# Kinect v2 library

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/kinect-v2-library/8224>\
**Category:** Libraries\
**Created:** [February 8, 2019, 7:37pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/kinect-v2-library/8224 "2019-02-08T19:37:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Patrick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b2d939/32.png) [@Patrick](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Patrick)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2019, 7:37pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/kinect-v2-library/8224/1 "2019-02-08T19:37:14Z")

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Hi  
i have being trying to do the tutorial  
Getting Started with Kinect and Processing with the Kinect v2 but when i try and find library kinect v2 as in the video it does not come up can any 1 shed light on y

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**Author:** ![figraham](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/figraham/32/4161_2.png) [@figraham](https://discourse.processing.org/u/figraham)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2019, 4:05am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/kinect-v2-library/8224/2 "2019-02-09T04:05:55Z")

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Kinect libraries can be a bit confusing but from what I know it depends on your platform.

[Open Kinect for Processing](https://github.com/shiffman/OpenKinect-for-Processing) works on Mac and sometimes Linux (in my experience you have to rebuild the library).

If you’re on windows I’ve found [KinectPV2](https://github.com/ThomasLengeling/KinectPV2) works best in my opinion but the documentation isn’t as good. It’s under KinectPV2/reference when you download it from GitHub. If using KinectPV2 you have to install it manually. Put the downloaded library in your the Processing folder under modes \> java \> libraries.