Available C++ Libraries FAQ (Web Index)

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Libraries available via FTP (A-L)

  • ADAPTIVE Communication Environment (ACE) C++ IPC wrappers
  • Aisearch a package to make writing problem solving programs easier.
  • Amulet User Interface Development Environment
  • Andy Register's matrix library
  • Arjuna For writing fault-tolerant (distributed) applications
  • AvlTree C++ AVL tree class implementation
  • Awesime A C++ task library explicitly designed for simulation
  • BLAS in C++
  • Blas.cpp.shar.z
  • Brent's univariate minimizer and zero finder.
  • BRL10 Binary Relations Library for C/C++
  • C* In C++ Parallel Programming Classes for C++:
  • C++ FEM (Finite Element Method) Library
  • C++ implementation of differential algebra
  • C++Advio Advanced i/o and arithmetic compression
  • C++SIM 1.5.2 A simulation package written in C++.
  • CalcPlus Interpreter of procedural language
  • Callbacks Inter-component callbacks using functors
  • CB++ CommonBase Database Access Library for C/C++
  • CBMT Collaborative BioMolecular Tools
  • CCL110JE.ZIP Coroutine class library
  • CDBFile C++ library to handle dBASE III files
  • CGI++ A C++ Library for CGI Programming
  • CmdLine command-line option and argument parsing framework
  • CNCL ComNets Class Library
  • Conical C++ classes for building neural networks
  • COOL Texas Instrument's "C++ Object Oriented Library".
  • CSLIB Database library for C++ developers
  • CSock C++ Socketing Library An advanced wrapper for Windows socketing
  • Cvmath.cc An include file to make complex math look like regular math.
  • DiamondBase Add Relational Database functionality to your C++ programs
  • Diffpack Quick prototyping of simulators solving partial differential equations by FEM
  • Doctor Matrix Matrix and vector algebra package for C++
  • DoPVM A class built on PVM, for message passing environments.
  • DOSTmUit DOS Text Mode User Interface Toolkit
  • Drat A C++ interface to the curses library
  • ET++ A large GUI library and other C++ tools developed in Europe
  • FFTPACK++ C++ version of FFTPACK
  • GAGS C++ class library for Genetic algorithms
  • GAME Parallel Genetic Algorithms Theory and Applications
  • GECOOL 2.1 A reworking and enhancement of Texas Instrument's "C++ Object Oriented Library"
  • Generic Linked List Package
  • GINA++ An O-O application framework for C++, X11R5, and OSF/Motif
  • Gnans Simulation of stochastic and deterministic dynamical systems
  • Grail Symbolic computation with finite-state machines and regular expressions
  • GRAS A Graph-Oriented Database System for SE Applications
  • Grayscale Image Processing
  • Hans Boehms GC Hans Boehms free Garbage Collector
  • High level vector operations
  • InterViews GUI class library developed by Stanford University
  • ISC366.ZIP Interrupt Service Class (v. 3.66)
  • Kalman A class library for Kalman filtering
  • Lapack++ C++ version of some of lapack fortran code
  • LEDA, A Library of Efficient Data Types and Algorithms
  • libg++ (GNU's C++ library)
  • Lily (LIsp LibrarY) Gives C++ programmers the capability to write LISP-style code
  • LinAlg.shar basic linear algebra classes and applications

    Libraries available via FTP (M-Z)

  • MatClass a C++ class for numerical computation
  • MATCOM Matlab to C++ translator and matrix library
  • Matrix A C++ Matrix class
  • Matthew's Galib A C++ Genetic Algorithm Library
  • MetaKit A portable C++ class library for persistent structured data
  • MIME++ A class library for creating and parsing messages in MIME format
  • molbio++ A C++ library for molecular biosequence analysis
  • Motif++ A wrapper-library, that encapsulates Motif widgets in C++ classes
  • MTL110JE.ZIP Multithreading class library
  • Newmat A very thorough matrix class
  • NIHCL (National Institute of Health's C++ Library)
  • nlmdl A library for estimation of nonlinear models
  • O-Matrix RAD environment for scientific and engineering applications
  • OATH Object oriented Abstract Type Hierarchy
  • Objtran and Objdce
  • OBST Persistent object management system
  • Octave Matlab like interactive system for numerical computations
  • Ode Object database v2.0
  • ooMPEG Berkeley MPEG decoder
  • Options command-line option parsing library
  • OSE C++ Library and Build Environment
  • P++ Parallel Programming Classes for C++
  • paintlib Image file decoding
  • ParLib++ Parallel Programming Classes for C++:
  • PARODY C++ DATABASE LIBRARY
  • pC++ A preprocessor for C++ that implements a data parallel extension
  • PDBlib Library for modeling a macromolecular structure
  • Presto C++ routines for lightweight threads on multiprocessors.
  • Radix-2 Fast Fourier Transform
  • Range C++ class for range arithmetic.
  • RTTI implementation
  • RTTI library
  • SA Library for simulated annealing
  • Sdeint
  • SESAME Neural net software ?
  • simC C/C++ function library for discrete simulation
  • SIMEX Helps develop discrete-event simulation models
  • Simpack Tools for writing simulations with a EECS bias
  • SMURPH A C++ library which could be useful for building a network simulator
  • SOCKET++ C++ iostream like library for sockets and pipes
  • SPLASH Small Perl-like List And String Handling class library
  • td.lib C/C++ Programmers time, date, and cal lib (adtd)
  • Texas Persistant Store
  • TOLKIEN TOoLKIt for gENetics based applications
  • TSR100JE.ZIP TSR class library
  • Types 1.0
  • Unibase Framework toolkit designed to simplify network programming
  • Unidraw A graphical editor building library
  • valarray<Troy>
  • wxWindows C++ class library for building Motif, Open Look, Windows 3.1 and NT applications
  • XMS200JE.ZIP XMS array class library
  • XRLCAD CXrL CAD toolset
  • YACL Yet Another Class Library

    Tools for C++ Programmers

  • C++ component search engine Searches C++ Libraries FAQ for components
  • Cback Cfront optimiser
  • ClassAction OO design and C++ code gen
  • Classdoc AWK package to produce documentation from C++ source
  • DocClass Generates class documentation from source files
  • MkHelp Generate HTML documentation from source files
  • PTL - Portable Threads Library C++ interface to POSIX/QSun/DCE threads
  • SNIP: A Programming Power-tool SNIP takes in an IDL and uses it to create code according to code patterns

    Libraries with no known FTP site

  • Algebra Collection of C++ classes to represent and edit equations in a GUI
  • DCE++ A C++ API for Programming Distributed Systems
  • GenTools A Computational Genomic Tool Suite
  • MenuPlus Menu class library for Turbo C++ for DOS

    Source code from books

  • Bruce Eckel Thinking in C++
  • Coplien Advanced C++ Programming Styles and Idioms
  • Hansen C++ Answers book
  • Smith Object Oriented Software in C++

    Other places to look for details of C++ libraries

  • ASSET
  • comp.object FAQ
  • comp.windows.misc Portable GUI-software FAQ
  • ftp.th.darmstadt.de
  • numcomp-free-c.gz
  • Robert Davies C++ list Robert Davies' list of http and ftp sites relevant to C++ uses

    Useful ftp sites

  • Current CUG Library Catalog
  • ftp.luth.se
  • ftp.th.darmstadt.de
  • FTP/Mail gateways Obtaining FTP files via email
  • Netlib
  • Simtel
  • Source code newsgroups

    Commercial libraries (A-N)

  • Allegris Workshop Application framework for building portable applications and reusable components
  • Aspect
  • Booch Components
  • C++ Data Object Library Data structures combined with automatic persistence
  • C++/Views (Allegris Workshop)
  • Classix
  • CommonPoint Application System Comprehensive C++ class library for writing portable GUI applications
  • CommonView Iconic user interface from Glockenspiel
  • CP Graphics CP Graphics Library for Windows
  • Crusher! Data Compression Toolkits
  • DiaViews++
  • Distinct TCP/IP TCP/IP for Windows Software Development Kit
  • DV Centro C++ graphics framework for building visual language applications
  • fACTs++ Class Library Financial Application Construction Tools in C++
  • Forward Error Correction Library Reed-Solomon Forward Error Correction
  • G-BASE/GTX (MATISSE) Object Oriented Database
  • Galaxy
  • GEMSTONE Object Oriented Database
  • Generic++
  • Greenleaf ArchiveLib C/C++ library for data compression/archiving
  • Greenleaf Comm++
  • Guild
  • ICpak101, ICpak201
  • IDB Object Databases
  • IKaID Computer animation library
  • ILOG BROKER Distributed Object Computing
  • ILOG DB LINK Connect RDBMS to C++ applications
  • ILOG RULES Data monitoring in real-time environments
  • ILOG SERVER C++ object server implementing real-time groupware applications
  • ILOG SOLVER Constraint reasoning library
  • ILOG TALK Object-oriented dynamic language
  • ILOG VIEWS C++ library and editor to design Very Graphical User Interfaces
  • ImageSoft Object/Engineering C++ class library supporting simulation.
  • KALA Object Oriented Database
  • Libsetl programming symbolically in C++
  • Linpack.h++ The jewel of C++ math classes.
  • M++
  • MacApp (application development toolkit)
  • MainWin MFC on Unix (Microsoft Foundation Classes)
  • Matrix.h++ includes all the functionality of Math.h++.
  • Memory Tuning System (MTS) Fast, efficient memory allocator
  • MFC Toolkit 2.0 MFC extensions
  • NeoAccess Developer's Toolkit Cross-platform object database engine for C++ development
  • NetClasses++ C++ classes for message passing environments:
  • NeXTStep application development toolkit
  • NuGraf Deveoper's 3D Toolkit

    Commercial libraries (O-Z)

  • ObjectBuilder GUI library
  • Objective Grid Visual C++/MFC grid control
  • Objectivity/DB Object Oriented Database
  • OBJECTSTORE Object Oriented Database
  • ObjectViews
  • Octo+ Extenstion library to MFC
  • ONTOS Object Oriented Database
  • Open Dialogue
  • Open Interface Version 3.0
  • OpenUI Another GUI builder
  • ORION/ITASCA Object Oriented Database
  • OS Object Oriented Database
  • Persistence Access to a relational database from a C++ object model
  • POET Object Oriented Database
  • Presentation Services Manager UI library
  • Rhine collection C++ functions for Name Matching
  • SEC++ Visual C++/MFC controls
  • SOFTPRO TOUCH GUI C++ class library for OS/2:
  • StarView A Portable C++ Class Library for Graphical User Interfaces
  • STL<ToolKit> ANSI/ISO compliant cross-platform toolkit
  • Systems<ToolKit> ANSI/ISO compliant cross-platform toolkit
  • Thames Calendar Suite Collection of functions for the modern calendar
  • Tools.h++ Rogue Wave tools library.
  • USL C++ Standard Components
  • VERSANT Object Oriented Database
  • ViewKit ObjectPak application framework for developing OSF/Motif and CDE applications using C++
  • Warne's Garbage Collector (WGC)
  • Wind/U-MFC
  • WinSockets++ 1.1 A C++ class library for WinSockets.
  • WNDX Graphical User Interface development environment
  • XVT Portability Toolkit
  • zApp Developer's Suite V2.2
  • ZGRAF C++ Multi-Platform Graph Toolkit
  • Zinc V4.1

    Other commercial sources of C++ code

  • EMS CD
  • ISCL CD ROM from ImageSoft
  • USL UNIX Toolchest An electronic catalog for browsing and ordering source software
    Trumphurst Home Page
    C++ Usenet Newsgroup

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