Command-line tool

protobuf

brew/protobuf

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Protocol buffers (Google's data interchange format) protobuf rpc protoc protocol-buffers marshalling protobuf-runtime protocol-compiler serialization

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id Google.Protobuf -e
scoop bucket add extras; scoop install extras/protobuf

macOS

brew install protobuf

Linux

brew install protobuf

Generate Python code from a `.proto` file

protoc --python_out=path/to/output_directory input_file.proto

Generate Java code from a `.proto` file that imports other `.proto` files

protoc --java_out=path/to/output_directory --proto_path=path/to/import_search_directory input_file.proto

Generate code for multiple languages

protoc --csharp_out=path/to/c#_output_directory --js_out=path/to/js_output_directory input_file.proto

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