# Openframworks

Openframeworks is an creative coding framework written in C++. This means it is not very beginner friendly but can be a lot more stable and fast for your installations then other creative coding tools.

The framework is free and open source and runs on Windows, macOS and Linux

# OpenFrameworks: Getting Started

### Getting started:

1. Go to this page: [https://openframeworks.cc/download/](https://openframeworks.cc/download/)
2. Choose the instruction page that matches your operating system.
3. Try to compile an OF example to get a feel for the workflow and the code.

If you are looking for help and support go here: [https://forum.openframeworks.cc/](https://forum.openframeworks.cc/)

##### OF examples

Openframeworks has a lot of built-in examples that you can use to get an idea of what can look here: [https://openframeworks.cc/examples/](https://openframeworks.cc/examples/) for online version of the examples.

#### OF Tutorial

Take a look at [this](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6QF0yo3Zj7ALxV4MyOJ9oSFsV-Mo39R2) youtube tutorials playlist

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His youtube channel has many OF tutorials.

# Artists using OpenFameworks

##### Zach Liebermann

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#### Kyle McDonald

Artist website can be found [here](https://kylemcdonald.net/)

##### Theo Watson

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This [article](https://medium.com/feed-fatigue/algorithmic-beauty-10-artists-pushing-the-boundaries-of-code-2d55b58aedea) on medium showcases a number of artists using creative coidng for their work including OpenFrameworks