Skiko

Skiko is an open-source graphics library from JetBrains that provides lightweight, cross-platform bindings for the Skia graphics engine tailored specifically for Kotlin Multiplatform and Compose applications. It serves as the low-level rendering backbone for Kotlin UI frameworks like Compose for Desktop and Compose for Web, enabling smooth, GPU-accelerated 2D graphics across Windows, macOS, Linux, and other supported targets without writing native code. Skiko abstracts away platform-specific rendering details while exposing Skia’s powerful features such as high-quality text shaping, image filters, path operations, and hardware accelerated canvases, making it ideal for building rich UI components, animations, games, or custom drawing surfaces. By leveraging Skia’s proven performance and cross-platform consistency, Skiko helps developers write a single graphics pipeline that behaves predictably across environments, simplifying maintenance and reducing platform fragmentation.