https://github.com/alaingalvan/CrossWindow

💻📱 A cross platform system abstraction library written in C++ for managing windows and performing OS tasks.
https://github.com/alaingalvan/CrossWindow

android cmake cocoa cross-platform emscripten ios linux macos main mir uikit uwp wayland webassembly win32 windows xcb xlib

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💻📱 A cross platform system abstraction library written in C++ for managing windows and performing OS tasks.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/alaingalvan/CrossWindow
• Owner: alaingalvan
• License: mit
• Created: 2018-04-17T17:48:40.000Z (almost 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-08-15T22:17:52.000Z (8 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-28T02:16:56.771Z (19 days ago)
• Topics: android, cmake, cocoa, cross-platform, emscripten, ios, linux, macos, main, mir, uikit, uwp, wayland, webassembly, win32, windows, xcb, xlib
• Language: C++
• Homepage: https://alain.xyz/libraries/crosswindow
• Size: 4.34 MB
• Stars: 676
• Watchers: 19
• Forks: 51
• Open Issues: 20
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: docs/readme.md
  • License: license.md

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README

        
# Documentation

- [Creation](creation.md) | How to create OS Windows.

- [Event Handling](event-handling.md) | How you listen to window events such as resizing, closing, keyboard, mouse, touch, etc.

- [Multiple Windows](multiple-windows.md) | How to use CrossWindow when managing multiple windows.

- [Platform Behavior](platform-behavior.md) | How to access platform specific data structures and use those for platform specific tasks.

- [Dialogs, File Windows](dialogs-file-windows.md) | Creating dialog boxes and file windows.

- [Using Graphics APIs](graphics-apis.md) | How to hook CrossGraphics with Vulkan/OpenGL/DirectX/Metal.

## Appendix

- [Design Decisions](design-descisions.md) | An overview of the state of the art in cross platform windowing libraries and what parts of their design have gone into CrossWindow.