open3d-unofficial-arm

Universal Open3D package that works on all platforms including ARM64.

Installation

pip install open3d-unofficial-arm

Works everywhere:

• ARM64 Linux: Installs pre-built ARM wheels (Python 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13)
• Other platforms (x86_64, macOS, Windows): Automatically installs official open3d

Usage

import open3d as o3d  # Same on all platforms!

# Use exactly like normal
pcd = o3d.geometry.PointCloud()
print(o3d.__version__)

Zero code changes. Works identically to the official package.

How It Works

This package uses conditional dependencies (PEP 508 environment markers):

dependencies = [
    "open3d>=0.18.0; platform_machine != 'aarch64'"
]

On ARM64:

• Installs ARM-specific wheels bundled with this package
• Provides open3d package directly

On other platforms:

• pip installs official open3d as a dependency
• You get the official package with full support

This is the standard, non-hacky way to provide platform-specific packages in Python!

Why This Package?

• Official Open3D doesn't publish ARM64 wheels yet
• This fills the gap for ARM users
• Also works as a drop-in on other platforms for convenience
• Single pip install command works everywhere

Platform Support

Relationship to Official Open3D

• NOT affiliated with or endorsed by the Open3D project
• Unofficial community build for ARM platforms
• Use official open3d when ARM support is available
• Official project: https://github.com/isl-org/Open3D

For Maintainers

Building ARM Wheels

1. Get ARM wheels named open3d-*.whl
2. Run rename script:

   python rename_wheels.py
   

3. Upload to PyPI:

   ./run/publish
   

The script:

• Keeps package name as open3d (preserves imports)
• Changes distribution name to open3d-unofficial-arm
• Updates version from pyproject.toml

License

MIT License - See LICENSE file.

Open3D code is subject to the MIT license. See https://github.com/isl-org/Open3D for details.

Support

• ARM wheel issues: Open an issue in this repository
• Open3D bugs/features: Report to official Open3D project
• Works identically to official package on all platforms