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openFrameworks
Developer(s)Zachary Lieberman, Theo Watson, Arturo Castro
Stable release
0.11.2 / March 24, 2021; 4 years ago (2021-03-24)
Repository
Written inC++
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android
TypeApplication framework
LicenseMIT License
Websiteopenframeworks.cc

openFrameworks is an open source toolkit designed for creative coding founded by Zachary Lieberman, Theo Watson and Arturo Castro. OpenFrameworks is written in C++ and built on top of OpenGL. It runs on Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android and Emscripten. It is maintained by its founders with contributions by other members[1] of the openFrameworks community.

History

The 0.01 version of openFrameworks was released by Zachary Lieberman on August 3, 2005. By February 2006, Lieberman was using version 0.03 with their students at the Parsons School of Design in New York City. According to its authors, openFrameworks was developed for

"... folks using computers for creative, artistic expression, and who would like low level access to the data inside of media in order manipulate, analyze or explore. That audience we felt was significantly underserved by the current crop of C++ libraries."[2]

openFrameworks running the OpenCV add-on example.

OpenFrameworks' emphasis on creative coding is similar to the Processing language in that both projects present a simplified interface to powerful libraries for media, hardware and communication. openFrameworks's main difference from Processing is that it is written in C++, instead of Java. Users will find many similarities between the two libraries, for example what is beginShape() in Processing is ofBeginShape() in openFrameworks. The openFrameworks wiki includes an article for people coming to openFrameworks from Processing.[3]

Another similar project is Cinder, which is also a C++ library framework for creative programming. The primary difference is that openFrameworks has a larger number of dependencies on open source libraries, allowing advanced programmers more control and transparency, while Cinder is more dependent on libraries built into the operating systems it sits on top of, which generally means updates and bug fixes are more frequent and reliable with openFrameworks.[citation needed]

Presentation of the project openFrameworks at the 2008 Ars Electronica Festival

License

Openframeworks is released under the permissive MIT license. The libraries used by the framework each have their own licenses.[2]

Artists and projects

Several notable artists have used openFrameworks in their projects. Zach Lieberman used the toolkit for his "Drawn" project.[4] Theodore Watson has used openFrameworks for "audio space" and "Laser Tag." [5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Contributors to openframeworks/OpenFrameworks". GitHub.
  2. ^ a b "openFrameworks FAQ". Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  3. ^ "openFrameworks for Processing users". Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Drawn". thesystemis.com. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  5. ^ "AUDIO SPACE". Theodore Watson - Interactive Installations. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  6. ^ "LASER TAG". Theodore Watson - Interactive Installations. Retrieved 2022-12-22.


Real-world projects

Notable projects created with openFrameworks:

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