# googlevr/tilt-brush

Repository: https://github.com/googlevr/tilt-brush
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tilt-brush
Language: C#
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2021-01-04T16:17:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2333, "days_push": 2067, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2262, forks 511 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:31.863980+00:00)

## What it is
The open-source release of Google's Tilt Brush, a virtual reality painting application built in Unity/C#. It lets users paint in 3D space with VR controllers and can be built and modified by developers.

## Use cases
- paint in 3D with VR controllers
- build a custom VR drawing app from open-source code
- modify or extend a VR painting application
- export Tilt Brush sketches to fbx
- experiment with VR art tools in Unity

## When to choose
- you want to fork or customize a full-featured VR painting app
- you need a reference implementation of VR interaction in Unity
- you want to self-build Tilt Brush for SteamVR or Oculus devices

## When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained product with official Google support
- you target platforms other than Windows PC VR
- you want a lightweight library rather than a full Unity application

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: graphics, game-engine, gui
- domain: graphics, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cpp
- tags: vr, unity, painting, open-source-release, steamvr, oculus, game-development, desktop

## Member repositories
- googlevr/tilt-brush (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:31.863980+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 2026-08-30T02:42:31.794356+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/googlevr/tilt-brush (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:31.863980+00:00, sha 468391954af6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.