Processing

Processing
ParadigmObject-oriented
Designed byCasey Reas, Ben Fry
First appeared2001 (2001)
Stable release
4.3.1 / November 12, 2024 (2024-11-12)
LicenseGPL, LGPL
Filename extensions.pde
Websiteprocessing.org

Processing is a free graphics library and integrated development environment (IDE) built for the electronic arts, new media art, and visual design communities with the purpose of teaching non-programmers the fundamentals of computer programming in a visual context.

Processing uses the Java programming language, with additional simplifications such as additional classes and aliased mathematical functions and operations. It also provides a graphical user interface for simplifying the compilation and execution stage.

The Processing language and IDE have been the precursor to other projects including Arduino and Wiring.