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If you want to write code that uses the Skia library, this is the place for you.

The Skia graphics library can be used for drawing Text, Geometries, and Images:

• 3x3 matrices w/ perspective
• antialiasing, transparency, filters
• shaders, xfermodes, maskfilters, patheffects
• subpixel text

Device backends for Skia currently include:

• Raster
• OpenGL
• PDF
• XPS
• SVG
• Picture (for recording and then playing back into another Canvas)