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# Couchbase Lite for C

> Description — _Couchbase Lite for C platform introduction_  

## [](#introduction)Introduction

_Couchbase Lite_ now has an officially supported **C API**. It builds on the success of an engineering labs project that originally introduced a well-received C API for Couchbase Lite

The C API now includes support for Enterprise-grade features like database encryption. This optimized implementation is ensured feature parity with our other Couchbase Lite platforms and is supported on a wide-reange of mobile and desktop platforms — see: [Supported Platforms](supported-os.md).

The ease of building language bindings on top of the C API means application developers can build for edge and embedded IoT devices using their preferred languages to harness the power of Couchbase Lite.

## [](#fleece)FLeece

## [](#related-content)Related Content

###### [](#)

How to . . .

* [Prerequisites](gs-prereqs.md)
* [Install](gs-install.md)
* [Build and Run](gs-build.md)

###### [](#-2)

Learn more . . .

* [Databases](database.md)
* [Documents](document.md)
* [Blobs](blob.md)
* [Remote Sync Gateway](replication.md)
* [Handling Data Conflicts](conflict.md)

###### [](#-3)

Dive Deeper . . .

[Mobile Forum](https://forums.couchbase.com/c/mobile/14) | [Blog](https://blog.couchbase.com/) | [Tutorials](https://docs.couchbase.com/tutorials/)