Introduction

Core Graphics, also known as Quartz 2D, is an advanced, two-dimensional drawing engine available for iOS, tvOS and macOS application development. Quartz 2D provides low-level, lightweight 2D rendering with unmatched output fidelity regardless of display or printing device. Quartz 2D is resolution- and device-independent.

The Quartz 2D API is easy to use and provides access to powerful features such as transparency layers, path-based drawing, offscreen rendering, advanced color management, anti-aliased rendering, and PDF document creation, display, and parsing.

Who Should Read This Document?

This document is intended for developers who need to perform any of the following tasks:

Organization of This Document

This document is organized into the following chapters:

See Also

These items are essential reading for anyone using Quartz 2D: