Quartz 2D

E200286
2D graphics API Apple framework graphics rendering engine

Quartz 2D is Apple’s modern 2D graphics rendering and drawing engine used in macOS and iOS for high-quality, resolution-independent graphics.

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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
Core Graphics 8
Quartz 2D canonical 3
Core Graphics framework 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 2D graphics API ⓘ
Apple framework ⓘ
graphics rendering engine ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Quartz 2D ⓘ
surface form: Core Graphics framework
APIStyle C-based procedural API ⓘ
developer Apple Inc. ⓘ
documentationURL https://developer.apple.com/documentation/coregraphics ⓘ
feature floating-point coordinate system ⓘ
hardware acceleration (in many operations) ⓘ
resolution independence ⓘ
integratesWith macOS Cocoa ⓘ
surface form: AppKit

Core Animation ⓘ
Core Image ⓘ
Quartz Compositor ⓘ
UIKit ⓘ
operatingSystem iOS ⓘ
iPadOS ⓘ
macOS ⓘ
tvOS ⓘ
watchOS ⓘ
partOf Quartz 2D self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Core Graphics
programmingLanguage C ⓘ
provides 2D drawing ⓘ
PDF generation ⓘ
PDF rendering ⓘ
alpha compositing ⓘ
anti-aliased rendering ⓘ
color management ⓘ
image rendering ⓘ
pattern and gradient fills ⓘ
raster graphics rendering ⓘ
vector graphics rendering ⓘ
supports Bezier curves ⓘ
surface form: Bezier paths

PDF contexts ⓘ
affine transformations ⓘ
bitmap contexts ⓘ
coordinate system transformations ⓘ
device-independent coordinates ⓘ
layer-based drawing ⓘ
offscreen rendering ⓘ
path-based clipping ⓘ
sub-pixel text anti-aliasing ⓘ
text rendering ⓘ
transparency layers ⓘ
underlies many high-level drawing APIs on Apple platforms ⓘ
usedFor PDF-based workflows on Apple platforms ⓘ
drawing in iOS applications ⓘ
drawing in macOS applications ⓘ
user interface rendering on Apple platforms ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

QuickDraw graphics system → replacedBy → Quartz 2D ⓘ
subject surface form: QuickDraw
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah → introducedFeature → Quartz 2D ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quartz graphics engine
Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah → introducedFeature → Quartz 2D ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quartz 2D rendering
macOS Cocoa → includesFramework → Quartz 2D ⓘ
this entity surface form: Core Graphics
UIKit → relatedTo → Quartz 2D ⓘ
this entity surface form: Core Graphics
Quartz 2D → partOf → Quartz 2D self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Core Graphics
Quartz 2D → alsoKnownAs → Quartz 2D ⓘ
this entity surface form: Core Graphics framework
Mac OS X 10.1 Puma → feature → Quartz 2D ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quartz 2D graphics system
macOS SDK → containsFramework → Quartz 2D ⓘ
this entity surface form: Core Graphics
Aqua user interface → usesTechnology → Quartz 2D ⓘ
Quartz → partOf → Quartz 2D ⓘ
subject surface form: Quartz (Apple graphics)
this entity surface form: Core Graphics
Quartz → programmingInterface → Quartz 2D ⓘ
subject surface form: Quartz (Apple graphics)
this entity surface form: Core Graphics API
Quartz → programmingInterface → Quartz 2D ⓘ
subject surface form: Quartz (Apple graphics)
this entity surface form: Quartz 2D API
Quartz → exposedAs → Quartz 2D ⓘ
subject surface form: Quartz (Apple graphics)
this entity surface form: Core Graphics framework
Quartz → component → Quartz 2D ⓘ
subject surface form: Quartz (Apple graphics)
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger → includedTechnology → Quartz 2D ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quartz 2D Extreme (experimental)
Core Image → uses → Quartz 2D ⓘ
this entity surface form: Core Graphics
Apple platforms APIs → includesFramework → Quartz 2D ⓘ
this entity surface form: Core Graphics
Core Text → relatedTo → Quartz 2D ⓘ
this entity surface form: Core Graphics
Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2005 → highlighted → Quartz 2D ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quartz graphics technologies