Project Title

gocv — Go package for advanced computer vision tasks using OpenCV 4 and beyond

Overview

gocv is a Go package that provides language bindings for the OpenCV 4 computer vision library, enabling developers to leverage powerful computer vision capabilities in their Go applications. It supports the latest releases of Go and OpenCV, and offers features like CUDA for hardware acceleration and Intel OpenVINO support. gocv aims to make Go a "first-class" client compatible with the latest developments in the OpenCV ecosystem.

Key Features

OpenCV 4 support for advanced computer vision tasks
CUDA support for hardware acceleration using Nvidia GPUs
Intel OpenVINO toolkit support for AI inference
Cross-platform compatibility (Linux, Docker, macOS, Windows)
Comprehensive API documentation and examples

Use Cases

Video processing and analysis applications
Face detection and recognition systems
Object tracking and classification tasks
Real-time image processing and manipulation

Advantages

Easy integration with Go applications
Access to powerful OpenCV 4 features and algorithms
Hardware acceleration support for improved performance
Active development and community support

Limitations / Considerations

Requires a good understanding of Go and computer vision concepts
May have higher memory and processing requirements compared to simpler libraries
Limited by the capabilities of the underlying OpenCV library

OpenCV itself: The original computer vision library that gocv is a wrapper for. It's more comprehensive but requires C++ knowledge.
PyCV: A Python wrapper for OpenCV, useful for Python developers looking to leverage OpenCV's capabilities.
cv2: The OpenCV library for Python, which is more mature and widely used in the Python community.

Basic Information

GitHub: https://github.com/hybridgroup/gocv
Stars: 7,288
License: Unknown
Last Commit: 2025-11-14

📊 Project Information

Project Name: gocv
GitHub URL: https://github.com/hybridgroup/gocv
Programming Language: Go
⭐ Stars: 7,288
🍴 Forks: 898
📅 Created: 2017-09-18
🔄 Last Updated: 2025-11-14

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