cinder/Cinder
Cinder is a community-developed, free and open source library for professional-quality creative coding in C++. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
61/100
- Activity 73
- Release rhythm 22
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5978
- days_rel: 304
- days_push: 166
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
5536 stars · 964 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Cinder is a free, open-source C++ library for professional-quality creative coding, covering graphics, audio, video, and computational geometry. It is cross-platform (macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS) and production-proven for both professional work and experimentation.
Use cases
- build interactive graphics installations in C++
- prototype audio-visual creative coding projects
- render 2D and 3D graphics with OpenGL
- process and play audio and video media
- create computational geometry and generative art applications
- build cross-platform creative apps for macOS, Windows, and iOS
When to choose
- you want a production-proven C++ creative coding toolkit with OpenGL, media, and math built in
- you need cross-platform support including macOS, Windows, Linux, and iOS
- you prefer idiomatic modern C++ with a peer-reviewed library design
When to avoid
- you want a scripting-friendly environment like Processing or openFrameworks' larger ecosystem
- you need a game engine with built-in physics, ECS, or asset pipelines
- your project is not in C++ or requires a C++20 toolchain you cannot adopt
Facets
library · maturity active
graphics audio-processing video-processing gui image-processing math parser animation graphics media cross-platform simulation windows cpp cross-platform creative-coding opengl computational-geometry multimedia interactive-installations bsd-license game-development macos linux ios
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/cinder/Cinder · fetched 2026-08-28 · dd04ff47922d
- homepage: http://libcinder.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 6dc234fddb02
- site_page: https://libcinder.org/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7e848adcfd3f
- site_page: https://libcinder.org/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · b187d32ee6e6
- site_page: https://libcinder.org/docs/guides/git/index.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1558f7cefc1f
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| cinder/Cinder | main | 61 |
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