open3d-unofficial-arm 0.19.0.post2

Universal Open3D installer: ARM wheels + fallback to official package

open3d-unofficial-arm

ARM (aarch64) wheels for Open3D, available on PyPI.

Installation

pip install open3d-unofficial-arm

Works on ARM64 Linux (Python 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13). For other platforms, use the official open3d package.

Usage

import open3d as o3d  # No code changes needed!

# Use exactly like the official open3d
pcd = o3d.geometry.PointCloud()
print(o3d.__version__)  # 0.19.0

No code changes required! Your existing Open3D code works as-is.

What is this?

This package provides pre-built ARM64 wheels for Open3D 0.19.0. The official Open3D project doesn't yet publish ARM wheels, so this fills that gap.

• PyPI package name: open3d-unofficial-arm (for pip install)
• Python import name: open3d (same as official!)
• Platform: Linux ARM64 (aarch64), manylinux_2_35
• Python versions: 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13

How It Works

This redistributes Open3D wheels under a different PyPI package name:

• Distribution name: open3d-unofficial-arm (what you pip install)
• Package name: open3d (what you import)

This is a standard Python packaging practice - the distribution name and import name can differ. Users get the same import open3d experience with zero code changes.

Why a Different Package Name?

• The official open3d package name belongs to the Open3D project
• This is an unofficial community build for ARM
• Different distribution name avoids conflicts and confusion
• Import stays the same - no code changes needed!

Relationship to Official Open3D

This is a stopgap solution until official ARM support is available. Once the official open3d package provides ARM wheels, switch to that.

• Official project: https://github.com/isl-org/Open3D
• This is NOT affiliated with or endorsed by the Open3D project
• This is a community effort to enable ARM users

For Maintainers

Renaming Wheels

If you have ARM wheel files named open3d-*.whl:

python rename_wheels.py

This:

• Keeps the package name as open3d (preserves imports)
• Changes only the distribution metadata to open3d-unofficial-arm
• Outputs to renamed_wheels/

Uploading to PyPI

twine check renamed_wheels/*.whl
twine upload renamed_wheels/*.whl

Each wheel is uploaded separately (~46 MB each, under PyPI's 100 MB limit).

License

MIT License - See LICENSE file.

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

Support

• ARM wheel issues: Open an issue here
• Open3D functionality issues: Report to official Open3D
• Need x86/other platforms?: Use official open3d package