Software
Ouster SDK
By Ouster, United States (checked on github.com/ouster-lidar (opens in a new tab)), from github.com/ouster-lidar/ouster-sdk (opens in a new tab)
- Perception
- Driver or SDK
- BSD-3-Clause
A C++ and Python toolkit for connecting to, configuring, reading, and visualizing data from Ouster lidar sensors.
Facts
- GitHub stars
- 530read on 6 Nov 2026
- Last update
- 14 Aug 2026Newest commit on master
- Maintenance
- Activea commit in the last 90 days
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
Checked on GitHub on 6 Nov 2026.
Licenses
- Code
- BSD-3-Clause (opens in a new tab)
Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (BSD-3-Clause) and LICENSE-bin (opens in a new tab) (Apache-2.0) at commit 46b7bce (opens in a new tab), on 16 Oct 2026. The files name several licenses: a person at Robotheca set it on 9 Nov 2026.
- Commercial use
- Yes
Overview
What it does: Robotheca's summary
- Provides a C++ core library for connecting to and configuring Ouster sensors.
- Offers a Python package (ouster-sdk) for working with sensor data.
- Includes a customizable point cloud visualizer.
- Contains C++ pcap functions for reading Ouster sensor captures.
- Includes an OSF library for storing Ouster sensor data.
- Ships shared perception and mapping algorithms.
Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 46b7bce, not by its creator.
The README
Files and versions
- Repository on GitHubgithub.com/ouster-lidar/ouster-sdk (opens in a new tab)
- The version Robotheca read46b7bce (opens in a new tab)
- Latest releaseOusterSDK Release 1.0.1 (14 Aug 2026)
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Use it
How to install it, in the creator's words: The project's website (opens in a new tab)
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