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# Brain4J

Welcome to the official documentation of **Brain4J**. Here you will find explanations, practical examples, and detailed references covering the core features and design principles of the framework.

### What's Brain4J?

Brain4J is an open-source machine learning framework written entirely in Java, designed for the development, training, and deployment of neural networks with a strong focus on performance, efficiency, and portability.

Unlike traditional machine learning frameworks such as DL4J, PyTorch, or TensorFlow, **Brain4J** does not rely on large external ecosystems or heavyweight native bindings. Its architecture is intentionally minimal, explicit, and close to the underlying math, making behavior predictable and controllable.

### Why choose Brain4J?

* **Pure Java, minimal footprint**: Two <10 MB JARs, almost no external dependencies.
* **Fast by design**: Custom tensor engine with SIMD CPU optimizations and GPU support.
* **Predictable and explicit**: No hidden magic, no opaque graphs, full control over execution.
* **Production-friendly**: Ideal for plugins, lightweight servers, JVM-only and edge environments.
* **More than a toy**: Supports modern models (CNN, RNN, LSTM, Transformers, GCN) and optimizers.

### Start now

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