Google Test
| Google Test | |
|---|---|
| Developer | |
| Stable release | 1.18.0
/ August 10, 2026 |
| Written in | C++ |
| Operating system | Windows, Linux, macOS |
| Type | Unit testing tool |
| License | BSD 3-clause |
| Website | google |
| Repository | github |
Google Test, often written as GoogleTest and referred to as gtest, is a library used to conduct unit testing in the programming language C++. Google Test is based on the xUnit architecture, a systematic methodology for assessing software components. Google Test is free and open-source software with a BSD 3-clause license.
Google Test can be compiled for multiple computer operating systems (OS), including those using the Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX; e.g., Linux, macOS), a set of standard OS interfaces, and Microsoft Windows. This allows for the execution of unit tests on both C and C++ codebases with few alterations to the source code.