Cinder is a peer-reviewed, free, open source C++ library for creative coding.

Please note that Cinder depends on a few submodules. The simplest way to clone it is:

git clone --recursive https://github.com/cinder/Cinder.git

You might also prefer one of our pre-packaged downloads.

Cinder guides and reference documentation are available on the website.

Cinder supports macOS, Windows, Linux, and iOS. It requires Xcode 11.3.1 or later for development on the Mac, and Visual C++ 2019 or later on Windows.

Cinder is released under the Modified BSD License. Please visit our website for more information.

Also be sure to check out the User Forum.