Package Managers

• These tools automatically download, build, and cache third-party libraries (dependencies) so you do not have to install them manually

vcpkg

• Developed by Microsoft
• Uses vcpkg.json to list dependencies
• Integrates seamlessly with CMake via a custom toolchain flag

Conan

• Developed by JFrog
• Uses conanfile.txt or conanfile.py
• Features pre-compiled binary caching to skip compilation times for known dependencies