Libraries and frameworks are a substantial share and ship source only; what installs directly tends to be performance-sensitive software, with portable bundles common on Linux.
C++
140 software1,959,681
GitHub Store indexes 140 open-source projects written in C++, with 1,959,681 stars in total, 49 of which shipped a new release in the last 7 days. Sorted by stars, all installers support multi-mirror accelerated downloads.
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llama.cpp
ggml-org/llama.cpp
A C/C++ implementation for LLM and VLM inference with minimal setup and state-of-the-art performance, supporting multiple model formats with CLI, server, and built-in Web UI.
react-native
react/react-native
A framework for building native mobile apps using React, written in JavaScript and rendered with native code, supporting Android, iOS, and other platforms.
electron
electron/electron
An open-source framework for building cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS, built on Node.js and Chromium.
godot
godotengine/godot
A cross-platform 2D and 3D game engine offering a unified development interface and one-click export to multiple platforms.
terminal
microsoft/terminal
Microsoft's next-generation terminal application, incorporating both Windows Terminal and the classic console host (conhost.exe).
opencv
opencv/opencv
An open-source computer vision library providing extensive image and video processing algorithms, with multi-language and multi-platform support.
ImHex
WerWolv/ImHex
A Hex Editor for Reverse Engineers, Programmers and people who value their retinas when working at 3 AM.
ClickHouse
ClickHouse/ClickHouse
An open-source column-oriented database management system designed for generating analytical data reports in real-time.
desktop
zen-browser/desktop
A modern Firefox-based browser designed to boost productivity with a clean interface and efficient workflows, offering a calmer browsing experience.
Sunshine
SunshineStream/Sunshine
A self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight, offering low-latency cloud gaming with support for AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA GPU hardware encoding.
aria2
aria2/aria2
A lightweight multi-protocol & multi-source, cross-platform download utility operated in command-line, supporting HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, SFTP, BitTorrent and Metalink.
duckdb
duckdb/duckdb
A high-performance, embeddable analytical SQL database management system with a rich SQL dialect, complex types, and multiple client integrations.
Hyprland
hyprwm/Hyprland
A 100% independent, highly customizable, dynamic tiling Wayland compositor that doesn't sacrifice on its looks, offering bleeding-edge Wayland features, powerful plugins, and extensive eyecandy.
googletest
google/googletest
Google's C++ testing framework supporting xUnit-style unit tests, mocking, death tests, parameterized tests, and a rich set of assertions.
FreeCAD
FreeCAD/FreeCAD
FreeCAD is an open-source 3D parametric modeler for designing real-world objects, supporting constrained sketches, part design, and technical drawings on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
WSL
microsoft/WSL
WSL is Microsoft's Windows Subsystem for Linux, letting you run unmodified Linux command-line tools, utilities, and applications directly on Windows without a virtual machine or dual boot.
FinceptTerminal
Fincept-Corporation/FinceptTerminal
A modern Qt6 and C++20 financial terminal application offering institutional-grade market analytics, AI automation, and unlimited data connectivity.
tdesktop
telegramdesktop/tdesktop
The official Telegram desktop client, built on the Telegram API and MTProto secure protocol, supporting Windows, macOS, and Linux platforms.
QtScrcpy
barry-ran/QtScrcpy
A Qt-based Android real-time display and control software that supports USB and network connections without requiring root privileges.
deskflow
deskflow/deskflow
A free and open-source keyboard and mouse sharing app that lets you use the keyboard, mouse, or trackpad of one computer to control nearby computers, enabling seamless cross-device workflows.
keepassxc
keepassxreboot/keepassxc
KeePassXC is a cross-platform open-source password manager that stores passwords, TOTP and attachments in an offline encrypted KDBX database, with browser integration, YubiKey and auto-type support.
xgboost
dmlc/xgboost
XGBoost is an optimized distributed gradient boosting library (C++ core with Python, R, Java, and other bindings) that solves classification and regression on tabular data with efficient parallel tree boosting, scaling to billions of examples.
qBittorrent-Enhanced-Edition
c0re100/qBittorrent-Enhanced-Edition
An enhanced BitTorrent client based on qBittorrent that adds auto-banning of Xunlei, QQ, Baidu, and other leeching downloaders, plus IP filtering and peer whitelist/blacklist features.
winget-cli
microsoft/winget-cli
Microsoft's official Windows Package Manager, providing a CLI, PowerShell modules, and a COM API.