# google-ar/sceneform-android-sdk

Sceneform SDK for Android

Repository: https://github.com/google-ar/sceneform-android-sdk
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sceneform-android-sdk
Homepage: https://developers.google.com/sceneform/develop/
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: arcore, 3d-graphics, android, java
Archived: true
Last push: 2020-07-28T00:37:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3040, "days_push": 2228, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1238, forks 584 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:05.551612+00:00)

## What it is
Sceneform is Google's open-sourced 3D framework for Android that renders realistic 3D scenes in AR and non-AR apps without requiring OpenGL knowledge, built on the Filament physically based renderer. The repository is archived and no longer maintained, with version 1.16.0 being the final open-source release supporting glTF assets.

## Use cases
- render 3D models in an android app without writing OpenGL code
- build augmented reality apps with ARCore and 3D content
- load and display glTF 3D assets on mobile
- add physically based 3D rendering to an android application
- place 3D objects in the real world using AR

## When to choose
- you maintain a legacy Android AR app already built on Sceneform 1.15/1.16
- you need a high-level scene graph API over Filament on Android
- you want to fork and extend the open-sourced Sceneform implementation

## When to avoid
- you are starting a new AR project - the SDK is archived and unmaintained
- you need current ARCore features or ongoing bug fixes and security updates
- you target platforms other than Android

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: abandoned
- function: graphics, game-engine
- domain: android-tools, graphics, cross-platform
- platform: jvm
- tags: arcore, augmented-reality, 3d-rendering, gltf, filament, physically-based-rendering, archived, android

## Member repositories
- google-ar/sceneform-android-sdk (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:05.551612+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 2026-08-30T05:10:03.425283+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/google-ar/sceneform-android-sdk (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:05.551612+00:00, sha c05cfdf47d27)
  - homepage: https://developers.google.com/sceneform/develop/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:20:49.284124+00:00, sha 29fd36777cdc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.