib |C/C++|**1**| cross-platform multithreaded task scheduler network | library | license | API |files| description | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |:--------------------:|:---:|:---:| ----------- |**[zed_net](https://github.com/ZedZull/zed_net)** | **public domain** |C/C++|**1**| cross-platform socket wrapper |**[sts_net](https://github.com/kieselsteini/sts)** | **public domain** |C/C++|**1**| cross-platform socket wrapper (socket sets and packet API) | [mm_web.h](https://github.com/vurtun/mmx) | BSD |C/C++|**1**| lightweight webserver, fork of webby | [par_easycurl.h](https://github.com/prideout/par) | MIT |C/C++|**1**| curl wrapper | [yocto](https://github.com/tom-seddon/yhs) | **public domain** |C/C++| 2 | non-production-use http server | [happyhttp](https://github.com/Zintinio/HappyHTTP) | zlib | C++ | 2 | http client requests | [mongoose](https://github.com/cesanta/mongoose) |_GPLv2_ |C/C++| 2 | http server | [LUrlParser](https://github.com/corporateshark/LUrlParser) | MIT | C++ | 2 | lightweight URL & URI parser RFC 1738, RFC 3986 | [znet](https://github.com/starwing/znet) | MIT |C/C++|**1**| cross-platform networking w/ lua binding parsing | library | license | API |files| description | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |:--------------------:|:---:|:---:| ----------- | [SLRE](https://github.com/cesanta/slre) |_GPLv2_ |C/C++|**1**| regular expression matcher | [PicoJSON](https://github.com/kazuho/picojson) | BSD | C++ |**1**| JSON parse/serializer | [mm_lexer.h](https://github.com/vurtun/mmx) | zlib |C/C++|**1**| C-esque language lexer | [json.h](https://github.com/sheredom/json.h) | **public domain** |C/C++| 2 | JSON parser | [jzon.h](https://github.com/Zguy/Jzon) | MIT | C++ | 2 | JSON parser | [parson](https://github.com/kgabis/parson) | MIT |C/C++| 2 | JSON parser and serializer | [minilibs](https://github.com/ccxvii/minilibs) | **public domain** | C | 2 | two-file regex (also binary tree, etc) profiling | library | license | API |files| description | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |:--------------------:|:---:|:---:| ----------- | [Remotery](https://github.com/Celtoys/Remotery) | Apache 2.0 |C/C++| 2 | CPU/GPU profiler Win/Mac/Linux, using web browser for viewer | [MicroProfile](https://bitbucket.org/jonasmeyer/microprofile) | **unlicense** | C++ | 2-4 | CPU (and GPU?) profiler, 1-3 header files, uses miniz internally scripting | library | license | API |files| description | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |:--------------------:|:---:|:---:| ----------- | [LIL](http://runtimeterror.com/tech/lil/) | zlib |C/C++| 2 | interpreter for a Tcl-like scripting language | [lualite](https://github.com/janezz55/lualite/) | MIT | C++ |**1**| generate lua bindings in C++ | [Picol](https://chiselapp.com/user/dbohdan/repository/picol/) | BSD |C/C++|**1**| interpreter for a Tcl-like scripting language strings | library | license | API |files| description | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |:--------------------:|:---:|:---:| ----------- |**[DG_misc.h](https://github.com/DanielGibson/Snippets/)** | **public domain** |C/C++|**1**| Daniel Gibson's stb.h-esque cross-platform helpers: path/file, strings |**[utf8](https://github.com/sheredom/utf8.h)** | **public domain** |C/C++|**1**| utf8 string library |**[strpool.h](https://github.com/mattiasgustavsson/libs)** | **public domain** |C/C++|**1**| string interning | [dfa](http://bjoern.hoehrmann.de/utf-8/decoder/dfa/) | MIT |C/C++| 2 | fast utf8 decoder (need a header file) |**[gb_string.h](https://github.com/gingerBill/gb)** | **public domain** |C/C++|**1**| dynamic strings tests | library | license | API |files| description | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |:--------------------:|:---:|:---:| ----------- | [utest](https://github.com/evolutional/utest) | MIT |C/C++|**1**| unit testing | [catch](https://github.com/philsquared/Catch) | Boost | C++ |**1**| unit testing | [doctest](https://github.com/onqtam/doctest) | MIT | C++ |**1**| unit testing | [SPUT](http://www.lingua-systems.com/unit-testing/) | BSD |C/C++|**1**| unit testing | [pempek_assert.cpp](https://github.com/gpakosz/Assert) | **WTFPLv2** | C++ | 2 | flexible assertions | [minctest](https://github.com/codeplea/minctest) | zlib | C |**1**| unit testing | [greatest](https://github.com/silentbicycle/greatest) | iSC | C |**1**| unit testing | [µnit](https://github.com/nemequ/munit) | MIT | C |**1**| unit testing user interface | library | license | API |files| description | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |:--------------------:|:---:|:---:| ----------- | [dear imgui](https://github.com/ocornut/imgui) | MIT | C++ | 9 | an immediate-mode GUI formerly named "ImGui"; [3rd-party C wrapper](https://github.com/Extrawurst/cimgui) | [nuklear](https://github.com/vurtun/nuklear) | **public domain** |C/C++|**1**| minimal GUI toolkit | [noc_file_dialog.h](https://github.com/guillaumechereau/noc) | MIT |C/C++| 1 | file open/save dialogs (Linux/OSX/Windows) | [tinyfiledialogs](https://sourceforge.net/projects/tinyfiledialogs/) | ZLIB |C/C++| 2 | modal dialogs inc. file open/save (Linux/OSX/Windows) video | library | license | API |files| description | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |:--------------------:|:---:|:---:| ----------- | [jo_mpeg](http://www.jonolick.com/home/mpeg-video-writer) | **public domain** | C++ |**1**| mpeg file writer miscellaneous | library | license | API |files| description | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |:--------------------:|:---:|:---:| ----------- | [MakeID.h](http://www.humus.name/3D/MakeID.h) | **public domain** | C++ |**1**| allocate/deallocate small integer IDs efficiently | [loguru](https://github.com/emilk/loguru) | **public domain** | C++ |**1**| flexible logging | [tinyformat](https://github.com/c42f/tinyformat) | Boost | C++ |**1**| typesafe printf | [dbgtools](https://github.com/wc-duck/dbgtools) | zlib |C/C++| 2 | cross-platform debug util libraries | [stmr](https://github.com/wooorm/stmr.c) | MIT | C | 2 | extract English word stems | [levenshtein](https://github.com/wooorm/levenshtein.c) | MIT | C | 2 | compute edit distance between two strings