# google/oboe

Oboe is a C++ library that makes it easy to build high-performance audio apps on Android.

Repository: https://github.com/google/oboe
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/oboe
Language: C++
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: oboe, android, audio
Last push: 2026-08-24T09:56:08+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 15, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3257, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 352, "gap_med": 271, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4095, forks 634 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:34.678448+00:00)

## What it is
Oboe is a C++ library from Google for building high-performance, low-latency audio apps on Android. It provides a unified API that wraps OpenSL ES and AAudio, automatically selecting the best backend and tuning latency for the target device.

## Use cases
- build a low-latency music app on Android
- play or record audio with minimal latency in a native Android app
- write an Android synth or effects processor in C++
- migrate an app from OpenSL ES to a modern audio API
- build a rhythm game with tight audio timing

## When to choose
- you need low-latency audio on Android across many API levels
- you want a single C++ API that picks OpenSL ES or AAudio automatically
- you are building pro-audio, gaming, or music apps on Android

## When to avoid
- you only need simple audio playback in Java/Kotlin (use MediaPlayer or ExoPlayer)
- you target platforms other than Android
- you need high-level media features like DRM or streaming playlists

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: audio-processing
- domain: mobile-development, developer-tools
- platform: cpp
- tags: low-latency-audio, opensl-es, aaudio, android-ndk, audio-streaming, audio, android

## Member repositories
- google/oboe (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:34.678448+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 2026-08-29T18:23:19.692162+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/google/oboe (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:34.678448+00:00, sha f15b3b897b1e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.