macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ompllocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install omplMacPorts ports tree · science/ompl/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install ompl with Homebrew, MacPorts, apt
Open Motion Planning Library consists of many motion planning algorithms. Version 2.0.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-23. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install libompl-dev.
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Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libompl-devDebian stable package indexes · libompl-dev · source: deb.debian.org
overview
Package summary
Open Motion Planning Library consists of many motion planning algorithms
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ompl_benchmark_statistics.py
history
Project history and usage
The Open Motion Planning Library is a reusable collection of sampling-based motion-planning algorithms for robotics. It deliberately leaves collision checking and visualization to integrations, allowing the planning core to serve many robot types and software stacks.
Project history
OMPL's official license carries Rice University copyright beginning in 2010, and the project's public GitHub repository dates to May 2014. Releases on GitHub extend from at least the 1.3 series in 2017 through the 2.0 series in 2026.
Adoption history
The official site says OMPL is the default planning library in MoveIt and documents use with mobile manipulators, car-like systems, drones, underwater vehicles, and NASA's Robonaut2. It also highlights a Delft team that used an OMPL-and-MoveIt pipeline to win the 2016 Amazon Picking Challenge. The supplied package metadata records Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, and MacPorts distribution.
How it is used
Researchers and robotics developers embed OMPL's C++ APIs or Python bindings, define state spaces and planning problems, select or let OMPL select a planner, and use its benchmarking facilities to compare algorithms. The project provides a primer, tutorials, demos, API documentation, and integration guidance.
Why package nerds care
OMPL packages a broad planner catalog behind abstract state-space and problem interfaces instead of binding itself to one robot framework. Its availability in general-purpose operating-system package managers, plus its role inside MoveIt, makes it a foundational library package rather than a standalone end-user application.
Timeline
- 2010: Earliest year in the official Rice University copyright notice.
- 2014-05: Official GitHub repository created.
- 2016: Delft team won the Amazon Picking Challenge using OMPL through a MoveIt-based pipeline.
- 2017-10: OMPL 1.3.1 published in GitHub releases.
- 2026-04: OMPL 2.0.0 published.
- 2026-06: OMPL 2.0.1 published.
Related projects
- The official site positions MoveIt as the recommended path for ROS users and documents integrations with VAMP and Pinocchio. Planner Arena is the companion surface for interactively exploring benchmark results.
Sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/ompl/ompl — official GitHub repository metadata and creation date.
- https://api.github.com/repos/ompl/ompl/releases?per_page=100 — official GitHub release history.
- https://ompl.kavrakilab.org/ — official project overview, planner scope, integrations, adoption examples, and current release.
- https://ompl.kavrakilab.org/license.html — official copyright and license history.
- input source_facts.package-manager — supplied Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, and MacPorts package records.
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for ompl. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 4 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ompl_benchmark_statistics.py | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-25
manager version2.0.1
manager updated2026-07-23
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected2.0.1
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ompl |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ompl |
| Homepage | https://ompl.kavrakilab.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/ompl/ompl |
| Upstream docs | https://ompl.kavrakilab.org/ |
| License | BSD-3-Clause |
| Source archive | https://github.com/ompl/ompl/archive/refs/tags/2.0.1.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-23T01:37:50Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | boost, eigen, flann, ode |
| Build dependencies | cmake, pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | ompl |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
libompl-dev 1.6.0+ds1-5
Open Motion Planning Library (OMPL) development files
sudo apt install libompl-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ompl
- 6 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ompl
Debian apt95%
libompl17 1.6.0+ds1-5
Open Motion Planning Library (OMPL)
sudo apt install libompl17- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ompl
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ompl
Debian apt95%
ompl-demos 1.6.0+ds1-5
Open Motion Planning Library (OMPL) demos
sudo apt install ompl-demos- Section: libs
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: ompl
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ompl
Debian apt95%
ompl-plannerarena 1.6.0+ds1-5
Open Motion Planning Library (OMPL) plannerarena
sudo apt install ompl-plannerarena- Section: science
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: ompl
- 12 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ompl
Ubuntu apt95%
libompl-dev 1.5.2+ds1-1.1build2
Open Motion Planning Library (OMPL) development files
sudo apt install libompl-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ompl
- 4 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ompl
Ubuntu apt95%
libompl16t64 1.5.2+ds1-1.1build2
Open Motion Planning Library (OMPL)
sudo apt install libompl16t64- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ompl
- 6 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ompl
Ubuntu apt95%
ompl-demos 1.5.2+ds1-1.1build2
Open Motion Planning Library (OMPL) demos
sudo apt install ompl-demos- Section: universe/science
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: ompl
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ompl
Ubuntu apt95%
ompl-plannerarena 1.5.2+ds1-1.1build2
Open Motion Planning Library (OMPL) plannerarena
sudo apt install ompl-plannerarena- Section: universe/science
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: ompl
- 12 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ompl
MacPorts95%
ompl
sudo port install ompl- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ompl
source trail
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Used sources
- Nucleus package database
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment