ncnn license, foundation and stars
Model serving and local AI · Custom or mixed (see the LICENSE file) (source-available) · backed by Tencent · 23,869 stars
ncnn is a high-performance neural network inference framework optimized for the mobile platform
License history
LICENSE fileCustom or mixed (see the LICENSE file) No license change recorded since the repository was created in 2017.
Latest release
No GitHub releases published; the project releases elsewhere (tags or its own site).
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About and history
- Repository
- Tencent/ncnn · created Jun 30, 2017
- Language
- C++
- Foundation
- None; run by Tencent
- Company
- Tencent · on Companies · on awards · on Arena · on Hotlist
- GitHub detects
- NOASSERTION (a custom or multi-license file; the license above is read from the file itself)
- Stars per week
- From the second weekly snapshot
Weekly snapshots
| Week of | Stars | |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | 23,869 |
Changes
| What changed | |
|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | TrackedAdded: Tencent/ncnn |