Open Source AR Development Software

ArUco is a minimal library for Augmented Reality applications based exclusively on OpenCV. Relies on b/w markers with codes that are detected by calling a single function. Trivial integration of your augmented reality applications with OpenGL and OGRE. See documentation at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OiavRVYVJ-WH88sQg1LUsh8CuJZUQyrX/view?usp=sharing

The Augmented Reality Tool Kit (ARToolKit) captures images from video sources, optically tracks markers in the images, and composites them with computer-generated content using OpenGL. Dual-licensed, under the GPL, plus commercially by ARToolworks, Inc. NEW: A free demonstration of ARToolKit capabilities has been made available as part of ARToolworks "Codex Interactivus: Bringing Leonardo to Life!" Kickstarter project. Download from https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/artoolworks/codex-interactivus-bringing-leonardo-to-life/

AREA is an expert assistant that allows you to offer to your clients or audience information about your brand, localization, event and more, all in one mobile app. Just use our webpage to create your entire assistant and once you are glad with the result, extend the code, configure your assistant and compile your finished mobile assistant.

Adaptive Augmented Reality Operating System

AFAR (AgentFactory Augmented Reality) is a NetBeans module for developing intentional agent based Augmented Reality (AR) applications. AFAR deploys AgentFactory agents.

Simplified interface to the Augmented Reality library ARToolKit for Python and other programming languages.

ARDev is an augmented reality toolkit to assist robot developers in debugging complex robot sensors.

Simple XNA Augmented Reality Project and library.

Augmented Reality Markerless Support Kit - an open source API for markerless Augmented Reality for Android OS.

ATOMIC is a Cross-platform Authoring Tool software for Augmented Reality Applications Is a Front-end for the ARToolKit library , developed for non-programmers, for create small and simple, AR applications. + info: www.sologicolibre.org/en/

Aardvark is a framework for building augmented reality "gadgets" that run on top of virtual reality experiences. Gadgets are constructed using a bunch of custom React components (from the @aardvarkxr/aardvark-react package) and run in the Aardvark application. Gadgets use these components to show interactive models, 2D UI, or other stuff that will draw on top of any VR applications you run. You can attach these gadgets to your hands and bring them with you in your favorite VR apps. If you just want to make gadgets, your best bet is to use a released build. Just download and run the latest released installer, then run aardvarkxr.exe from the install directory. Once you've installed you can also enable Aardvark to start automatically in the Startup/Shutdown settings in SteamVR. Aardvark is made up of "gadgets". These are 3D objects that do something useful, something fun, or maybe they just look cool.

The main feature of ApertusVR is the so called "Distributed Plugin-in Mechanism" which means that not only humans could be involved in a multi-user virtual reality scene but any element of the Internet of Things like hardware, software, robot or any kind of smart device. ApertusCore is a programming library written in C++11, that fulfills modern software requirements as it is modular, embeddable, platform-independent, and easily configurable. It contains basic software interfaces and modules for logging, event-handling, and for loading plugins and configurations. It is also responsible for distributed data synchronization. ApertusVR is a set of plugins that extend ApertusCore with XR (AR/VR/MR) capabilities, which help to integrate XR technologies into new/existing developments, products rapidly. It creates a new abstraction layer over the hardware vendors in order to use different display and control devices in any product or service.

Library for algorithms of Augmented Reality with a application to demonstrate it. Programmed in C/C++ and OpenGL.

AMIRE is a project about the efficient creation and modification of augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR) applications. AMIRE provides the tools for authoring AR/MR applications based on a library of Components.

Experimental COVID-19 Data Visualization for HoloLens 2 with MRTK. This project explores how volumetric data can be represented in physical space with direct hand-tracking inputs in mixed reality using HoloLens 2. It is based on Microsoft's MRTK(Microsoft's Mixed Reality Toolkit). DataVisualizer.cs script contains the code for retrieving, parsing JSON data, and visualizing with graphs. Graph elements are added to GraphContainerConfirmed, GraphContainerRecovered, GraphContainerFatal, and LabelContainer. CreateMeshes() creates the graph for three data values and text label. Main menu's Radio buttons simply show/hide GraphContainer objects. Menu stays around the user with tag-along behavior which is provided by MRTK's RadialView solver. Using the pin button, you can toggle tag-along behavior.

This project enables developers to build XR experiences using the same code that runs on the web. Exokit engine is written on top of Node and emulates a web browser, providing native hooks for WebGL, WebXR, WebAudio, and other APIs used in immersive experiences. The future is immersive. The web is the best application platform. Javascript is the best ecosystem. It's not possible to do both 2D and 3D well. We don't do 2D. We can use an external 2D browser. Exokit empowers and connect apps, even (especially) if they aren't designed to cooperate. Apps should run in "reality tabs", layers of reality that blend together. Exokit is a Javascript Node.js module. C++ bindings hook into WebGL, WebXR, Magic Leap, Leap Motion, and various other device APIs. Exokit runs on Windows, macOS, Linux (x64), Linux (ARM64), and Magic Leap (ARM64).

This application is a simple text label editor and viewer on the second dispaly port. The main usage is for testing text styles on video see trought head mounted display (es. google glasses). If you use it please cite our paper: Michele Fiorentino* Saverio Debernardis Antonio E. Uva Giuseppe Monno, Augmented Reality Text Style Readability with See-Through Head-Mounted Displays In Industrial Context, Presence, Vol. 22, No. 2, Spring 2013, 000–000 doi:10.1162/PRES_a_00146 Developer: Michele Fiorentino Required Libs Needed: QT 4.8, OPENCV Free software

Hover UI Kit is a tool for creating beautiful, customizable, dynamic user interfaces. All interface interactions utilize a simple and consistent mechanism, the "hover", which users can perform with any 3D input device. These interfaces are designed specifically for VR/AR applications, addressing the complex UX challenges of these immersive environments. Virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) applications must provide ways for users to interact -- to select items, to move them, to modify them, to trigger actions, to control their virtual world. The user experience (UX) can become increasingly complex as new features are introduced, leading to a long list of application-specific interactions that can conflict with each other and can be difficult for users to learn. Hover UI Kit is built to solve this problem. It is a tool for creating beautiful, customizable, dynamic user interfaces.

IrrAR is a combination of Irrlicht and Augmented Reality to create the most rapid development platform for augmented reality at the moment. IrrAR creates 3D "nodes" out of real lifer markers to let you insert your 3d world into the real world.

The open source augmented reality server, or POI (Point of Interest) search. In its simplest form, it takes a database of points with latitude/longitude, and a search request at a given latitude/longitude, and returns the points sorted by distance.

Framework of Augmented Reality for Android. With Look! you can create an app in minutes. Its features are 3D, 2D, camera, remote services, Location Indoor.

MARGE is Mobile Augmented Reality Game Engine for iPhone, Android and Symbian Platforms. Currently developed for iPhone platform only. The MARGE developed by Mobile Interactive Media and Entertainment Group of NUS. www.mimelab.com

Minerva is a multiplatform framework that provides a high level language to specify Augmented Reality applications in a very easy way, equivalent to Blender GameEngine. More info, please visit theminervaproject.wordpress.com

In this project, our goal is to use image webs to provide useful services for mobile users including content based image retrieval, query expansion, image annotation and augmented reality.

Mr.Planet is augmented reality software with a simple interface for users. The user is able to link 3D models with his favourite CAD editor with a great variety of Augmented Reality (AR) patterns (link animations and others)