GLFW Alternatives
GLFW is described as 'Open Source, multi-platform library for OpenGL, OpenGL ES and Vulkan development on the desktop. It provides a simple API for creating windows, contexts and surfaces, receiving input and events' and is an app in the Development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to GLFW for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, iPhone and the Web. The best alternative is Godot Engine, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GLFW are WebGL (Free, Open Source), SDL (Free, Open Source), LibGDX (Free, Open Source) and Microsoft DirectX (Free).
- Godot is a fully featured, open source, MIT licensed game engine. It focuses on having great tools, and a visual oriented workflow that can export to PC, Mobile and Web platforms. View 118 alternatives to Godot Engine
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Haiku
- FreeBSD
- WebGL is a cross-platform, royalty-free web standard for a low-level 3D graphics API based on OpenGL ES 2. View 13 alternatives to WebGL
- 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... View 20 alternatives to SDLNo screenshots yet
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Windows Mobile
- iPhone
- Symbian S60
- BSD
- iPad
- Haiku
- Libgdx is a Java game development framework that provides a unified API that works across all supported platforms. View 42 alternatives to LibGDXNo screenshots yet
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Microsoft DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video, on Microsoft... View 12 alternatives to Microsoft DirectX
Bundleware
Bundled with Bing Bar.
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
- Allegro 4 and Allegro 5 are cross-platform, libraries mainly aimed at video game and multimedia programming. View 25 alternatives to Allegro
- SFML (Simple and Fast Multimedia Library) is a portable and easy-to-use API for multimedia programming. View 13 alternatives to SFML
- Multimedia JavaScript framework to create real cross-platform and hybrid game engines, games, emulators, multimedia libraries and apps. View 466 alternatives to CrossBrowdy
- A platform independent 2d game programming framework for c/c++ programmers with least possible dependencies for easy porting and with focus on easy API calls and the requirement... View 12 alternatives to SDL Game Engine
Discontinued
Last updated in 2014
No screenshots yet- Free • Open Source
- Self-Hosted
- SDL
- C++
- A refreshingly simple data-driven game engine built in Rust. Free and Open Source Forever! View 116 alternatives to Bevy Game Engine