Ouster SDK - libraries and tools for Ouster Lidar Sensors
August 13, 2026 ยท View on GitHub
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========================================================= Ouster SDK - libraries and tools for Ouster Lidar Sensors
Cross-platform C++/Python Ouster Sensor Development Toolkit
To get started with our sensors, client, and visualizer, please see our SDK and sensor documentation: ouster-sdk/index.html
Ouster SDK Documentation <https://docs.ouster.com/sdk-docs/index.html>_Ouster Sensor Public Documentation <https://docs.ouster.com/sensor-docs>_
This repository contains Ouster SDK source code for connecting to and configuring ouster sensors, reading and visualizing data.
ouster_core <ouster_core/>_ contains the Ouster SDK core C++ libraryouster_algorithm <ouster_algorithm/>_ contains shared perception and mapping algorithmsouster_pcap <ouster_pcap/>_ contains C++ pcap functions for ouster sensorsouster_osf <ouster_osf/>_ contains C++ OSF library to store ouster sensors dataouster_viz <ouster_viz/>_ contains a customizable point cloud visualizerpython <python/>_ contains the code for the ouster sensor python SDK (ouster-sdkPython package)
.. note:: Ouster ROS driver code has been moved out to a separate GitHub repository. To get started using the driver follow the instructions provided on the repository's main page: https://github.com/ouster-lidar/ouster-ros
Python Package Installation
Public (PyPI)
To upgrade:
python3 -m pip install --upgrade ouster-sdk
For a fresh install:
python3 -m pip install ouster-sdk
Contact
For support of the Ouster SDK, please use Github Issues <https://github.com/ouster-lidar/ouster-sdk/issues>_ in this repo.
For community discussions and questions, visit the Ouster Community Forum <https://community.ouster.com/>_.
For support of Ouster products outside of the SDK, please use Ouster Customer Support <https://ouster1234567.my.site.com/customers>_.
For suspected security problems, please contact us at security@ouster.io.
License
BSD 3-Clause License, details <LICENSE>_