utf8cpp ☆

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Description:
UTF-8 with C++ in a Portable Way

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: c++ unicode utf-8 header-only library

Install: brew install utf8cpp

About:
utf8cpp is a lightweight, header-only C++ library designed for easy and portable handling of UTF-8 encoded strings. It provides simple functions for iterating, validating, and transcoding UTF-8 data without requiring complex dependencies. Its main value is simplifying cross-platform Unicode support in C++ applications.

Key Features:

Header-only library for easy integration
No external dependencies
Portable across compilers and platforms
C++11 and later standards compliant

Use Cases:

Parsing and validating UTF-8 text in C++ applications
Converting between UTF-8 and UTF-32 code points
Iterating over Unicode characters in legacy codebases

Alternatives:

ICU (International Components for Unicode) – ICU is a comprehensive, full-featured Unicode library, but it is much larger and more complex to integrate than utf8cpp.
Boost.Locale – Boost.Locale provides robust localization and Unicode support but requires the large Boost library ecosystem.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Sep 14, 2025 2:21am		0	VERSION_BUMP	4d1bb4b4