Kinect for Windows SDK

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The Kinect for Windows SDK provides the tools and APIs, both native and managed, that you need to develop Kinect-enabled applications for Microsoft Windows.

In this section

  • What's New in the October 2014 Kinect for Windows version 2.0 SDK
    Describes changes to features, tools, and documentation in the October 2014 release.
  • Known Issues
    Provides a list of the known issues and suggested workarounds for each version of the Kinect for Windows SDK and the Developer Toolkit.
  • Features
    Lists the features that are new in Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0 that improve on Kinect for Windows SDK 1.8
  • Getting Started
    Provides additional resources that will help you to develop a Kinect-enabled application.
  • Programming Guide
    Provides programming overviews that cover tools and APIs, both native and managed, that you need to develop Kinect-enabled applications for Microsoft Windows.
  • Natural User Interface Tools
    Development environment tools include remote console tools and tools that integrate with the Visual Studio IDE.
  • Reference
    Explore the Kinect for Windows SDK 2.0 programming reference documentation.
  • Samples
    Provides managed and unmanaged code samples using the Kinect for Windows SDK.