# NVIDIA Platforms and Tools

NVIDIA developer platforms and tools are key technologies for end-to-end development spanning many different domains.

[Developer Tools Catalog](/developer-tools-catalog "Github Repo")[Open Source Catalog](/open-source "Download Workflows")

## Simulation

### NVIDIA Omniverse

NVIDIA Omniverse™ is a platform of APIs, SDKs, and services that enable developers to easily integrate Universal Scene Description (OpenUSD) and NVIDIA RTX™ rendering technologies into existing software tools and simulation workflows for building AI systems.

[Get Started With Omniverse](/omniverse "Get Started")

### NVIDIA Cosmos

NVIDIA Cosmos™ is a platform of generative world foundation models, advanced tokenizers, guardrails, and an accelerated data processing and curation pipeline for autonomous vehicles (AVs) and robotics developers.

[Get Started With Cosmos](/cosmos "Get Started")

### OpenUSD

Developed by Pixar Animation Studios, OpenUSD is an open-source framework for creating, simulating, and collaborating in 3D worlds.

[Get Started With Open-USD](/usd "Get Started")

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## Accelerated Computing

### CUDA Toolkit

The NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit provides a development environment for creating high-performance, GPU-accelerated applications.

[Get Started With CUDA Toolkit](/cuda-toolkit "Get Started")

### CUDA-X Libraries

NVIDIA CUDA-X™ Libraries, built on CUDA, is a collection of libraries that deliver dramatically higher performance—compared to CPU-only alternatives—across application domains, including AI and high-performance computing.

[Get Started With CUDA-X Libraries](/gpu-accelerated-libraries "Get Started")

### Nsight Developers Tools

NVIDIA Nsight™ tools are a powerful set of libraries, SDKs, and developer tools that enable developers to build, debug, profile, and develop software that utilizes the latest accelerated computing hardware.

[Get Started With Nsight Tools](/tools-overview "Get Started")

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## AI Training and Inference

### AI Inference

AI inference is the process of generating outputs from a model by providing it inputs. There are numerous types of data inputs and outputs—such as images, text, or video—that are used to produce applications such as a weather forecast or a conversation with a large language model (LLM).

[Get Started With AI Inference](/topics/ai/ai-inference "Get Started")

### Data Science

Data science is the process of processing and interpreting data to extract insights and inform decision-making, often using machine learning and advanced statistical techniques.

[Get Started With Data Science](/topics/ai/data-science "Get Started")

### RTX AI Apps

NVIDIA RTX™ PCs accelerate your AI features for maximum performance and lowest latency. NVIDIA offers broad support on all major AI inference backends to meet every developer’s needs.

[Get Started With AI on RTX PCs](/ai-apps-for-rtx-pcs "Get Started")

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## Cloud Development

### Developer Sandbox

NVIDIA Brev simplifies AI development with seamless GPU access across clouds, automatic environment setup, and flexible deployment options, empowering developers to build and scale effortlessly.

[Get Started With Brev](/brev "Get Started")

### API Catalog

Discover and try the latest AI models, microservices, and interactive demos with easy access to hosted APIs for development and testing.

[Get Started On build.nvidia.com](https://build.nvidia.com/explore/discover "Get Started")

### NVIDIA NGC - GPU-Optimized Software

NVIDIA NGC is the hub for GPU-optimized software for deep learning, machine learning, and HPC that provides containers, models, model scripts, and industry solutions.

[Explore NGC Catalog](https://catalog.ngc.nvidia.com/ "Get Started")

### NVIDIA DGX Cloud

NVIDIA DGX™ Cloud is a high-performance, fully managed AI platform that provides accelerated computing clusters on any leading cloud for developing and deploying generative AI.

[Get Started with DGX Cloud](/dgx-cloud "Get Started")