skia2/site/index.md
Ben Wagner 86fe5adf5c Document minimum OS requirements.
In theory most of Skia can run on bare hardware, but in practice there are
some minimum OS versions which are tested. This initial list is based on
the minimum versions required by as many current users of Skia as could
be found.

Change-Id: I5a3e8b00203de7c31595fe7e66e25cc83f881c25
Reviewed-on: https://skia-review.googlesource.com/120541
Reviewed-by: Mike Reed <reed@google.com>
Commit-Queue: Ben Wagner <bungeman@google.com>
2018-04-19 19:38:44 +00:00

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Skia Graphics Library

Skia is an open source 2D graphics library which provides common APIs that work across a variety of hardware and software platforms. It serves as the graphics engine for Google Chrome and Chrome OS, Android, Mozilla Firefox and Firefox OS, and many other products.

Skia is sponsored and managed by Google, but is available for use by anyone under the BSD Free Software License. While engineering of the core components is done by the Skia development team, we consider contributions from any source.

Showcase

Click on any image below to see the source code that generated the image.

ShapesBézier Curves
Translations and RotationsText Rendering
Discrete Path EffectsComposed Path Effects
Sum Path EffectsShaders

Roadmap

For a look at high level themes we have on tap the next 6-12 months, view our roadmap here. Note it is a living document that changes based on the requirements of our users.

Platforms

  • Windows 7, 8, 8.1, 10
  • macOS 10.10.5 or later
  • iOS 8 or later
  • Android 4.1 (JellyBean) or later
  • Ubuntu 14.04+, Debian 8+, openSUSE 13.3+, or Fedora Linux 24+