NVIDIA Omniverse Open-Source

Core libraries

NVIDIA Omniverse physical AI — sensor simulation, robotics, and digital twins

ovrtx

Physically accurate, real-time sensor simulation with CUDA-accelerated rendering

C / Python / CUDA

PhysX

Industry-standard real-time physics SDK for rigid bodies, fluids, and articulations

C++ · 4.6k ★

ovstream

C library with Python bindings for WebRTC, RTSP, and SHM video and audio transport

C / Python

ovui

Declarative Python-first API for hardware-accelerated desktop interfaces via ImGui

Python

ovstorage

Agent-first, plugin-based storage client for local, cloud, and Omniverse services

Python

ovpackage

CLI and async Python API for reproducible asset packaging and publishing to local, S3, Azure, and GCS backends

Python

usd-exchange

SDK for authoring consistent, correct OpenUSD across tools and pipelines

C++ / Python · 79 ★

usd-optimize

Geometry processing and scene optimization for OpenUSD stages

C++ / Python

usd-convert-cad

Convert CAD files to OpenUSD for digital twin and simulation workflows

Python

usd-validation

Extensible USD asset validation with automatic issue fixing, inspired by usdchecker

Python

AI & agents

Agent skills for synthetic data generation and physical AI

Content agents

VLM-powered agents that automate material assignment, physics classification, and texture generation for USD files.

content-agents 150

kit-usd-agents 76

usd-search 9

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Digital twin for interactive fluid simulation

USD search

Cloud-native microservices for finding assets through natural language and image inputs across USD data.

usdsearch-samples 14

usdsearch-client 16

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Kit app template

kit-app-template

The fastest path to a production Kit application. Batteries-included templates for extensions, services, and streaming apps.

kit-app-template 1,021

kit-extension-template-cpp 88

web-viewer-sample 144

Get started C++ template

Quick start


          git clone nvidia-omniverse/kit-app-template

          ./repo.sh build

          ./repo.sh launch

Learning resources

LearnOpenUSD

Guided tutorials and reference materials for developers new to Universal Scene Description — from prims to schemas.

USD-Tutorials

Broad collection of educational materials covering USD concepts, workflows, and best practices with runnable examples.

OpenUSD-Code-Samples

Copy-paste code snippets for common OpenUSD tasks — a practical day-to-day reference while building.

OpenUSD-plugin-samples

Schema extension samples, build tools, and Kit extensions showing how to extend OpenUSD with custom types.

usd-exchange-samples

End-to-end samples using the USD Exchange SDK demonstrating correct, consistent USD authoring patterns.

synthetic-data-examples

Examples for generating synthetic training data using Omniverse — covering replicator workflows and scene randomization.