Fast and structured format for data exchange
Developed by Google, protocol buffers are a language-independent data interchange format used to serialize structured data. This mechanism provides efficient and fast binary data transfer in inter-system communication.
Updates
- September 18, 2026: Stars 71,867 → 72,043, latest release v36.2 (September 17, 2026).
- September 1, 2026: Stars 71,747 → 71,867, latest release v36.1 (August 31, 2026).
- August 20, 2026: Stars 71,674 → 71,747, latest release v36.0 (August 20, 2026).
- August 2, 2026: Stars 71,559 → 71,674, latest release v35.1 (June 11, 2026).
What you get
- Efficient binary data transfer between systems
- Language-independent data serialization
- Flexible and extensible data structure
Installation
brew install protobufRunning it
protoc --cpp_out=. dosya.protoGetting started
To get started with Protobuf, you can visit the official documentation site or download precompiled binaries suitable for your operating system from the GitHub versions page. To install runtime libraries specific to the programming language you use, you must follow the instructions in the relevant source directories.
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