Command-line tool

cdecl

brew/cdecl

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Turn English phrases to C or C++ declarations

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install cdecl

Linux

brew install cdecl

Compose English phrase into C declaration, and create [c]ompilable output (include `;` and `{}`)

cdecl -c phrase

Explain C declaration in English

cdecl explain C_declaration

Cast a variable to another type

cdecl cast variable_name to type

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