# Opencv light version?

**URL:** <https://forum.opencv.org/t/opencv-light-version/20142>\
**Category:** Android/Java\
**Tags:** kivy\
**Created:** [February 6, 2025, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/opencv-light-version/20142 "2025-02-06T22:07:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![f4ke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@f4ke](https://forum.opencv.org/u/f4ke)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2025, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.opencv.org/t/opencv-light-version/20142/1 "2025-02-06T22:07:10Z")

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I am using a python GUI framework called Kivy that also support app packaging for android. The problem is that opencv is a HUGE import on mobile, takes tons of space and the biggest chunk of app loading time (0.2s on my device) is just import cv2. I am using only imread, decode flip and some basic functions and constants, is it somehow possible to recompile the library with basic functionality? Or somehow strip it?