A Fast and Easy to use microframework for the web.

Crow is a C++ framework for creating HTTP or Websocket web services. It uses routing similar to Python's Flask which makes it easy to use. It is also extremely fast, beating multiple existing C++ frameworks as well as non C++ frameworks.

Blazingly Fast

Header Only

Typesafe handlers

Websocket Support

Easy to get started

#include "crow.h"

int main()
{
    crow::SimpleApp app;

    CROW_ROUTE(app, "/")([](){
        return "Hello world";
    });

    app.port(18080).run();
}

CROW_ROUTE(app, "/json")
([]{
    crow::json::wvalue x({{"message", "Hello, World!"}});
    x["message2"] = "Hello, World.. Again!";
    return x;
});

JSON Support Built-in

URL parameter support as well!

CROW_ROUTE(app,"/hello/<int>")
([](int count){
    return crow::response(std::to_string(count));
});

Support Crow

Crow is provided free of charge courtesy of everyone who is donating their money, time, and expertise to keep it going.

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.deb file

for Ubuntu/Debian based systems

AUR

for Arch Linux based systems

VCPKG

for Windows based systems

Homebrew

for MacOS based systems

Nixpkgs

for Nix based systems

Conan Center

for developers using the conan package manager

Header File

Download Crow directly from github

Learn Crow

The 1000 mile journey begins with a single step. Get started by installing Crow and building your first application. Or go through the guides if you're stuck somewhere.