# google/flatbuffers

> Cross-platform zero-copy serialization library: data is read directly from the buffer without unpacking, with forward/backward compatibility. The flatc compiler generates code for C++, Rust, Python, Java and others.

- Magnitude: 0.9 out of 10 — Quiet
- Stars: 26,502 total · +1 star today, ≈ 2 by evening
- Star trust: star growth looks organic
- Category: Developer tools · Language: C++ · License: Apache-2.0 · Created: 2014-05-19 · Last push: 2026-09-14
- GitHub: https://github.com/google/flatbuffers · Homepage: https://flatbuffers.dev/ · Page: https://gitnova.dev/en/r/google/flatbuffers

## Useful for

- Generate data access code from an .fbs schema with flatc for C++ and Rust
- Pass game or telemetry data between services without parsing on the receiver
- mmap a large file and read fields without loading it entirely

## Why it’s here

- 1 star so far today, about 2 expected by the end of the day.
- GitHub Trending C++ today: #8, +1 star.

## Star trust

Star growth looks organic.

Star-trust labels are heuristics based on the repository’s behavior, not a check of every stargazer.

## Numbers

- Forks: 3,680
- Issues and pull requests: 5,802
- Watchers: 627
- Average over the last week: 3 per day
- Usual pace: 5 per day
- Stars in the last hour (measured): 0
- Latest release: v25.12.19-2026-02-06-03fffb2 (2026-02-06)

## Stars per day, last 30 days (oldest → newest, today is partial)

2026-08-28 … 2026-09-26: 1, 6, 0, 3, 1, 5, 1, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5, 3, 3, 2, 3, 1, 7, 5, 7, 4, 6, 3, 0, 5, 6, 3, 5, 2, 1

## Spotted in now

- GitHub Trending C++ today: #8, +1 star

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