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---
title: Boost C++ Libraries
copyright: Beman Dawes, David Abrahams, 1998-2005. Rene Rivera 2004-2007.
revised:
---
Boost C++ Libraries
Welcome to Boost.org!
---------------------
Boost provides free peer-reviewed portable C++ source
libraries.
We emphasize libraries that work well with the C++
Standard Library. Boost libraries are intended to be widely
useful, and usable across a broad spectrum of applications.
The [Boost license](/users/license.html)
encourages the use of Boost libraries for all users with
minimal restrictions.
We aim to establish "existing practice" and provide
reference implementations so that Boost libraries are
suitable for eventual standardization. Beginning with the
ten Boost Libraries included in the Library Technical
Report ([TR1](http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2005/n1745.pdf)) and continuing with every release
of the ISO standard for C++ since 2011, the [C++ Standards Committee](http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/) has continued to
rely on Boost as a valuable source for additions to the
Standard C++ Library.
Boost as an organization
------------------------
The Boost organization and wider Boost community
supports research and education into the best possible uses
of C++ and libraries developed for it, particularly, but
not exclusively those contained in the Boost Library.
The organization and community support mailing lists and
chat rooms to educate about best practices and cutting edge
techniques for the user of Boost Libraries and C++ in
general.
Since 2006 an intimate week long annual conference
related to Boost called [C++ Now](http://cppnow.org/) has been held in Aspen, Colorado
each May. The conference is an educational opportunity
focused on cutting-edge C++. Boost has been a participant
in the annual Google Summer of Code since 2007, in which
students develop their skills by working on Boost Library
development.
### Getting Started
Boost works on
almost any modern operating system, including UNIX and
Windows variants. Follow the [Getting
Started Guide](/doc/libs/release/more/getting_started/index.html) to download and install Boost. Popular
Linux and Unix distributions such as [Fedora](http://fedoraproject.org/),
[Debian](http://www.debian.org/), and [NetBSD](http://www.netbsd.org/) include pre-built Boost
packages. Boost may also already be available on your
organization's internal web server.
If you want to
develop Boost, there's a [getting
started guide](https://github.com/boostorg/wiki/wiki/Getting-Started) on the wiki.
### Background
Read on with the
[introductory material](/users/) to help you
understand what Boost is about and to help in educating
your organization about Boost.
### Community
Boost welcomes and
thrives on participation from a variety of individuals and
organizations. Many avenues for participation are available
in the [Boost
Community](/community/).