Best C Developer Tools

23 curated tools for C projects, ranked by quality score.

61Good

Neovim

Hyperextensible Vim-based text editor with Lua scripting

Active96.9kopen-source

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54Fair

tmux

A terminal multiplexer for persistent, split-pane sessions

Active42.4kopen-source

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53Fair

jq

The command-line JSON processor

Active33.8kopen-source

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52Fair

Kitty

A fast, feature-rich GPU-accelerated terminal emulator

Active31.6kopen-source

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40Fair

Espectre

🛜 ESPectre 👻 - Motion detection system based on Wi-Fi spectre analysis (CSI), with Home Assistant integration.

Active6.6kopen-source

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38Emerging

Zen-C

Write like a high-level language, run like C.

Active3.9kopen-source

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37Emerging

Pg_lake

pg_lake: Postgres with Iceberg and data lake access

Active1.4kopen-source

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34Emerging

NetHack

Official NetHack Git Repository

Active3.5kopen-source

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33Emerging

Xsysinfo

Extended System Information Utility for Classic Amiga Systems

Active70open-source

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33Emerging

NoLongerEvil Thermostat

Breathe fresh life into your bricked Nest, now with 100% less evil!

Active1.7kopen-source

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29Emerging

xdgctl

TUI for managing XDG default applications

Active211open-source

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29Emerging

Try Cli

try - fresh directories for every vibe. Your experiments deserve a home. 🏠

Active148open-source

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29Emerging

Nerd Lang Core

Introducing NERD - the first intermediate language designed for machine authorship

Active129open-source

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27Emerging

Mquickjs

Public repository of the Micro QuickJS Javascript Engine

Slowing5.6kopen-source

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25Emerging

c-from-scratch

Learn to build safety-critical systems in C. Prove first, code second.

Slowing401open-source

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25Emerging

HunspellColorize

Wrapper around 'less' to colorize spelling mistakes using Hunspell

Slowing310open-source

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25Emerging

Nanotrace

Low overhead tracing library and trace visualizer for pipelined CUDA kernels

Slowing130open-source

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25Emerging

Diapasonix

Portable electronic bass-like synth and MIDI controller. With capacitive fretboard, I²S audio output, and built-in AM...

Slowing93open-source

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25Emerging

Lavandula

A intuitive, lightweight web framework in C for building modern web applications

Slowing973open-source

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25Emerging

Dawn

A distraction-free writing environment; draft anything, write now.

Slowing391open-source

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22Emerging

moon-buggy

drive some car across the moon

Slowing105open-source

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19Emerging

C_ascii_render

Simple ASCII Render using Pure C

Slowing116open-source

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13Emerging

vitetris

Classic multiplayer tetris for the terminal

Abandoned271open-source

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