README.md


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![logo](http://google.github.io/flatbuffers/fpl_logo_small.png) FlatBuffers
===========

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**FlatBuffers** is a cross platform serialization library architected for
maximum memory efficiency. It allows you to directly access serialized data without parsing/unpacking it first, while still having great forwards/backwards compatibility.

**Go to our [landing page][] to browse our documentation.**

## Supported operating systems
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Android
- And any others with a recent C++ compiler (C++ 11 and newer)

## Supported programming languages

Code generation and runtime libraries for many popular languages.

1. C
1. C++ - [snapcraft.io](https://snapcraft.io/flatbuffers)
1. C# - [nuget.org](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Google.FlatBuffers)
1. Dart - [pub.dev](https://pub.dev/packages/flat_buffers)
1. Go - [go.dev](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/google/flatbuffers)
1. Java - [Maven](https://search.maven.org/artifact/com.google.flatbuffers/flatbuffers-java)
1. JavaScript - [NPM](https://www.npmjs.com/package/flatbuffers)
1. Kotlin
1. Lobster
1. Lua
1. PHP
1. Python - [PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/flatbuffers/)
1. Rust - [crates.io](https://crates.io/crates/flatbuffers)
1. Swift - [swiftpackageindex](https://swiftpackageindex.com/google/flatbuffers)
1. TypeScript - [NPM](https://www.npmjs.com/package/flatbuffers)
1. Nim

## Versioning

FlatBuffers does not follow traditional Semver versioning (see [rationale](https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/wiki/Versioning)) but rather uses a format of the date of the release.

## Contribution

* [FlatBuffers Issues Tracker][] to submit an issue.
* [stackoverflow.com][] with [`flatbuffers` tag][] for any questions regarding FlatBuffers.

*To contribute to this project,* see [CONTRIBUTING][].

## Community

* [FlatBuffers Google Group][] to discuss FlatBuffers with other developers and users.
* [Discord Server](https:///discord.gg/6qgKs3R)
* [Gitter](https://gitter.im/google/flatbuffers)


## Security

Please see our [Security Policy](SECURITY.md) for reporting vulnerabilities.

## Licensing
*Flatbuffers* is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See [LICENSE][] for the full license text.

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   [CONTRIBUTING]: http://github.com/google/flatbuffers/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
   [`flatbuffers` tag]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/flatbuffers
   [FlatBuffers Google Group]: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/flatbuffers
   [FlatBuffers Issues Tracker]: http://github.com/google/flatbuffers/issues
   [stackoverflow.com]: http://stackoverflow.com/search?q=flatbuffers
   [landing page]: https://google.github.io/flatbuffers
   [LICENSE]: https://github.com/google/flatbuffers/blob/master/LICENSE