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nihui/opencv-mobile

The minimal opencv for Android, iOS, ARM Linux, Windows, Linux, MacOS, HarmonyOS, WebAssembly, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/nihui/opencv-mobile · C++ · Apache-2.0 (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

85/100

  • Activity 92
  • Release rhythm 68
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 94.5
  • age_days: 2063
  • days_rel: 52
  • days_push: 52
  • n_releases_24m: 7

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3345 stars · 461 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

opencv-mobile provides minimal, prebuilt OpenCV binary packages for Android, iOS, ARM Linux, Windows, Linux, macOS, HarmonyOS, WebAssembly, and Apple watchOS/tvOS/visionOS. It dramatically shrinks OpenCV package sizes (e.g. 25 MB vs 303 MB for Android) while keeping the core image-processing and computer-vision modules.

Use cases

  • add opencv to an android app without a 300mb dependency
  • use opencv on ios with a small binary footprint
  • run opencv on arm linux embedded boards
  • use opencv in webassembly browser apps
  • build computer vision apps for harmonyos
  • get prebuilt opencv binaries for multiple platforms without compiling from source

When to choose

  • you need a small-footprint OpenCV build for mobile, embedded, or web targets
  • you want prebuilt binaries instead of compiling OpenCV yourself
  • you only need core OpenCV modules like imgproc, imgcodecs, and core

When to avoid

  • you need the full OpenCV module set including contrib modules or CUDA acceleration
  • you need to customize OpenCV build flags beyond what the minimal build offers
  • you target only desktop platforms where full OpenCV packages are acceptable

Facets

library · maturity active

image-processing computer-vision developer-tools computer-vision image-processing cross-platform mobile-development embedded-systems windows wasm cross-platform cpp opencv minimal-build prebuilt-binaries harmonyos apple-platforms embedded-vision android ios linux macos

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
nihui/opencv-mobilemain85

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