sightmachine/SimpleCV
The Open Source Framework for Machine Vision observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5496
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 621
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2730 stars · 787 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
SimpleCV is an open-source Python framework that wraps OpenCV and other vision libraries behind a simple, readable API for cameras, image manipulation, feature extraction, and format conversion. It is aimed at making machine vision accessible to beginners, but the project is no longer actively maintained.
Use cases
- capture images from a webcam in python
- binarize and threshold images easily
- find keypoints and features in images
- learn computer vision without learning opencv internals
- convert between image and video formats
- prototype simple machine vision applications
When to choose
- maintaining a legacy project already built on SimpleCV
- teaching or learning basic computer vision concepts with minimal setup
- quick prototypes where the old dependencies still work
When to avoid
- starting any new computer vision project
- needing active maintenance, updates, or community support
- requiring modern deep-learning-based vision models
- working with recent Python versions where compatibility may break
Facets
framework · maturity abandoned
computer-vision image-processing machine-learning computer-vision image-processing machine-learning python windows cross-platform opencv-wrapper machine-vision camera-capture legacy beginner-friendly linux macos
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/sightmachine/SimpleCV · fetched 2026-08-28 · 2ed5cf826c89
- homepage: http://simplecv.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 1901bf0b07c9
- site_page: http://simplecv.org/download · fetched 2026-08-29 · b8ddb7f14300
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| sightmachine/SimpleCV | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="sightmachine/SimpleCV")
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