opencv ☆

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Description:
Open source computer vision library

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 4.12.0@18 | Tracked Since: Dec 19, 2025

Links: Homepage | @opencv4 | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Ai ml

Tags: computer-vision image-processing machine-learning c++ python

Install: brew install opencv

About:
OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) is a highly optimized library for real-time computer vision applications. It provides a comprehensive suite of tools for image processing, feature detection, and machine learning, enabling developers to build complex vision systems efficiently.

Key Features:

Real-time image processing and analysis
Extensive algorithms for object detection and recognition
Hardware acceleration support for performance optimization
Bindings for multiple programming languages including C++, Python, and Java

Use Cases:

Developing facial recognition and biometric security systems
Implementing autonomous vehicle perception and navigation
Creating augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) applications
Automating industrial quality control and visual inspection

Alternatives:

Dlib – Focuses heavily on machine learning and facial recognition, often easier to integrate for specific tasks but less comprehensive than OpenCV.
SimpleCV – An open-source framework based on OpenCV designed to make computer vision accessible to beginners, though it lacks the raw performance of native OpenCV.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Dec 19, 2025 1:19pm	4.12.0	18	VERSION_BUMP	6aaa05e7
Nov 15, 2025 1:27am		15	VERSION_BUMP	31b2f8fb
Nov 2, 2025 6:42am		14	VERSION_BUMP	98bbd8bd
Oct 29, 2025 3:19am		13	VERSION_BUMP	4cbb632c
Oct 22, 2025 5:25am		13	VERSION_BUMP	7e8c777d
Sep 18, 2025 10:03am		11	VERSION_BUMP	27d55f6e
Jan 10, 2025 12:42pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	798f9fbd
Jan 10, 2025 5:04am		19	REVISION_ONLY	0bc30efd
Jan 10, 2025 12:34am		0	VERSION_BUMP	9c200840
Dec 27, 2024 4:07am		18	VERSION_BUMP	f7c54ce1
Dec 26, 2024 4:28pm		18	VERSION_BUMP	78d60c35
Nov 3, 2024 2:38pm		12	VERSION_BUMP	12470096
Sep 29, 2024 10:21pm		9	VERSION_BUMP	7a54087b
Sep 26, 2024 5:19am		9	VERSION_BUMP	f487cb16
Sep 14, 2024 7:50am		6	VERSION_BUMP	288b5a57
Sep 6, 2024 4:01am		5	VERSION_BUMP	2d79ff23
Aug 19, 2024 4:09pm		3	VERSION_BUMP	9f4d7322
Jun 24, 2024 8:41pm		11	VERSION_BUMP	486b1c99
Jun 23, 2024 10:22pm		10	VERSION_BUMP	0f721faf
Apr 25, 2024 4:16pm		8	VERSION_BUMP	7820ed63
Feb 17, 2024 2:14pm		3	VERSION_BUMP	b00bc30a
Jan 29, 2024 9:19pm		2	VERSION_BUMP	180a6775
Jan 18, 2024 11:14am		1	VERSION_BUMP	2afb3bae
Jan 18, 2024 9:04am		1	REVISION_ONLY	37f68746
Jan 17, 2024 8:32pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	4b05ff00
Nov 30, 2023 4:52pm		5	VERSION_BUMP	148dfe4c
Nov 21, 2023 7:34pm		4	VERSION_BUMP	3800f255
Nov 18, 2023 3:23pm		4	VERSION_BUMP	d825b211
Nov 18, 2023 3:13pm		4	VERSION_BUMP	d0d15916
Oct 8, 2023 10:17am		1	VERSION_BUMP	957c5ffb
Oct 5, 2023 10:38am		0	VERSION_BUMP	f129701f
Aug 31, 2023 5:17pm		4	VERSION_BUMP	d30450f9
Aug 30, 2023 8:55pm		3	VERSION_BUMP	95bf9864
Aug 28, 2023 11:22pm		2	VERSION_BUMP	8fd5b8b1
Jun 6, 2023 9:48pm		5	VERSION_BUMP	05750c08
Apr 30, 2023 8:49am		4	VERSION_BUMP	1f918758
Mar 8, 2023 5:50pm		2	VERSION_BUMP	6538cfb7
Mar 8, 2023 5:50pm		2	VERSION_BUMP	c5fe2d70