SDL Alternatives and Similar Games

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OpenGL

Free by Khronos Group |
Mac, Windows, Linux

OpenGL (Open Graphics Library) is a standard specification defining a cross-language, cross-platform API for writing applications that produce 2D and 3D computer graphics. The interface consists of over 250...

Development development, graphics, simulation, cross-platform
+4 more developer, opengl, standard, khronos
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Microsoft DirectX

Free by Microsoft |
Windows

Microsoft DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video, on Microsoft platforms.

Development development, design, graphics, developer, directx
+5 more directshow, direct3d, game-programming, direct-input, direct-setup
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Allegro

Open Source |
Mac, iPhone, Windows, Linux

Allegro 4 and Allegro 5 are cross-platform, libraries mainly aimed at video game and multimedia programming. They handle common, low-level tasks such as creating windows, accepting user input, loading data,...

Development, Education & Reference, Games development, graphics, library, game-development
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GDI

Open Source by 2ch |
Windows

GDI++.dll is a replacement for the Windows default font rasterizer, which gives you a better font-smoothing capability, just like Mac OS X. Note: It runs as a portable application. Check this site for more...

cleartype, gdi, font-smoothing, font-rasterizer
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WebGL

Open Source by Khronos Group |
Online

WebGL is a cross-platform, royalty-free web standard for a low-level 3D graphics API based on OpenGL ES 2.0, exposed through the HTML5 Canvas element as Document Object Model interfaces. Developers familiar...

Development graphics, html5, javascript-library, opengl
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