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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...

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  • Open Source

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  • Licensing

    Open Source and Free product.
  • Alternatives

    33 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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SDL was added to AlternativeTo by marevalo on and this page was last updated . SDL is sometimes referred to as Simple DirectMedia Layer

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Oktay Mercan
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Nice and support many platform.

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What is SDL?

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 award winning Linux port of "Civilization: Call To Power."