libfyaml ☆

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Description:
Fully feature complete YAML parser and emitter

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: yaml parser library c development

Install: brew install libfyaml

About:
libfyaml is a high-performance YAML parser and emitter library written in C. It provides a fully feature-complete implementation of the YAML 1.2 specification, offering robust handling of complex documents. Its main value proposition is delivering speed and correctness for applications requiring efficient YAML processing.

Key Features:

Full YAML 1.2 specification compliance
High-performance parsing and emitting
Zero-copy API for efficient memory usage
No external dependencies

Use Cases:

Parsing configuration files in C/C++ applications
Building high-throughput data processing pipelines
Developing embedded systems with YAML support

Alternatives:

libyaml – libfyaml is generally considered faster and more feature-complete, adhering strictly to YAML 1.2, whereas libyaml is older and targets YAML 1.1.
yaml-cpp – yaml-cpp is a C++ library, while libfyaml is a pure C library, making it more suitable for low-level or cross-language environments.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 13, 2024 2:55pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	3ba0e3ff
Sep 25, 2023 10:45pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	d193e7a4