# nannou-org/nannou

A Creative Coding Framework for Rust.

Repository: https://github.com/nannou-org/nannou
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nannou
Homepage: https://nannou.cc/
Language: Rust
License Family: other
Topics: creative-coding
Last push: 2026-07-15T15:02:25+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 81/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 92, release rhythm 57, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3288, "days_push": 49, "days_rel": 72, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6743, forks 328 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:48.236185+00:00)

## What it is
Nannou is an open-source creative coding framework for Rust, inspired by Processing, openFrameworks, and Cinder, now built as a set of Bevy plugins. It gives artists simple, fast, reliable code for graphics, multi-windowing, audio, lasers, lighting, and GUI work.

## Use cases
- create generative art sketches in Rust
- build long-running audiovisual installations
- live-code graphics and audio performances
- control lasers and LED lighting from code
- port Processing or openFrameworks sketches to Rust
- add a sketch-style Draw API to a Bevy application

## When to choose
- you want a Processing-like creative coding experience in Rust
- you need high performance and reliability for installations or live performances
- you want batteries-included creative I/O spanning graphics, audio, lasers, and lighting
- you already use Bevy and want creative coding plugins

## When to avoid
- you need a mature, stable API - the project is still early days
- you prefer a language other than Rust
- you want a huge ecosystem of tutorials and libraries like Processing
- you need a no-license-risk dependency - the repo lists no license

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: graphics, audio-processing, animation, gui, game-engine
- domain: graphics, media, cross-platform
- platform: rust, cross-platform
- tags: creative-coding, processing-alternative, generative-art, audiovisual, installation-art, sketching, bevy-plugins, game-development, desktop, gpu

## Member repositories
- nannou-org/nannou (main) score 81

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:48.236185+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 2026-08-29T17:42:39.370799+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nannou-org/nannou (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:48.236185+00:00, sha b127e5dc080a)
  - homepage: https://nannou.cc/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:38:42.634407+00:00, sha 41c9d3fe0af9)
  - registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/nannou (fetched 2026-08-29T08:38:42.638104+00:00, sha 403b7d0a20fc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.