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https://github.com/gen2brain/raylib-go

Go bindings for raylib, a simple and easy-to-use library to enjoy videogames programming.
https://github.com/gen2brain/raylib-go

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Go bindings for raylib, a simple and easy-to-use library to enjoy videogames programming.

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## raylib-go

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Golang bindings for [raylib](http://www.raylib.com/), a simple and easy-to-use library to enjoy videogames programming.



raylib C source code is included and compiled together with bindings. Note that the first build can take a few minutes.



It is also possible to use raylib-go without cgo (Windows only; see requirements below).



### Requirements



##### Ubuntu



###### X11



    apt-get install libgl1-mesa-dev libxi-dev libxcursor-dev libxrandr-dev libxinerama-dev



###### Wayland



    apt-get install libgl1-mesa-dev libwayland-dev libxkbcommon-dev



##### Fedora



###### X11



    dnf install mesa-libGL-devel libXi-devel libXcursor-devel libXrandr-devel libXinerama-devel



###### Wayland



    dnf install mesa-libGL-devel wayland-devel libxkbcommon-devel



##### macOS



On macOS you need Xcode or Command Line Tools for Xcode.



##### Windows



###### cgo



On Windows you need C compiler, like [Mingw-w64](https://mingw-w64.org) or [TDM-GCC](http://tdm-gcc.tdragon.net/).

You can also build binary in [MSYS2](https://msys2.github.io/) shell.



To remove console window, build with `-ldflags "-H=windowsgui"`.



###### purego (without cgo, i.e. CGO_ENABLED=0)



Download the raylib.dll from the assets on the [releases page](https://github.com/raysan5/raylib/releases). It is contained in the `raylib-*_win64_msvc*.zip`.

Put the raylib.dll into the root folder of your project or copy it into `C:\Windows\System32` for a system-wide installation.



As of November 15, 2023, raylib 5.0 is the required version.



It is also possible build the dll yourself. You can find more infos at [raylib's wiki](https://github.com/raysan5/raylib/wiki/Working-on-Windows).



##### Android



[Android example](https://github.com/gen2brain/raylib-go/tree/master/examples/others/android/example).



### Installation



    go get -v -u github.com/gen2brain/raylib-go/raylib



### Build tags



* `drm` - build for Linux native DRM mode, including Raspberry Pi 4 and other devices (PLATFORM_DRM)

* `sdl` - build for SDL backend instead of internal GLFW (PLATFORM_DESKTOP_SDL)

* `wayland` - build against Wayland libraries (internal GLFW)

* `noaudio` - disables audio functions

* `opengl43` - uses OpenGL 4.3 backend

* `opengl21` - uses OpenGL 2.1 backend (default is 3.3 on desktop)

* `opengl11` - uses OpenGL 1.1 backend (pseudo OpenGL 1.1 style)

* `es2` - uses OpenGL ES 2.0 backend (can be used to link against [Google's ANGLE](https://github.com/google/angle))

* `es3` - experimental support for OpenGL ES 3.0



### Documentation



Documentation on [GoDoc](https://godoc.org/github.com/gen2brain/raylib-go/raylib). Also check raylib [cheatsheet](http://www.raylib.com/cheatsheet/cheatsheet.html). If you have problems or need assistance there is an active community in the #raylib-go channel of the [Raylib Discord Server](https://discord.gg/raylib) that can help.



### Example



```go

package main



import rl "github.com/gen2brain/raylib-go/raylib"



func main() {

	rl.InitWindow(800, 450, "raylib [core] example - basic window")

	defer rl.CloseWindow()



	rl.SetTargetFPS(60)



	for !rl.WindowShouldClose() {

		rl.BeginDrawing()



		rl.ClearBackground(rl.RayWhite)

		rl.DrawText("Congrats! You created your first window!", 190, 200, 20, rl.LightGray)



		rl.EndDrawing()

	}

}

```



Check more [examples](https://github.com/gen2brain/raylib-go/tree/master/examples) organized by raylib modules.



### Cross-compile (Linux)



To cross-compile for Windows install [MinGW](https://www.mingw-w64.org/) toolchain.



```

$ CGO_ENABLED=1 CC=x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags "-s -w"

$ file basic_window.exe

basic_window.exe: PE32+ executable (console) x86-64 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, 11 sections



$ CGO_ENABLED=1 CC=i686-w64-mingw32-gcc GOOS=windows GOARCH=386 go build -ldflags "-s -w"

$ file basic_window.exe

basic_window.exe: PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, 9 sections

```



To cross-compile for macOS install [OSXCross](https://github.com/tpoechtrager/osxcross) toolchain.



```

$ CGO_ENABLED=1 CC=x86_64-apple-darwin21.1-clang GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags "-linkmode external -s -w '-extldflags=-mmacosx-version-min=10.15'"

$ file basic_window

basic_window: Mach-O 64-bit x86_64 executable, flags:



$ CGO_ENABLED=1 CC=aarch64-apple-darwin21.1-clang GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 go build -ldflags "-linkmode external -s -w '-extldflags=-mmacosx-version-min=12.0.0'"

$ file basic_window

basic_window: Mach-O 64-bit arm64 executable, flags:

```



### License



raylib-go is licensed under an unmodified zlib/libpng license. View [LICENSE](https://github.com/gen2brain/raylib-go/blob/master/LICENSE).