# Can I make a custom library with eclipse C++

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-i-make-a-custom-library-with-eclipse-c/21542>\
**Category:** Libraries\
**Tags:** homework\
**Created:** [June 3, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-i-make-a-custom-library-with-eclipse-c/21542 "2020-06-03T23:28:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-i-make-a-custom-library-with-eclipse-c/21542/1 "2020-06-03T23:28:04Z")

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If there is a way of doing this could you please tell me how to do it. I know that I need eclipse and a library from GitHub, but how would I find it?

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**Author:** ![jeremydouglass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/jeremydouglass/32/20_2.png) [@jeremydouglass](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jeremydouglass)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2020, 6:52am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-i-make-a-custom-library-with-eclipse-c/21542/2 "2020-06-04T06:52:39Z")

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If you want something like Processing that is C++, rather than Java, and will use C++ libraries, rather than Java libraries, then here are some suggestions:

1. openframeworks – it is like Processing, but for C++ [https://openframeworks.cc/](https://openframeworks.cc/)

2. libxd – a 2D graphics library for C++ with a Processing-like API [https://github.com/bernhardfritz/libxd](https://github.com/bernhardfritz/libxd)

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**Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-i-make-a-custom-library-with-eclipse-c/21542/3 "2020-06-07T21:22:41Z")

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Thank you for telling me about openframeworks. I have installed a version (it might not be the right one) xcode and I followed the instructions and I can’t get it to work. I will look at eclipse C++; to figure out the rest.

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**Author:** ![jeremydouglass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/jeremydouglass/32/20_2.png) [@jeremydouglass](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jeremydouglass)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 10:28pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/can-i-make-a-custom-library-with-eclipse-c/21542/4 "2020-06-07T22:28:47Z")

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If you need to install openframeworks, you can get it from the official site – and get help on their forum if you have problems or questions:

> **[openFrameworks](https://forum.openframeworks.cc/)**
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> openFrameworks forum

If you want to develop a Processing library that is a Java wrapper for a C++ library, you can use JNI. Past discussions of JNI:

[https://discourse.processing.org/search?context=topic&context\_id=21542&q=JNI&skip\_context=true](https://discourse.processing.org/search?context=topic&context_id=21542&q=JNI&skip_context=true)