# tracers.cpp > `tracers.cpp` is a visualization library for C++. This repository is part of the project [Algorithm Visualizer](https://github.com/algorithm-visualizer). ## Dependencies - [nlohmann/json](https://github.com/nlohmann/json) - [libcurl](https://curl.haxx.se/libcurl/) ## Installation 1. Download and extract the source code in the [latest release](https://github.com/algorithm-visualizer/tracers.cpp/releases/latest). 2. Change directory to it and run: ```bash mkdir build cd build cmake .. make install ``` ## Usage ```cpp #include "algorithm-visualizer/LogTracer.h" int main() { LogTracer logTracer = LogTracer("Scratch Paper"); logTracer.print("Visualize your own algorithm here!"); return 0; } ``` Check out the [API reference](https://github.com/algorithm-visualizer/algorithm-visualizer/wiki) for more information. ## Contributing Check out the [contributing guidelines](https://github.com/algorithm-visualizer/tracers.cpp/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).