opencv
brew install opencv
v4.13.0_15
Apache-2.0
C++ library for real-time computer vision, image processing, and machine learning model inference.
Why you might care
Use OpenCV as a build/runtime dependency for applications needing image/video processing, object detection, or ML model execution; it's the industry standard with broad codec support, GPU acceleration options, and bindings for Python and other languages. Preferred over lightweight alternatives when you need comprehensive CV algorithms and production-grade performance.
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Runtime dependencies
abseil
ceres-solver
eigen
ffmpeg
freetype
gflags
glog
harfbuzz
jpeg-turbo
jsoncpp
libpng
libtiff
numpy
openblas
openexr
openjpeg
openvino
protobuf
python@3.14
tbb
tesseract
vtk
webp
glew
imath
libarchive
Build dependencies
Links
- https://opencv.org/
- Brew formula source: Formula/o/opencv.rb
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