crc32c ☆
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Description:
Implementation of CRC32C with CPU-specific acceleration
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 1.1.2@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: checksum crc32c performance c-plus-plus library
Install: brew install crc32c
About:
CRC32C is a high-performance library implementing the CRC32C checksum algorithm. It leverages hardware-specific acceleration like SSE 4.2 and ARM NEON to provide extremely fast checksum calculations. This makes it ideal for high-throughput applications requiring data integrity verification.
Key Features:
  • Hardware-accelerated checksums using SSE4.2 and ARM NEON
  • Portable fallback software implementation
  • C++ API with C wrapper support
  • Optimized for performance-critical applications
Use Cases:
  • Data integrity verification in storage systems
  • High-performance networking applications
  • Database checksumming and deduplication
Alternatives:
  • zlib – Zlib provides CRC32 but lacks hardware acceleration and is generally slower for CRC32C specifically
  • libarchive – Includes CRC implementations but is a larger dependency focused on archive operations
License: BSD-3-Clause
Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, arm64_monterey, arm64_big_sur, sonoma, ventura, monterey, big_sur, catalina, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux
Version History
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Dec 22, 2024 6:49pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 449389c0
Sep 11, 2024 4:59pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 4c197307
Nov 30, 2022 5:49am 0 VERSION_BUMP a551251a
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