# NVIDIA-Omniverse/kit-app-template

Omniverse Kit App Template

Repository: https://github.com/NVIDIA-Omniverse/kit-app-template
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kit-app-template
Language: Python
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-07-24T19:49:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1477, "days_push": 40, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1090, forks 386 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:32.914496+00:00)

## What it is
A template toolkit from NVIDIA for building GPU-accelerated, OpenUSD-based 3D applications with the Omniverse Kit SDK. It provides pre-configured templates, tools, and boilerplate for creating desktop or cloud-streamed applications on Windows and Linux using Python or C++.

## Use cases
- build 3d applications with omniverse kit sdk
- create openusd-based desktop apps
- stream 3d applications to the cloud
- generate synthetic data for ai training
- simulate virtual environments
- prototype gpu-accelerated visualization tools

## When to choose
- you want to build OpenUSD-based 3D apps on the Omniverse Kit SDK
- you need a quick-start template with boilerplate and tooling already configured
- you target Windows or Linux desktop or cloud streaming
- you want to prototype on a feature branch of the Kit SDK

## When to avoid
- you need a stable production branch of the Kit SDK rather than a feature branch
- your project has nothing to do with 3D, OpenUSD, or Omniverse
- you need a lightweight renderer without the Omniverse ecosystem

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: sdk, developer-tools, graphics, simulation, templating, gpu-computing
- domain: simulation, graphics, developer-tools, gpu-computing, cross-platform
- platform: windows, python, cpp, cross-platform
- tags: openusd, omniverse, 3d-applications, cloud-streaming, synthetic-data, nvidia, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- NVIDIA-Omniverse/kit-app-template (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:32.914496+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:49:11.651236+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/NVIDIA-Omniverse/kit-app-template (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:32.914496+00:00, sha b58479664a1f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.