raspberrypi/userland
Source code for ARM side libraries for interfacing to Raspberry Pi GPU. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases archived
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: n/a
- age_days: 5061
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 618
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2069 stars · 1074 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
ARM-side C libraries for interfacing with the Raspberry Pi VideoCore GPU, including EGL, MMAL, OpenMAX IL, GLESv2, and vchiq bindings. The repository is officially deprecated; users should move to standard Linux APIs (V4L2, DRM/KMS, Mesa) and the raspberrypi/utils repo for remaining tools.
Use cases
- access raspberry pi gpu from arm code
- use mmal for camera video decoding on raspberry pi
- build legacy bcm_host applications
- interface with videocore firmware via vchiq
- run openmax il components on raspberry pi
- cross-compile raspberry pi gpu libraries
When to choose
- maintaining legacy raspberry pi software that depends on proprietary VideoCore APIs
- targeting older Raspberry Pi OS images that still ship /opt/vc/lib
- studying how the ARM side talked to the VideoCore firmware
When to avoid
- starting any new Raspberry Pi project - the repo is deprecated and closed
- using modern Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm where these libraries are no longer installed
- wanting standard Linux graphics or multimedia APIs - use V4L2, DRM/KMS, or Mesa instead
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
graphics sdk developer-tools embedded-systems hardware graphics developer-tools c embedded raspberry-pi videocore gpu deprecated bcm2835 egl openmax mmal linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/raspberrypi/userland · fetched 2026-08-28 · 373b5f8ae83d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| raspberrypi/userland | main | 10 |
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