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Transit.c is an addition to the set of libraries to support transit data interchange format written in C11. It supports full 0.8 specification of cognitect's transit-format: JSON, JSON-Verbose and MessagePack encodings, all ground and extension types, compression via keys caching, extensibility via custom tag handlers.

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Transluna▲124
Translate JSON effortlessly
2023
2IB
I built a Cargo-like build tool for C/C++▲177
I love C and C++, but setting up projects can sometimes be a pain. Every time I wanted to start something new I'd spend the first hour writing CMakeLists.txt, figuring out find_package, copying boilerplate from my last project, and googling why my library isn't linking. By the time the project was actually set up I'd lost all momentum. So, I built Craft - a lightweight build and workflow tool for C and C++. Instead of writing CMake, your project configuration goes in a simple craft.toml: [project] name = "my_app" version = "0.1.0" language = "c" c_standard = 99 [build] type = "executable"…
Apr 2026 · github.com
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Konbert▲81
Convert between data formats with a single tool
2022
4CC
C-compiler to compile TCC for live-bootstrap▲67
Dec 2025 · github.com
5LN
Loreline, narrative language transpiled via Haxe: C++/C#/JS/Java/Py/Lua▲75
Mar 2026 · loreline.app
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JSON Resume▲109
A JSON-based standard for resumes
2014
7CJ
CTON: JSON-compatible, token-efficient text format for LLM prompts▲13
Nov 2025 · github.com
8CD
Cdecl-dump - represent C declarations visually▲35
A small tool that parses C declarations and outputs a simple visual representation at each stage, as it encounters arrays, pointers or functions. The program uses a table-driven lexer and a hand-written, shift-reduce parser. No external dependencies apart from the standard library.
Dec 2025 · github.com
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MashuPack▲112
Turn codebases into a clean file for Claude and ChatGPT
May 2026 · mashupack.com
10PL
Parson, lighweight json parser in C▲46
2012 · kgabis.github.com
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JSON Sharp▲73
Tool for lazy developers to convert JSON to C# Objects
2020
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JsonTranslate▲2
Translate JSON files online in seconds.
Apr 2026
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Packfiles Warp▲77
GitHub migrations for interactive planning
2025
14JA
Jet, a CLI to Transform Between JSON, EDN and Transit Inspired by Jq▲15
2019 · github.com
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Cicada – A scripting language that integrates with C▲57
I wrote a lightweight scripting language that runs together with C. Specifically, it's a C library, you run it through a C function call, and it can callback your own C functions. Compiles to ~250 kB. No dependencies beyond the C standard library. Key language features: * Uses aliases not pointers, so it's memory-safe * Arrays are N-dimensional and resizable * Runs scripts or its own 'shell' * Error trapping * Methods, inheritance, etc. * Customizable syntax
Jan 2026 · github.com
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Quicktype – it's like Uber, but for JSON▲34
2017 · quicktype.io
17BF
BibTeX-format, an Emacs compatable BibTeX formatter▲35
Jun 2026 · gitlab.com
18CL
Command-line JSON processing tool▲32
2018 · github.com
19IA
ION, a JSON alternative – Versatile, compact, fast, binary data format▲29
2016 · github.com
20OS
Open Source 'Conductor + Ghostty'▲21
Our team works with Claude Code, Codex, Gemini all day. We love Ghostty, but wanted something where we could work in multiple worktree at once and have multiple agents run. We decided to open source the internal team we use. Hope you might find it useful. Freel free to contribute or fork. * Cross-platform (Mac, Linux, Windows) all tested * MIT License Features: * Notifications, but also manual 'mark-as-unread) for worktrees (like Gmail stars) * Status indicators work for all terminals inside a wroktree * GH integrations (show PR status) and link GH issues * Can add comments to worktrees…
Mar 2026 · github.com
21JP
JSON Parser in C▲7
A JSON parser in c with some SIMD optimisation for skipping whitespace. The numerical and string parsing functions split out so they are independantly runnable. They were for me the 2 most difficult to understand how they work and to show how the parser was composed of lots of smaller parsers.
2023 · github.com
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JSON-Safe Lisp Language▲5
Relatively simple currently, but figured I'd post for some feedback. I started this project last year but somewhat abandoned it. This feels like something which most likely already exists, but I couldn't find anything at the time I made it. I feel like my write up on the repo is pretty good at explaining the inspiration and purpose of this package; "Let's say you have an API, and you're looking for a method by which you can increase performance of your app via doing transformations of the data directly in the API. In this scenario, you would middleman the API returned data through a Fluxduct…
2022 · github.com
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btrc – C, but better. Built with AI in just a few weeknights▲5
btrc is a statically-typed language that transpiles to C11. It adds classes, generics (monomorphized), type inference, lambdas, f-strings, collections (Vector, Map, Set), threads, GPU compute via WebGPU, ARC memory management, exception handling, and a standard library — while generating strict C11 with no runtime, no GC, and no VM. The compiler is a 6-stage Python pipeline (lexer → parser → analyzer → IR gen → optimizer → C emitter) driven by a formal EBNF grammar and an algebraic AST spec (Zephyr ASDL). The generated C is readable and linkable with any C11 compiler. It ships with a VS Code…
Mar 2026 · github.com
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cmdtextc▲2
CmdTextC is a high-performance, terminal-based text editor
May 2026 · github.com

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