Installation

Skija is distributed via Maven Central. To start using it, you need to add the appropriate dependency to your project's build configuration.

Dependency Management

Skija provides platform-specific artifacts. You should include the artifact that matches your target operating system and architecture.

Maven

Add the following to your pom.xml:

<dependency>
  <groupId>io.github.humbleui</groupId>
  <artifactId>skija-windows-x64</artifactId>
  <version>${skija.version}</version>
</dependency>

Replace skija-windows-x64 with the appropriate artifact for your platform:

• skija-windows-x64
• skija-linux-x64
• skija-linux-arm64
• skija-macos-x64
• skija-macos-arm64

Gradle

In your build.gradle:

dependencies {
    implementation "io.github.humbleui:skija-macos-arm64:${skijaVersion}"
}

Supported Platforms

Skija currently supports:

• Windows: x64
• Linux: x64, arm64
• macOS: x64, arm64 (Apple Silicon)
• Android: x64, arm64

Initialization

Before using any Skija classes, the native library must be loaded. Skija handles this automatically when you access any class that depends on native code (e.g., Canvas, Surface, Paint).

Typically, you just need to import the package:

import io.github.humbleui.skija.*;

If you need to ensure the library is loaded explicitly, you can call:

Library.staticLoad();