Prebuilt Binaries for gRPC C++ on Windows

Overview

Prebuilt binaries for gRPC C++ are available for:

• Stable build: v1.69.0

Go to release page for downlading the binaries ➡️ here ⬅️.

Important

From gRPC C++ v1.47.0 is the first release requiring C++14. For those who cannot upgrade to C++14 right now, you can use gRPC C++ 1.46.x. gRPC C++ v1.46.x will be maintained by having fixes for critical bugs (P0) and security fixes until 2023-06-01.

• Last stable build for gRPC requiring only C++11 support: v1.46.7

Go to release page for downloading the binaries ➡️ here ⬅️.

Note: Prebuilt binaries can be downloaded as zip archives from the Releases page. For detailed build information (e.g., compilers, SDKs), refer to the Build-Info links (tracking since v1.22.0).

Additional Visual Studio Examples

Most C++ examples from the gRPC repository have been ported to a Visual Studio-compatible structure. These examples are maintained at Cpp-gRPC-Visual-Studio-Examples and are tested with gRPC versions v1.42.0 and above.

Documentation

➡️ Step-by-Step Installation Guide ⬅️

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Releases

Version	Build-Info	Build Configurations	Compiler Set	Example
v1.69.0	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.46.7	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64 🔲 MSVC141: x86, x64	✅

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Version	Build-Info	Build Configurations	Compiler Set	Example
v1.69.0	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.68.2	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.68.1	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.68.0	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.67.1	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.67.0	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.66.2	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.66.1	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.65.0	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.64.2	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.64.1	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.64.0	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.63.0	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.62.1	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.62.0	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.61.1	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.60.0	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.61.0	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.59.1	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.58.0	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.57.0	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.56.2	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.56.0	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.55.1	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.55.0	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.54.2	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.54.1	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.54.0	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.53.0	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.52.1	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.52.0	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.51.1	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.51.0	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.50.1	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.50.0	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.49.1	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.48.0	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.46.6	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.46.5	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.46.4	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.46.3	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.46.1	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.45.2	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	💻 MSVC143: x86, x64 🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64	✅
v1.45.1	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64 🔲 MSVC141: x86, x64	✅
v1.45.0	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64 🔲 MSVC141: x86, x64	✅
v1.44.0	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64 🔲 MSVC141: x86, x64	✅
v1.43.2	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64 🔲 MSVC141: x86, x64	✅
v1.43.0	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64 🔲 MSVC141: x86, x64	✅
v1.42.0	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64 🔲 MSVC141: x86, x64	✅
v1.41.1	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64 🔲 MSVC141: x86, x64	✅
v1.41.0	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64 🔲 MSVC141: x86, x64	✅
v1.40.0	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64 🔲 MSVC141: x86, x64	✅
v1.39.1	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64 🔲 MSVC141: x86, x64	✅
v1.22.0	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64 🔲 MSVC141: x86, x64	✅
v1.21.4	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64 🔲 MSVC141: x86, x64	✅
v1.20.0	Build Info	🛠️ Debug 🚀 Release 🔧 RelWithDebInfo	🖥️ MSVC142: x86, x64 🔲 MSVC141: x86, x64	✅

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Explanation of Symbols

• Build Configurations:
  • 🛠️ Debug: Development configuration with debugging symbols.
  • 🚀 Release: Optimized for production use.
  • 🔧 RelWithDebInfo: Combination of optimizations and debugging symbols.
• Compiler Sets:
  • 💻 MSVC143: Visual Studio 2022 (x86/x64).
  • 🖥️ MSVC142: Visual Studio 2019 (x86/x64).
  • 🔲 MSVC141: Visual Studio 2017 (x86/x64) --> Discontinued from v1.45.2.

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Feedback

For suggestions or issues, feel free to open a ticket in the respective repositories:

• Prebuilt binaries: gRPC Windows.
• Visual Studio Examples: Cpp-gRPC-Visual-Studio-Examples.

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Thank you for using gRPC for C++ on Windows!