# processing/processing

⚠️ Processing moved to processing/processing4 ⚠️

Repository: https://github.com/processing/processing
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/processing
Homepage: http://processing.org
Language: Java
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-07-15T14:54:07+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 64/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 92, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4969, "days_push": 49, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- 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 6484, forks 1471 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:43.756584+00:00)

## What it is
This is the archived original repository for the Processing Development Environment (PDE), core libraries, and Java-based creative coding language. Development has moved to the processing/processing4 repository, so this repo is frozen and issues are redirected there.

## Use cases
- learn programming through visual sketches
- create generative art and animations in Java
- teach creative coding in classrooms
- build interactive graphics prototypes
- explore the historical Processing 3 source code

## When to choose
- you need to inspect or maintain legacy Processing 3 code
- you want to study the historical source of the PDE

## When to avoid
- you want to develop with or contribute to Processing today - use processing/processing4
- you need bug fixes or new features
- you want the latest IDE release

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: abandoned
- function: graphics, gui, animation, game-engine
- domain: graphics, education
- platform: cross-platform, jvm
- tags: creative-coding, ide, sketching, visual-programming, archived-repository, moved-to-processing4, visual-arts, java, desktop

## Member repositories
- processing/processing (main) score 64

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:43.756584+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 2026-08-29T17:44:32.458918+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/processing/processing (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:43.756584+00:00, sha 62c55c3bae52)
  - homepage: http://processing.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:41:07.386418+00:00, sha 763e97e73088)
  - site_page: https://day.processing.org (fetched 2026-08-29T08:41:07.389005+00:00, sha eee98263f34f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.