1.fmtlib / fmt
A modern formatting library
- formatting
- printf
- output
- chrono
- performance
- multiplatform
- +6 more
+2,260 stars
from 23,647 · score 7.72
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2.microsoft / terminal
The new Windows Terminal and the original Windows console host, all in the same place!
- console
- terminal
- cmd
- wsl
- windows-console
- command-line
- +5 more
+1,154 stars
from 104,170 · score 7.05
3.ArthurSonzogni / FTXUI
:computer: C++ Functional Terminal User Interface. :heart:
- ui
- terminal
- terminal-based
- ascii
- ascii-art
- cpp
- +6 more
+389 stars
from 10,475 · score 5.97
4.CLIUtils / CLI11
CLI11 is a command line parser for C++11 and beyond that provides a rich feature set with a simple and intuitive interface.
- cli-parser
- cpp11
- no-dependencies
- cli
+124 stars
from 4,390 · score 4.83
5.Slackadays / Clipboard
😎🏖️🐬 Your new, 𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙠𝙪𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙮 smart clipboard manager
+96 stars
from 5,844 · score 4.57
6.ConEmu / ConEmu
ConEmu: Customizable Windows terminal with tabs, splits, quake-style, hotkeys and more
+75 stars
from 9,206 · score 4.33
7.p-ranav / argparse
Argument Parser for Modern C++
- cpp17
- header-only
- library
- argument-parser
- cross-platform
- mit-license
+58 stars
from 3,506 · score 4.08
8.jarro2783 / cxxopts
Lightweight C++ command line option parser
- c-plus-plus
- option-parser
- positional-arguments
+43 stars
from 4,785 · score 3.78
+39 stars
from 2,193 · score 3.69
10.IvanMurzak / Unreal-MCP
AI Game Developer for Unreal Engine — MCP plugin (C++ editor plugin + .NET bridge), unreal-cli, connects Unreal Editor to AI agents via ai-game.dev or a local MCP server
- ai
- ai-tools
- gamedev
- mcp
- mcp-server
- unreal
- +14 more
+35 stars
from 22 · score 3.58
11.ggerganov / imtui
ImTui: Immediate Mode Text-based User Interface C++ Library
- ui
- tui
- text
- user-interface
+33 stars
from 3,604 · score 3.53
12.sourcemeta / jsonschema
The CLI for working with JSON Schema. Covers formatting, linting, testing, bundling, and more for both local development and CI/CD pipelines
- json
- json-schema
- jsonschema
- openapi
- tooling
- tools
- +6 more
+23 stars
from 288 · score 3.18
13.p-ranav / indicators
Activity Indicators for Modern C++
- header-only
- mit-license
- activity-indicator
- terminal-colors
- lightweight
- library
- +14 more
+22 stars
from 3,401 · score 3.14
14.Taywee / args
A header-only C++ argument parser library. Supposed to be flexible and powerful, and attempts to be compatible with the functionality of the Python standard argparse library (though not necessarily the API).
- args
- argument-parsing
- cli
- cpp
- library
- argument-parser
- +5 more
+19 stars
from 1,627 · score 3.00
15.jupyter-xeus / cpp-terminal
C++ library for writing multiplatform terminal applications
+19 stars
from 669 · score 3.00
16.gansm / finalcut
A Modern C++ Text-Based Widget Toolkit (TUI)
+18 stars
from 1,192 · score 2.94
17.daniele77 / cli
A library for interactive command line interfaces in modern C++
- cli
- header-only
- interactive
- parser
- ui-library
+14 stars
from 1,352 · score 2.71
18.p-ranav / tabulate
Table Maker for Modern C++
- library
- mit-license
- table
- table-maker
- view
- aligned
- +13 more
+13 stars
from 2,166 · score 2.64
19.a-n-t-h-o-n-y / TermOx
C++20 Terminal User Interface (TUI) Library.
+13 stars
from 867 · score 2.64
20.oir / barkeep
Small C++ header to display async animations, counters, progress bars, and status messages
- cpp
- progress-bar
- counter
- animation
+12 stars
from 240 · score 2.56
+11 stars
from 3,225 · score 2.48
22.stefanhaustein / TerminalImageViewer
Small C++ program to display images in a (modern) terminal using RGB ANSI codes and unicode block graphics characters
- terminal-graphics
- ansi-colors
- cpp
- ascii-graphics
+9 stars
from 1,677 · score 2.30
23.muellan / clipp
easy to use, powerful & expressive command line argument parsing for modern C++ / single header / usage & doc generation
- cpp
- cpp11
- cli
- command-line
- argument-parser
- argument-parsing
- +12 more
+9 stars
from 1,317 · score 2.30
24.adishavit / argh
Argh! A minimalist argument handler.
- command-line
- cpp11
- cli-args
- getopt
- getopts
- header-only
- +4 more
+8 stars
from 1,436 · score 2.20
25.bfgroup / Lyra
A simple to use, composable, command line parser for C++ 11 and beyond
- cpp
- cpp11
- cpp14
- cpp17
- cpp20
- cli
- +12 more
+6 stars
from 599 · score 1.95
+2 stars
from 1,088 · score 1.10
27.p-ranav / pprintArchived
Pretty Printer for Modern C++
- pretty-printer
- mit-license
- single-header-lib
- cpp17
+2 stars
from 933 · score 1.10
28.falconindy / auracle
A flexible command line client for Arch Linux's User Repository
+2 stars
from 258 · score 1.10
29.alexst07 / shell-plus-plus
A friendly and modern functional object oriented language for shell script.
- programming-language
- scripting-language
- command-line
- terminal
- language
- shell-script
- +4 more
+2 stars
from 174 · score 1.10
+2 stars
from 135 · score 1.10
31.mshenoda / argy
Argy: Command-line parsing library for modern C++ — simple, intuitive, and header-only with no dependencies.
- argument-parser
- cli
- command-line
- cpp
- header-only
- argparse
- +5 more
+2 stars
from 36 · score 1.10
32.cbucher / console
This is a modified version of Console 2 for a better experience under Windows Vista/7/8/10 and a better visual rendering.
+1 stars
from 2,912 · score 0.69
33.badaix / popl
Header-only C++ program options parser library
- getopt
- program-options
- option-parser
- commandline-flags
- argument-parser
- header-only
- +4 more
+1 stars
from 178 · score 0.69
+1 stars
from 68 · score 0.69
35.Falldog / dcinja
The smallest binary size of template engine, born for docker image
- docker
- template-engine
- command-line-tool
- template
- configuration
+1 stars
from 14 · score 0.69