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.

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Free
Open Source (Zlib)

Platforms

Mac
Windows
Linux

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Raylib is not proprietary. It's source code is at: https://github.com/raysan5/raylib

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What is raylib?

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.

FEATURES

NO external dependencies, all required libraries are bundled into raylib
Multiple platforms supported: Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android... and many more!
Written in plain C code (C99) in PascalCase/camelCase notation
Hardware accelerated with OpenGL (1.1, 2.1, 3.3 or ES 2.0)
Unique OpenGL abstraction layer (usable as standalone module): rlgl
Multiple Fonts formats supported (XNA fonts, AngelCode fonts, TTF)
Outstanding texture formats support, including compressed formats (DXT, ETC, ASTC)
Full 3D support, including 3D Shapes, Models, Billboards, Heightmaps and more!
Flexible Materials system, supporting classic maps and PBR maps
Animated 3D models supported (skeletal bones animation)
Shaders support, including model and postprocessing shaders.
Powerful math module for Vector, Matrix and Quaternion operations: raymath
Audio loading and playing with streaming support (WAV, OGG, MP3, FLAC, XM, MOD)
VR stereo rendering support with configurable HMD device parameters
Huge examples collection with +95 code examples!
Bindings to +25 programming languages!