Allegro AlternativesGame Development Tools and other similar apps like Allegro

Allegro is described as '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, drawing images, playing sounds, etc' and is a game development tool in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Allegro for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPad apps. The best Allegro alternative is Godot Engine, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Allegro are OpenGL, Vulkan, Redot Engine and microStudio.

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Allegro alternatives page was last updated May 10, 2025
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  1. Godot Engine icon

    Godot Engine

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    Godot Engine is a feature-packed, cross-platform game engine to create 2D and 3D games from a unified interface. It provides a comprehensive set of common tools, so that users can focus on making games without having to reinvent the wheel.

    174 Godot Engine alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • AR flagArgentina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Epic Games Store
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • Haiku
    • Steam
    • FreeBSD
    • Flatpak
    Godot Engine screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  3D Game Engine
    2.  2D Game Engine
    3.  Cross-Platform
    4.  GdScript
    5.  Portable
    6.  Simple installation
    7.  Built-in 3D model viewer
    8.  Intuitive Nodes
    9.  Multiple languages
    10.  Keyframe Animation
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  Community-based

    Godot Engine VS Allegro

     

    • Godot Engine is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Allegro.

    • Godot Engine is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Allegro.

    • Godot Engine is Free and Open SourceAllegro is also Free and Open Source
    • Godot Engine is LightweightAllegro is not according to our users
  2. OpenGL icon

    OpenGL

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    OpenGL is the premier environment for developing portable, interactive 2D and 3D graphics applications. Since its introduction in 1992, OpenGL has become the industry's most widely used and supported 2D and 3D graphics application programming interface (API), bringing...

    11 OpenGL alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • Haiku
    Project64 (Nintendo 64 emulator) with the Glide64 video plugin (which uses OpenGL) playing Super Mario 64.

    OpenGL VS Allegro

     

    • OpenGL is the most popular iPhone alternative to Allegro.

    • OpenGL is Free and Open SourceAllegro is also Free and Open Source
  4. Vulkan icon

    Vulkan

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    Vulkan is a new generation graphics and compute API that provides high-efficiency, cross-platform access to modern GPUs used in a wide variety of devices from PCs and consoles to mobile phones and embedded platforms.

    10 Vulkan alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Tizen OS
    • SteamOS
    • HarmonyOS
    • Nintendo Switch
    Baldur's Gate 3

    Vulkan Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Cross-Platform
    3.  OPENGL

    Vulkan VS Allegro

     
  5. Redot Engine icon

    Redot Engine

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    Redot Engine is a feature-packed, cross-platform fork of the Godot game engine to create 2D and 3D games from a unified interface. It provides a comprehensive set of common tools, so that users can focus on making games without having to reinvent the wheel.

    59 Redot Engine alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Redot Engine screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Cross-Platform
    3.  GdScript
    4.  3D Game Engine
    5.  2D Game Engine
    6.  Support for scripting
    7.  Portable
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Dark Mode
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Keyframe Animation
    12.  Multiplayer

    Redot Engine VS Allegro

     
  6. microStudio icon

    microStudio

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    microStudio is a free game engine online. Create games, learn programming, play, share, prototype and jam!.

    170 microStudio alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Raspberry Pi
    microStudio screenshot 1

    microStudio Features

    1.  Embedded tutorials
    2.  Real time collaboration
    3.  Multiple export options
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Works Offline

    microStudio VS Allegro

     
  7. Bevy Game Engine icon

    Bevy Game Engine

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    A refreshingly simple data-driven game engine built in Rust. Free and Open Source Forever!

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Bevy Game Engine screenshot 1

    Bevy Game Engine Features

    1.  3D Game Engine
    2.  Rust
    3.  2D Game Engine
    4.  Scene System

    Bevy Game Engine VS Allegro

     
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    UPBGE

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    A extremely powerful application to make games in python as well as in visual programming

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Blender
    UPBGE screenshot 1

    UPBGE Features

    1.  Visual Programming
    2.  3D Sculpting
    3.  No Coding Required
    4.  Portable
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  No registration required

    UPBGE VS Allegro

     
  10. Xogot icon

    Xogot

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    Xogot brings the full power of the Godot game engine to iPad. With a native iPad experience designed for touch, you can create, test, and share games wherever inspiration strikes.

    51 Xogot alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPad
    Xogot screenshot 1

    Top Xogot Features

    1.  Syntax Highlighting
    2.  Controller Support
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  2D Game Creation
    5.  Sync with iCloud
    6.  Custom templates
    7.  Apple Pencil support
    8.  Native application
    9.  3D Game Engine
    10.  Built-in code editor
    11. iCloud icon  ICloud Integration
    12.  2D Game Engine

    Xogot VS Allegro

     

    • Xogot is the most popular iPad alternative to Allegro.

    • Xogot is Freemium and ProprietaryAllegro is Free and Open Source
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    DirectX

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    DirectX is a set of components in Windows that allows software, primarily and especially games, to work directly with your video and audio hardware.

    12 DirectX alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    DirectX screenshot 1

    DirectX VS Allegro

     
  12. SDL icon

    SDL

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    Simple DirectMedia Layer is a cross-platform multimedia library designed to provide low level access to audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, 3D hardware via OpenGL, and 2D video framebuffer. It is used by MPEG playback software, emulators, and many popular games, including the...

    30 SDL alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Windows Mobile
    • iPhone
    • Symbian S60
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • Haiku

    SDL Features

    1.  Drawing 2D
    2.  Extensible window manager

    SDL VS Allegro

     
  13. WebGL icon

    WebGL

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    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 with OpenGL ES 2.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online

    WebGL Features

    1.  OPENGL

    WebGL VS Allegro

     
  14. HARFANG 3D icon

    HARFANG 3D

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    HARFANG®3D is a cross-platform & multi-language solution to integrate with embedded systems, existing environments & combining features to meet the industrial standards of 3D imaging.

    License model

    • Free Personal • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    HARFANG 3D screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Run from python interpreter
    2.  Virtual Reality
    3.  Golang
    4.  C support
    5.  3D Renderer
    6.  2D and 3D physics
    7.  Support for scripting
    8.  Portable
    9.  Lua scripting
    10.  Data visualization
    11.  Asset Pipeline

    HARFANG 3D VS Allegro

     
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