Free C, C++ Tools

1. Doxygen :
   A documentation system for C++, C, Java and IDL. It generates Latex, HTML, RTF, Postscript and Unix man page outputs from a set of documented source files. [Open Source, GPL]
2. ccache :
   Acts as a caching pre-processor to C/C++ compilers, which often results in a 5 to 10 times speedup in common compilations. [Open Source, GPL]
3. Doc-O-Matic :
   Creates fully cross linked documentation systems and manuals in PDF, HTML, HTML Help, Windows Help and RTF from C/C++ or Delphi/Pascal source code.
4. Compilercache :
   Caches compiled object files to dramaticly speed up compiles. More convenient than make, and speeds up builds (like RPM builds) that make doesn't. Obsoleted by ccache.
5. CodeColorizer :
   Can convert source code in a number of languages to colorized HTML.
6. Code Crusader :
   Designed to smoothly integrate the tasks of working with source files, compiling, and debugging, in short everything involved in developing code. (New Planet Software) .
7. C and C++ Validation Test Suites :
   Suite++ includes both positive and negative tests for comparing compiler behavior to the ANSI/ISO C++ Standard. LibSuite++ tests the conformance of the C++ library. (Plum Hall, Inc.)
8. Imagix Corporation :
   Provides software to aid in reverse engineering, program understanding, and code comprehension as well as documentation tools for legacy and complex C and C++ software systems.
9. UML2COM :
   A Rational Rose add-in that generates code for Visual C++ or generic C++. By Arion Software.
10. XMDS: eXtensible Multi-Dimensional Simulator :
    A code generator that integrates equations based at human readable form in an XML file, it goes away and writes and compiles a C++ program that integrates those equations as fast as it can possibly be done in selected hardware architecture. [Open source, GPL]
11. Open C++ :
    C++ version with Metaobject Protocol; tool of source (code) to source translation for C++. Allows easily implementing varied kinds of translation, to define new: syntax, annotation, object behaviors; extensions, optimizations, runtime protocols. [Open Source]
12. VxDWriter :
    A tool for developing Windows 95/98 Virtual Device Driver (VxD) quickly and efficiently in C/C++. (Techsoft)
13. GlowCode :
    Complete diagnostic toolset for Win32 programmers. Helps programmers find performance bottlenecks, trace program execution, find unexecuted code, and detect memory and resource leaks.
14. SourceStyler C++ :
    A tool for C/C++ developers that provides complete control over the formatting and layout of C/C++ source code. Provides over 75 individual formatting options and full ANSI C++ support. [Shareware]
15. Understand :
    Analyzes any sized C or C++ project to help you document and understand it better.
16. Cantata++ :
    Allows developers to efficiently perform unit and integration testing of C/C++ software. It has facilities for dynamic testing, coverage analysis and static analysis.
17. CodeWizard :
    Helps developers prevent errors by automatically enforcing over 170 industry-accepted C++ coding standards. (ParaSoft)
18. DocVizor :
    Lets see the class hierarchy of C++ projects. It quickly generates a complete printable hierarchy of classes, including classes from third party libraries. It can also generates html files from the class information. By UCanCode.Net Software. [Shareware]
19. Visual Code Browser for C/C++ :
    Integrating code editor, analyzer and documentation generator with code flowcharting and visualization. [Shareware]
20. Computer Science Lab :
    CPPIDE is a Windows program that wraps the Gnu C++ compiler and Gnu GDB debugger into an integrated development environment for the C and C++ languages.
21. Stack Spy :
    It catch stack corruption, stack over run, stack overflow, get instant email notification of crash with line numbers and function names of last 100 calls that led to the crash. buffer overflow, memory overwrite, program crash.
22. SNIP from Cleanscape Software International :
    An easy-to-use C++ development tool that bridges the gap between design and coding and saves hours of editing/debugging. It also allows developers to specify design patterns as object models, and automatically generates C++ classes from the object models.
23. C++2HTML :
    Online/offline JavaScript program to convert C++ code to syntax highlighted HTML output. Free to use and easy to change.
24. CC-Rider :
    A detailed analysis of your C or C++ program, allows easy navigation with Call Trees, Hierarchy Trees, generates Web Documentation.
25. Lazy C++ :
    Lzz (Lazy C++) is a rapid development tool. Given a sequence of declarations Lzz will generate header and source files.
26. BVRDE :
    A fully integrated development environment (IDE) designed for compiling and debugging on remote Linux/Unix servers using a Windows client. [Open source, GPL]
27. C/C++ Program Perfometer :
    Enables to get performance of C/C++ program and separated pieces of code for any metrics (for instance : uclocks, rusage-metrics, metrics defined by user). The measurement results are represented in detailed/summary reports. [Common Public License]
28. CodeInspect :
    A C++ code inspector that analyses source code and finds nonstandard, suspicious or simply plain wrong code. (Yokasoft)
29. s-mail project - Java to C++DOL :
    A command line tool that translates Java sources into corresponding C++ sources. [Freeware]
30. SourcePublisher C++ :
    Generates detailed HTML reports that offer quick, intuitive browsing of the source and information about the code. Class Inheritance Hierarchies, Call and CallBy Trees, Include and Include By Trees,HTML source browser. Windows 95/98/NT/2000, Linux, Solaris, and other Unix platforms.
31. Integrated Dynamic Design Models (IDDM) :
    Tools for support Agile methodology software development for C++. Support Visual C++, C++ Builder compilers.
32. CppRefactory :
    Tool to automate refactoring process for C++ projects. Description, links. [Open Source]
33. ClassModeler :
    A freeware tool that help C++ developer to create, manipulate and generate documentation for classes in a logical way.
34. C to C++ converter :
    A python program that convert all files of a C project to C++, by automatically creating classes, and replacing variables and function by attributes and methods. [Open Source]
35. WinA&D :
    A UML modeling tool that generates C++, Java or Delphi code. WinTranslator reengineers C++, Java or Delphi code into WinA&D models.