PyOpenGL AlternativesGraphics Libraries and other similar apps like PyOpenGL

PyOpenGL is described as 'Python bindings for OpenGL API' and is a graphics library in the development category. There are five alternatives to PyOpenGL for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and Chrome OS apps. The best PyOpenGL alternative is Vulkan, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PyOpenGL are DirectX, ModernGL, Metal and GDI.

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  1. 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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Chrome OS
    • Tizen OS
    • SteamOS
    • HarmonyOS
    • Nintendo Switch
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    • Vulkan is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & Linux alternative to PyOpenGL.

    • Vulkan is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to PyOpenGL.

    • Vulkan is Free and Open SourcePyOpenGL is also 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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. ModernGL icon

    ModernGL

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    OpenGL is a great environment for developing portable, platform independent, interactive 2D and 3D graphics applications. The API implementation in Python is cumbersome, resulting in applications with high latency.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Full linting support - (using vscode (https://code.visualstudio.com/) and pylint (https://www.pylint.org/))
    • Create GLSL shaders with only a few lines of code
    • Create framebuffers and validate them with a single call
    • Access cool OpenGL features by writing clean and self-explaining code
    • vscode snippets (https://github.com/cprogrammer1994/ModernGL/blob/master/extras/vscode/python.json) for fast prototyping
    • Render to pillow image - (no window required)
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    • ModernGL is Free and Open SourcePyOpenGL is also Free and Open Source
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    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...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
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    • Metal is the most popular commercial alternative to PyOpenGL.

    • Metal is Paid and ProprietaryPyOpenGL is Free and Open Source
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    GDI

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    GDI++.dll is a replacement for the Windows default font rasterizer, which gives you a better font-smoothing capability, just like Mac OS X.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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