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Open3D

  • Software
  • Perception
  • Library

Open3D is an open-source library for building software that processes 3D data, offering data structures and algorithms in both C++ and Python. Its backend is optimized and parallelized.

Made by Intelligent Systems Lab Org.

Source on GitHub: github.com/isl-org/Open3D (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit b6c5e19 (opens in a new tab).

Licenses

Code
MIT (opens in a new tab)

Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (MIT) at commit b6c5e19 (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026.

Commercial use
Yes

What it does

  • Provides 3D data structures and processing algorithms for scene reconstruction and surface alignment.
  • Offers 3D visualization and physically based rendering (PBR).
  • Supports 3D machine learning with PyTorch and TensorFlow, and GPU acceleration for core 3D operations.
  • Pre-built pip packages install with pip install open3d, with an open3d-cpu wheel for CPU-only x86_64 Linux.
  • Includes Open3D-Viewer, a standalone 3D viewer app for Debian (Ubuntu), macOS and Windows.
  • Extends into Open3D-ML for 3D machine learning tasks.

Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit b6c5e19.

Getting started

Difficulty
Intermediate
Hardware it needs, as the project states it
Pre-built pip packages support Ubuntu 20.04+, macOS 10.15+ and Windows 10+ (64-bit) with Python 3.10-3.14.

Maintenance

Status
Active: a commit in the last 90 days
Newest commit
16 Sept 2026 on main
Latest release
v0.20 release (16 Sept 2026)

Checked on GitHub on 16 Oct 2026.

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