halide ☆

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Description:
Language for fast, portable data-parallel computation

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 21.0.0@0 | Tracked Since: Oct 15, 2025

Links: Homepage | @halidelang | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: compiler image-processing computational-photography performance c-plus-plus

Install: brew install halide

About:
Halide is a programming language and compiler designed specifically for high-performance image processing and computational photography. It simplifies the creation of fast, portable algorithms by separating the algorithm from its implementation schedule. This enables developers to achieve optimal performance across diverse hardware without rewriting code for each architecture.

Key Features:

Domain-specific language for image processing
Automatic scheduling for performance optimization
Cross-platform portability (x86, ARM, GPU)
C++ integration for easy adoption
Open-source and actively maintained

Use Cases:

High-performance image processing pipelines
Computational photography algorithms
Computer vision applications
Deep learning inference optimization

Alternatives:

OpenCV – OpenCV provides pre-built functions, while Halide allows writing custom algorithms with performance scheduling
TVM – TVM focuses on deep learning compilation, Halide specializes in image processing and stencil computations

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Oct 15, 2025 10:57am		0	VERSION_BUMP	f8d7fadb
Oct 15, 2025 2:26am		0	VERSION_BUMP	d2ab9d70
Sep 15, 2025 9:50pm		1	VERSION_BUMP	3fb2e1af
Dec 19, 2024 12:20am		0	VERSION_BUMP	9738f45a
Dec 18, 2024 3:55pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	7c77e5fc
Oct 12, 2024 5:04pm	6	1	VERSION_BUMP	17ebbf70
Oct 1, 2024 12:00am	6	1	VERSION_BUMP	49df90e9
Sep 29, 2024 6:32pm	6	1	VERSION_BUMP	4dc3c292
Sep 13, 2024 4:28pm	6	0	VERSION_BUMP	87563eb0