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We've compiled a list of 12 free and paid alternatives to SDL. The primary competitors include Vulkan, Microsoft DirectX. In addition to these, users also draw comparisons between SDL and WebGL, LibGDX, FlyStrings. Also you can look at other similar options here: Games.


Vulkan
Free Open Source

Vulkan is a new generation graphics and compute API that provides high-efficiency, cross-platform...

Microsoft DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) for handling tasks...

WebGL
Free Open Source

WebGL is a cross-platform, royalty-free web standard for a low-level 3D graphics API based on...

LibGDX
Free Open Source

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

Manage translations of your app, game, website, blog or other software, with an easy-to-use and...

WADE
Free Open Source

The easiest 2D and isometric HTML5 engine to make amazing web games and apps. Free and open source.

SFML
Free Open Source

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

Allegro
Free Open Source

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

GDI
Free Open Source

GDI++.dll is a replacement for the Windows default font rasterizer, which gives you a better...

GLFW
Free Open Source

GLFW is an Open Source, multi-platform library for OpenGL, OpenGL ES and Vulkan development on the...

Simple DirectMedia Layer is a cross-platform multimedia library designed to provide low level...

SDL Overview

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."

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