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awesome-zig

A collaborative list of awesome Zig libraries and resources.
https://github.com/zigcc/awesome-zig

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  • Audio Processing

  • Command Line and Argument Parser

  • Data & Science

    • Database

    • Encryption

    • Large Language Model

      • cgbur/LLaMa2.zig - Inference LLaMA 2 in one file of pure Zig.
      • clebert/LLaMa2.zig - Inference LLaMA 2 in pure Zig.
      • renerocksai/gpt4all.zig - Zig build for a terminal-based chat client for an assistant-style large language model with ~800k GPT-3.5-Turbo Generations based on LLaMA.
      • EugenHotaj/zig_gpt2 - Neural Network Inference Engine in Zig. GPT2 inference engine written in Zig. The inference engine can run [NanoGPT](https://github.com/karpathy/nanoGPT).
      • ollama-zig - Ollama Zig library.
      • CogitatorTech/zigformer - ZigFormer is a transformer-based LLM implemented in pure Zig.
      • llama.cpp - Inference of [LLaMA](https://github.com/facebookresearch/llama) model in pure C/C++.
      • nullclaw/nullclaw - Fastest, smallest, and fully autonomous AI assistant infrastructure written in Zig.
      • cognisoc/zigllm - Educational: build an LLM in Zig from scratch — tensors to text generation.
      • SMC17/faiss-zig - Pure-Zig vector similarity search; Flat + HNSW + IVFFlat + IVFPQ. AGPL-3.0.
      • SMC17/safetensors-zig - Pure-Zig Hugging Face safetensors reader; ~5x faster than the Rust upstream on Llama-shape parse fixtures. AGPL-3.0.
      • SMC17/tokenizers-zig - Pure-Zig Hugging Face tokenizers covering BPE / WordPiece / Unigram with full HF Encoding parity, sub-token offsets, and a 600-iter property fuzz. AGPL-3.0.
      • SMC17/vllm-zig - LLM serving substrate. Real TinyLlama forward pass through Zig kernels: RoPE + GQA + KV cache + multi-thread SIMD matmul + streaming. AGPL-3.0.

    • Linear Algebra

    • Machine Learning

    • Machine Learning Framework

      • maihd/zten - Tensor library for Zig, based on ggml.
      • rockcarry/ffcnn - A cnn neural network inference framework, written in 600 lines C language.
      • xboot/libonnx - A lightweight, portable pure C99 onnx inference engine for embedded devices with hardware acceleration support.
      • kraiskil/onnx2c - Open Neural Network Exchange to C compiler. Onnx2c is a [ONNX](https://onnx.ai/) to C compiler. It will read an ONNX file, and generate C code to be included in your project. Onnx2c's target is "Tiny ML", meaning running the inference on microcontrollers.
      • candrewlee14/zgml - Tensor library for machine learning, inspired by ggml.
      • andrewCodeDev/ZEIN - Zig-based implementation of tensors.
      • recursiveGecko/onnxruntime.zig - Experimental Zig wrapper for ONNX Runtime with examples (Silero VAD, NSNet2).
      • Zigrad - A deep learning framework built on an autograd engine with high level abstractions and low level control. Trains neural networks 2.5x faster than PyTorch on Apple Silicon and 1.5x faster on CPU.
      • SilasMarvin/dnns-from-scratch-in-zig - A very simple implementation of deep neural networks written in the Zig programming language.
      • zml - A high performance machine learning stack for Zig.

    • Scientific Computation

    • Sensor and Communication Interface

  • Data Structure and Algorithm

  • FFI Bindings

  • File format processing

  • Fundamentals

    • Community

      • Zigistry/Zigistry - A place where you can find all the libraries that suit your Zig lang needs.
      • Ziggit - The Zig forum.
      • Discord - Official Zig Discord server.
      • ZigCC - Chinese Zig community.
      • Reddit - The Zig subreddit.
      • Zig Monthly - Articles and news from the community.

    • Documentation and Testing

      • kristoff-it/zig-doctest - A tool for testing snippets of code, useful for websites and books that talk about Zig.
      • ryo-zen/zig-docs-mcp - MCP server providing access to Zig language docs, stdlib references, and working code examples.
      • sb2bg/marionette - Deterministic simulation testing for Zig with a `std.Io` implementation, letting you inject faults and replay failures from seeds.

    • Learning Resources

      • Zig Language Reference - An introduction to the language with examples.
      • Zig In-depth Overview - In-depth Overview of the Zig philosophy.
      • Zig cookbook - A collection of simple Zig programs that demonstrate good practices to accomplish common programming tasks.
      • Zig in 30 minutes - A half-hour to learn Zig.
      • Learning Zig - This guide aims to make you comfortable with Zig. It assumes prior programming experience, though not in any particular language.
      • Zig 圣经 - Chinese 简单、快速地学习 Zig.
      • Ziglings - Learn the Zig programming language by fixing tiny broken programs.
      • Introduction to Zig - a project based book - This is an open book by author `Pedro Duarte Faria` that provides an introduction to the Zig programming language, which is a new general-purpose, and low-level language for building robust and optimal software.
      • Systems Programming with Zig - This book teaches how to write quality, useful Zig applications without relying on libraries or frameworks.
      • Zen of Zig - Interactive Zig book, teaching from beginner to intermediate level with playgrounds and illustrations. Also available on [Leanpub](https://leanpub.com/zenofzig)
      • Изучаем язык программирования Zig - Russian textbook and blog about Zig.

    • Linker

      • kubkon/bold - A drop-in replacement for Apple’s system linker `ld`.

    • Linters

      • DonIsaac/zlint - Linter for the Zig programming language.
      • KurtWagner/zlinter - Zig linter that is integrated from source into your `build.zig`.
      • forketyfork/zwanzig - Static analyzer for Zig with CFG-based checks (leaks, double-free, optional unwrap, stack escapes).

    • Package and Version Manager

      • Getzig - An idea for a Zig version manager along the lines of gradle wrapper.
      • zigcc/asdf-zig - Zig plugin for asdf version manager. [https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf](https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf)
      • marler8997/zigup - Download and manage Zig compilers.
      • zigtools/zpm - Zig package manager helper.
      • jsomedon/night.zig - Simple tool that just install & update Zig nightly.
      • mitchellh/zig-overlay - Nix flake for the Zig compiler.
      • Cloudef/zig2nix - Flake for packaging, building and running Zig projects.
      • Cloudef/nix-zig-stdenv - Zig based cross-compiling toolchain.
      • joachimschmidt557/zigpkgs - A collection of Zig packages built with Nix.
      • nektro/zigmod - A package manager for the Zig programming language.
      • vezel-dev/zig-sdk - An MSBuild SDK for building Zig, C, and C++ projects using the Zig compiler.
      • tristanisham/zvm - Lets you easily install/upgrade between different versions of Zig. ZLS install can be included. (written in Go).
      • nix-community/zon2nix - Convert dependencies in build.zig.zon files to Nix expressions.
      • rosarp/nu-zigup - Download & manage Zig compilers & zls binaries. Script is written in nushell.
      • weezy20/zv - Fast Zig/ZLS version manager + project starter kit written in Rust. Binaries available for macOS/Windows/Linux.
      • mlugg/setup-zig - Install a Zig compiler for usage in GitHub Actions workflows.
      • asdf-community/asdf-zig - Zig plugin for the [asdf](https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf) version manager.
      • lispking/zvm - A fast, dependency-free version manager for Zig written in Zig.
      • justrach/nanobrew - A fast macOS package manager written in Zig.
      • hendriknielaender/zvm - A fast and simple Zig version manager written in Zig.

    • Performance Benchmark

    • Text Editors

    • Utility

      • fearedbliss/Honeydew - A simple snapshot cleaner for OpenZFS written in Zig.
      • fearedbliss/Cantaloupe - A simple backup replication tool for OpenZFS written in Zig.
      • Arnau478/hevi - A minimalistic and modernized hex viewer, written in Zig.
      • hspak/geteltorito-zig - Re-write of geteltorito in Zig.
      • NilsIrl/dockerc - Container image to single executable compiler.
      • nrdmn/ilo_license_key - This library validates HP iLO license keys.
      • shepherdjerred/macos-cross-compiler - Cross-compilation toolchain for Zig users to compile binaries for macOS on Linux.
      • rockorager/zzdoc - A scdoc-compatible manpage compiler for use in build.zig.
      • gaskam/workspace - A powerful Zig-based tool to manage all your GitHub repositories with ease.
      • BrookJeynes/jido - Jido (formerly known as zte) is a small terminal file explorer, written in Zig.
      • ghostty - Modern terminal emulator written in Zig.
      • rockorager.dev/lsr - Efficient and fast `ls` alternative, written in Zig.
      • gauravnumber/move.zig - Zig-based mv with auto conflict resolution.
      • ghext - A small library for extracting head commits from Git repositories.
      • deatil/zig-dotenv - A parse and set env library for Zig.
      • ktarasov/zigrep - A training project on the implementation of the similarity of the grep utility in Linux in the Zig language.
      • xcaeser/zig-dotenv - A powerful Zig library for loading, parsing, and managing environment variables from .env files.
      • Decryptu/zigdex - Display Pokémon sprites in your terminal. A Zig rewrite of pokeget.
      • zmx - Session persistence for terminal processes.
      • forketyfork/architect - A flexible terminal grid for multi-agent AI workflows.
      • zlist - A simple, colorful alternative to ls built with Zig.
      • midasdf/zt - Ultra-fast, minimal terminal emulator written in Zig with fbdev, X11, Wayland, and macOS backends.
      • zdu - A fast, low-memory TUI disk usage analyzer written in Zig.

  • General Operating System

  • GPU Computing

    • Zigged Project

      • hexops/mach-gpu - platform graphics API for Zig (desktop, mobile, and web) with unified low-level graphics & compute backed by Vulkan, Metal, D3D12, and OpenGL (as a best-effort fallback.)
      • hexops/mach-gpu-dawn - compiled with Zig into a single static library.
      • ckrowland/simulations

  • Graphics Library

  • GUI

    • Zigged Project

      • LVGL
      • AWTK - platform embedded GUI). [AWTK](https://github.com/zlgopen/awtk/blob/master/README.md), the abbreviation of Toolkit AnyWhere, is an open source GUI engine developed by [ZLG](https://www.zlg.cn/).
      • Nuklear - header ANSI C immediate mode cross-platform GUI library. [immediate-mode-ui.github.io](https://immediate-mode-ui.github.io/Nuklear/doc/index.html)

  • Interoperability

    • Build with Zig

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      • libz - Library zlib with the build system replaced by Zig.
      • libvorbis - Library libvorbis with the build system replaced by Zig.
      • libogg - Library libogg with the build system replaced by Zig.
      • libebur128 - Library libebur128 with the build system replaced by Zig.
      • pulseaudio - Library pulseaudio with the build system replaced by Zig.
      • libchromaprint - Library chromaprint with the build system replaced by Zig.
      • openssl - TLS/SSL and crypto library (uses Zig Build).
      • wolfssl - Library WolfSSL Using Zig Build.
      • fmt - A modern formatting library (uses Zig build-system).
      • boost unordered - Boost.org unordered module (uses Zig build).
      • boost async - Coroutines for C++20 & asio (uses Zig build for testing).
      • json - Library JSON for Modern C++ (uses Zig build-system).
      • context - Library `boost.context` using Zig build.
      • fiber - Userland threads using Zig build.
      • outcome - Provides very lightweight `outcome<T>` and `result<T>` (non-Boost edition) (uses Zig build-system).
      • Standalone - An Asio standalone C++ HTTP/S Server (uses Zig build-system).
      • asio - The Asio C++ Library with Zig build-system.
      • observable - Unique-ownership smart pointers with observable lifetime.
      • Catch2 - A modern, C++-native, test framework for unit-tests, TDD and BDD - using C++14, C++17 and later (C++11 support is in v2.x branch, and C++03 on the Catch1.x branch) - uses Zig build-system.
      • cppfront - Build Cppfront with Zig build.
      • hana - Your standard library for metaprogramming.
      • intrusive - Boost.org intrusive module.
      • range - The Range library for C++14/17/20, basis for C++20's std::ranges.
      • benchmark - A microbenchmark support library. First posted on [Ziggit](https://ziggit.dev/t/is-there-a-list-of-projects-that-has-been-zigged/1785).
      • boring_tls - Google's BoringTLS client and server. Adds TLS to any (including non standard library) TCP/HTTP traffic.
      • libxlsxwriter - A C library for creating Excel XLSX files, build system replaced by Zig.
      • libui-ng - Library libui-ng (a portable GUI library for C) with the build system replaced by Zig.
Programming Languages
Zig 394 C 36 C++ 20 Rust 5 Nix 4 TypeScript 4 Shell 3 JavaScript 2 Kotlin 2 C# 2
Categories
Language Essentials 108 Multimedia & Graphics 99 Fundamentals 85 Network & Web 82 Systems Programming 69 Data & Science 60 Interoperability 40 Tools 10 File format processing 6 Graphics Library 5 FFI Bindings 5 GPU Computing 3 GUI 3 Robot Operating System 3 Machine Learning 3 Web3 Framework 3 General Operating System 2 Audio Processing 1 Command Line and Argument Parser 1 Data Structure and Algorithm 1 Web Framework 1
Sub Categories
Game Development 41 File Format Processing 31 Build with Zig 28 Network 28 Utility 28 Graphics Library 24 Data Structure and Algorithm 23 Web Framework 22 Zigged Project 22 Package and Version Manager 22 Operating Systems 21 Embedded Development 18 Text Editors 18 Database 17 Web3 Framework 17 GUI 17 Memory Allocator and Management 15 Large Language Model 13 Command Line and Argument Parser 13 WebAssembly 13 Linker 12 FFI Bindings 12 Date, Time and Timezones 11 Emulators 11 Learning Resources 11 Machine Learning Framework 10 Compilers and Interpreters 10 Image and Video Processing 9 Linear Algebra 7 Asynchronous Runtime 6 Performance Benchmark 6 Logging Processing 6 String Processing 6 Community 6 GPU Computing 6 Encryption 5 Sensor and Communication Interface 5 Linters 4 Documentation and Testing 3 Kernel and Containers 2 Parser Library 2 Audio Processing 2 Machine Learning 2 Finite State Machine 1 Scientific Computation 1 Multithreading 1 Runtime 1 Browser 1
Keywords
zig 292 zig-package 132 ziglang 80 zig-library 37 wasm 17 c 15 gamedev 13 cpp 12 embedded 10 graphics 9 webassembly 9 cpp-library 8 linux 8 gui 8 kernel 7 osdev 7 http 7 argument-parser 6 bindings 6 operating-system 6 math 6 library 6 cplusplus 6 cli 6 parser 6 networking 6 opengl 6 command-line 5 terminal 5 tls 5 cryptography 5 bare-metal 5 arm 5 build 5 nuttx 4 windows 4 api 4 datetime 4 boost-libraries 4 vulkan 4 2d 4 lua 4 cross-platform 4 os 4 web 4 time 4 version-manager 4 sdl2 4 html 4 blockchain 4