1# libuv 2 3 4 5## Introduction 6 7 8 9[libuv](http://libuv.org/) is a cross-platform library that implements asynchronous I/O based on event loops. It is used in **Node.js**. 10 11## Supported Capabilities 12 13 14 15Implements cross-platform asynchronous I/O based on event loops. 16 17Supports standard lib interfaces. 18 19## API List 20 21[API documentation](http://docs.libuv.org/en/v1.x/api.html) 22