libabmp

A lightweight C library for reading and writing BMP files, implemented from scratch without external dependencies.

Now also in Rust: https://github.com/adriabama06/libabmp-rs

Features

• Supports only 24-bit BMP formats
• Pure C implementation (no external libraries)
• Read/Write from memory or disk

Build Instructions

All Platforms

cmake -B build
cmake --build build

Run tests

./scripts/run_tests.sh

Note: On Windows, ensure MinGW is installed and available in PATH. The library does not compile with MSVC (cl.exe) due to C language feature requirements.

Example Usage

cd example
cmake -B build
cmake --build build
./build/example

The example generates output.bmp using sample images from samples/.

Project Structure

• include/: Public headers (abitmap.h, abmp.h)
• src/: Library implementation
• example/: Demonstrates library usage
• samples/: Input/output sample images

License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.