# mcap

**Repository Path**: qclijun/mcap

## Basic Information

- **Project Name**: mcap
- **Description**: fork from https://github.com/foxglove/mcap
- **Primary Language**: Unknown
- **License**: MIT
- **Default Branch**: main
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No

## Statistics

- **Stars**: 0
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2026-06-22
- **Last Updated**: 2026-06-22

## Categories & Tags

**Categories**: Uncategorized

**Tags**: None

## README

<img src="/website/static/img/mcap720.webp" alt="MCAP logo" width="240" height="180"/>

# MCAP

MCAP is a logging library and file format. It is commonly used in robotics applications, and works well under various workloads, resource constraints, and durability requirements.

## Documentation

- [File format specification](https://mcap.dev/spec)
  - [Kaitai Struct definition](./website/docs/spec/mcap.ksy)
- [Motivation](https://mcap.dev/files/evaluation.pdf)
- [Support Matrix](https://mcap.dev/reference)

## Quickstart

MCAP libraries are provided in the following languages. For guidance on each language, see its corresponding README:

| Language              | Readme                 | API docs                                                        | Package name | Version                                                                              |
| --------------------- | ---------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| C++                   | [readme](./cpp)        | [API docs](https://mcap.dev/docs/cpp)                           | `mcap`       | [![](https://shields.io/conan/v/mcap)](https://conan.io/center/mcap)                 |
| Go                    | [readme](./go/mcap)    | [API docs](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/foxglove/mcap/go/mcap) |              | see [releases](https://github.com/foxglove/mcap/releases)                            |
| Python                | [readme](./python)     | [API docs](https://mcap.dev/docs/python)                        | `mcap`       | [![](https://shields.io/pypi/v/mcap)](https://pypi.org/project/mcap/)                |
| JavaScript/TypeScript | [readme](./typescript) | [API docs](https://mcap.dev/docs/typescript)                    | `@mcap/core` | [![](https://shields.io/npm/v/@mcap/core)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@mcap/core) |
| Swift                 | [readme](./swift)      | [API docs](https://mcap.dev/docs/swift/documentation/mcap)      |              | see [releases](https://github.com/foxglove/mcap/releases)                            |
| Rust                  | [readme](./rust)       | [API docs](https://mcap.dev/docs/rust/mcap)                     | `mcap`       | [![](https://shields.io/crates/v/mcap)](https://crates.io/crates/mcap)               |

## CLI

Inspect, merge, and split MCAP files from the command line using the MCAP CLI. See the [CLI documentation](https://mcap.dev/guides/cli) for installation and usage.

Install with `brew install mcap` or download the latest version directly from the [releases page](https://github.com/foxglove/mcap/releases?q=mcap-cli).

## Contributing

See [AGENTS.md](./AGENTS.md) for build/test/lint commands, prerequisites, and development setup for each language. For releasing packages, see [RELEASING.md](./RELEASING.md).

## Stay in touch

Join our [Discord community](https://foxglove.dev/chat) to ask questions, share feedback, and stay up to date on what our team is working on.

## Citations

If you use MCAP in your research, please cite it in your work. Our suggested
citation format is:

```
@software{MCAP,
  title = {MCAP: serialization-agnostic log container file format},
  author = {{Foxglove Developers}},
  url = {https://mcap.dev},
  version = {your version},
  date = {your date of access},
  year = {2024},
  publisher = {{Foxglove Technologies}},
  note = {Available from https://github.com/foxglove/mcap}
}
```

Please replace the version and date fields with the version of the software you
used, and the date you obtained it. Citing MCAP will help spread awareness of
the project and strengthen the ecosystem.

## License

[MIT License](/LICENSE).