Allegro Alternatives

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 4 and Allegro 5 are cross-platform, libraries mainly aimed at video game and multimedia programming. They handle...

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Allegro alternatives page was last updated Mar 12, 2024
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  1. 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

     
  2. raylib icon

    raylib

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    raylib is a game development library highly inspired by Borland BGI graphics lib and by XNA framework. Made as a simple and easy-to-use library to enjoy game programming.

    27 raylib alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    raylib Features

    1.  No dependencies

    raylib VS Allegro

     
  4. SFML icon

    SFML

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    SFML (Simple and Fast Multimedia Library) is a portable and easy-to-use API for multimedia programming.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    SFML Features

    1.  OPENGL
    2.  Multiple languages

    SFML VS Allegro

     
  5. Pygame icon

    Pygame

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    Pygame is a set of Python modules designed for writing video games. Pygame adds functionality on top of the excellent SDL library. This allows you to create fully featured games and multimedia programs in the python language.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • HP webOS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • AmigaOS
    Pygame screenshot 1

    Pygame Features

    1.  Run from python interpreter

    Pygame VS Allegro

     

    • Pygame is the most popular Android Tablet alternative to Allegro.

    • Pygame is Free and Open SourceAllegro is also Free and Open Source
  6. LibGDX icon

    LibGDX

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    Libgdx is a Java game development framework that provides a unified API that works across all supported platforms.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    LibGDX VS Allegro

     
  7. Metal icon

    Metal

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    Metal provides near-direct access to the graphics processing unit (GPU), enabling you to maximize the graphics and compute potential of your apps on iOS, macOS, and tvOS. Building on an approachable, low-overhead architecture with precompiled GPU shaders, fine-grained resource...

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Metal screenshot 1

    Metal VS Allegro

     

    • Metal is the most popular commercial alternative to Allegro.

    • Metal is Paid and ProprietaryAllegro is Free and Open Source
  9. ANGLE icon

    ANGLE

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    The goal of ANGLE is to allow users of multiple operating systems to seamlessly run WebGL and other OpenGL ES content by translating OpenGL ES API calls to one of the hardware-supported APIs available for that platform. ANGLE currently provides translation from OpenGL ES 2.0, 3.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Tablet
    ANGLE screenshot 1

    ANGLE Features

    1.  OPENGL
    2.  WebGL

    ANGLE VS Allegro

     
  10. Python Arcade icon

    Python Arcade

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    Arcade is an easy-to-learn Python library for creating 2D video games. It is ideal for beginning programmers, or programmers who want to create 2D games without learning a complex framework.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Python Arcade screenshot 1

    Python Arcade VS Allegro

     
  11. Torque 2D icon

    Torque 2D

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    Torque 2D is an extremely powerful, flexible, and fast open source engine dedicated to 2D game development.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • iPad
    Torque 2D screenshot 1

    Torque 2D Features

    1.  C++

    Torque 2D VS Allegro

     
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    Arianne

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    Arianne is a multiplayer online games framework and engine to develop turn based and real time games. It provides a simple way of creating games on a portable and robust server architecture. The server is coded in Java and you may use Python for your game description, provides a...

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    Stendhal

    Arianne Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    2.  Online Gaming

    Arianne VS Allegro

     
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    HGE

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    HGE is an easy to use yet powerful hardware accelerated 2D game engine. It is a full featured middleware for all who want to develop commercial quality 2D games rapidly and easily. It covers all imaginable 2D game genres: you could create everything from a simple puzzle to...

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    HGE Features

    1.  C++

    HGE VS Allegro

     
  14. NasNas icon

    NasNas

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    NasNas is a lightweight modular 2D game framework with a focus on pixel art style games. It is entirely written in modern C++17, and doesn't have any dependency other than SFML2. It provides a clean and easy to use API.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    NasNas screenshot 1

    NasNas Features

    1.  2D Game Engine

    NasNas VS Allegro

     
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