protobuf-c
brew install protobuf-cProtocol buffers library
https://github.com/protobuf-c/protobuf-c
License: BSD-2-Clause
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/protobuf-c.json
Formula code: protobuf-c.rb on GitHub
Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:
| macOS on Apple Silicon |
golden gate | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| tahoe | ✅ | |
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
| x86_64 | ✅ |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 1.5.2 |
| head | ⚡️ | HEAD |
Revision: 20
Depends on:
| abseil | 20260817.0 | C++ Common Libraries |
| protobuf | 36.2 | Protocol buffers (Google's data interchange format) |
Depends on when building from source:
| pkgconf | 3.0.10 | Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit |
Binaries:
protoc-c,
protoc-gen-c
GitHub Packages downloads:
| Last 30 days | 41,671 |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 2,339,528 |
| Analytics install events (30 days) | 2,863 |
| Downloads / install events (30 days) | 14.6× |
Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-02T00:44:26Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-03 to 2026-11-02. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.
Analytics:
| 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 2,861 | 11,642 | 48,436 |
Installs (--HEAD) | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| Installs on Request | 287 | 1,683 | 9,576 |
Installs on Request (--HEAD) | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| Build Errors | 4 |