vcpkg documentation

vcpkg is a cross-platform C/C++ package manager. Get access to thousands of high quality open-source libraries to empower your application and internally share collections of private components.

Get started

Quickstart

• Install and use packages with CMake
• Install and use packages with CMake in Visual Studio
• Install and use packages with MSBuild in Visual Studio
• Integrate with your CMake project
• Integrate with your MSBuild (Visual Studio) project
• Integrate with a different build system

Use External Registries

Tutorial

• Registry types
• Install your private dependencies

Package your own library

Tutorial

• Create and publish packages
• Apply patches to a dependency's source code
• Contribute an open-source library to vcpkg
• Provide usage documentation

Use vcpkg in CI

Tutorial

• Mirror external resources for disconnected builds
• Troubleshoot asset caching issues
• Reuse builds between projects and machines
• Troubleshoot binary caching issues

Version your dependencies

Concept

• Versioning

Tutorial

• Install a specific version of a package
• Troubleshoot versioning issues

Customize ports and triplets

Reference

• Environmental variables
• Triplet settings

Maintain your own registry

Tutorial

• Test your custom registry ports with GitHub Actions
• Test your custom registry ports with Azure DevOps