@@ -1327,10 +1327,65 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
+/**
+ * @brief Allocates memory for the specified number of items.
+ *
+ * Throws @ref OFOutOfMemoryException if allocating failed and
+ * @ref OFOutOfRangeException if the requested size exceeds the address space.
+ *
+ * @param count The number of items to allocate
+ * @param size The size of each item to allocate
+ * @return A pointer to the allocated memory. May return NULL if the specified
+ *	   size or count is 0.
+ */
+extern void *_Nullable of_malloc(size_t count, size_t size)
+    OF_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Allocates memory for the specified number of items and initializes it
+ *	  with zeros.
+ *
+ * Throws @ref OFOutOfMemoryException if allocating failed and
+ * @ref OFOutOfRangeException if the requested size exceeds the address space.
+ *
+ * @param size The size of each item to allocate
+ * @param count The number of items to allocate
+ * @return A pointer to the allocated memory. May return NULL if the specified
+ *	   size or count is 0.
+ */
+extern void *_Nullable of_calloc(size_t count, size_t size)
+    OF_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Resizes memory to the specific number of items of the specified size.
+ *
+ * If the pointer is NULL, this is equivalent to allocating memory.
+ * If the size or number of items is 0, this is equivalent to freeing memory.
+ *
+ * Throws @ref OFOutOfMemoryException if allocating failed and
+ * @ref OFOutOfRangeException if the requested size exceeds the address space.
+ *
+ * @param pointer A pointer to the already allocated memory
+ * @param size The size of each item to resize to
+ * @param count The number of items to resize to
+ * @return A pointer to the resized memory chunk
+ */
+extern void *_Nullable of_realloc(void *_Nullable pointer, size_t count,
+    size_t size) OF_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Frees allocated memory.
+ *
+ * Does nothing if the pointer is NULL.
+ *
+ * @param pointer A pointer to the allocated memory
+ */
+extern void of_free(void *_Nullable pointer);
+
 #ifdef OF_APPLE_RUNTIME
 extern void *_Null_unspecified objc_autoreleasePoolPush(void);
 extern void objc_autoreleasePoolPop(void *_Null_unspecified pool);
 # ifndef __OBJC2__
 extern id _Nullable objc_constructInstance(Class _Nullable class_,