annoy license, foundation and stars
Search and vector · Apache 2.0 (open source) · 14,302 stars
Approximate Nearest Neighbors in C++/Python optimized for memory usage and loading/saving to disk
License history
LICENSE fileApache 2.0 No license change recorded since the repository was created in 2013.
Latest release
v1.17.2 published Apr 10, 2023
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About and history
- Repository
- spotify/annoy · created Apr 1, 2013
- Language
- C++
- Foundation
- None; run by its maintainers
- GitHub detects
- Apache-2.0
- Stars per week
- From the second weekly snapshot
Weekly snapshots
| Week of | Stars | |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | 14,302 |
Changes
| What changed | |
|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | New releasev1.17.2 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | TrackedAdded: spotify/annoy |