enkits ☆

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Description:
C and C++ Task Scheduler for creating parallel programs

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 1.11@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: parallel-computing c-plus-plus multithreading task-scheduler performance

Install: brew install enkits

About:
enkiTS is a C and C++ task scheduling library designed for high-performance parallel programming. It provides a lightweight and efficient system for distributing tasks across multiple CPU cores, minimizing overhead and synchronization costs. This makes it ideal for developers needing fine-grained control over parallelism in performance-critical applications.

Key Features:

Lightweight and low-overhead design
C++11 and C99 compatible
No external dependencies
Supports single-producer, multiple-consumer (SPMC) model
Designed for cache-friendly operation

Use Cases:

Game development for parallelizing game loops and physics
High-performance computing (HPC) applications
Real-time data processing and simulation

Alternatives:

Intel TBB – TBB is a more feature-rich and comprehensive library, while enkiTS is smaller and more focused on raw task scheduling performance.
OpenMP – OpenMP uses compiler directives for parallelism, whereas enkiTS provides a programmatic API for explicit task management.

License: Zlib

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

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 13, 2025 4:59pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	144f6750
Sep 13, 2024 1:59am		0	VERSION_BUMP	2c74d12b