icu4c@75
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Description:
C/C++ and Java libraries for Unicode and globalization
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 75.1@1  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: unicode internationalization i18n c++ library localization
Install: brew install icu4c@75
About:
ICU4C is the C/C++ version of the International Components for Unicode library, providing robust support for Unicode text processing and global software internationalization. It delivers comprehensive features for locale-aware formatting, collation, and character conversion, ensuring applications handle multilingual text correctly across different platforms.
Key Features:
  • Unicode text processing and normalization
  • Locale-sensitive formatting and collation
  • Character set conversion and encoding support
  • Cross-platform compatibility
Use Cases:
  • Internationalizing C/C++ applications for global markets
  • Processing and analyzing multilingual text data
  • Building locale-aware date, time, and number formatters
Alternatives:
  • libiconv – Focuses primarily on character encoding conversion, while ICU4C offers broader internationalization features
  • boost-locale – Part of Boost C++ libraries, provides similar functionality but with different API design and dependencies
Version History
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Nov 3, 2024 5:15pm 75.1 1 VERSION_BUMP 53a69281