The Protocol Buffers ecosystem stretches far beyond Google's official compiler. Below is an interactive explorer showcasing the most popular tools, plugins, and serialization libraries used by developers to compile, lint, format, validate, and transport Protobuf messages. Missing a tool or library? Submit a project to help grow the registry.
SwiftProtobuf
BY apple
Apple's official plugin and runtime library for using Protocol Buffers within Swift projects.
protobuf-c (C)
BY protobuf-c
C implementation of Protocol Buffers, generating C code from .proto files with runtime serialization support.
rust-protobuf (Rust)
BY stepancheg
Rust implementation of Google Protocol Buffers, providing a code generator and runtime library.
Google AIPs
BY aip-dev
Google's API Improvement Proposals (AIPs) define design guidelines for gRPC and Protobuf APIs, enforceable via the Google API Linter.
python-betterproto
Python 3.6+ code generator and library for Protobuf 3 and async gRPC.
ts-protoc-gen
Compiler plugin generating TypeScript interfaces and client/server gRPC service definitions for ts-proto.
protobuf-ts
BY timostamm
Community plugin (protoc-gen-ts) generating TypeScript interfaces, RPC clients, and validation from .proto files.
protobuf-swift (Swift)
BY alexeyxo
Swift implementation of Protocol Buffers with code generation and runtime support.
php-protobuf
BY allegro
PHP library implementing Google's Protocol Buffers serialization format.
elixir-protobuf
Pure Elixir compiler and runtime library for Protocol Buffers.