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Cross-Platform C SDK (precompiled)
https://github.com/frang75/nappgui

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# NAppGUI
Cross-Platform C SDK. Build portable desktop applications for Windows, macOS and Linux, using just C.

**This repository ONLY have headers and precompiled libraries for the most popular compilers.** The source code is in [nappgui_src](https://github.com/frang75/nappgui_src).

![NAppGUI Stack](https://nappgui.com/img/start/nappgui_stack.png)

## Quick start in Windows

### Prerequisites
- [Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/)
- [CMake](https://cmake.org/download/)

### Open the Developer Command Prompt
```
(from C:\)

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/frang75/nappgui.git
cd nappgui
cmake -S ./src -B ./build
cmake --build ./build --config Debug

// Run examples in 'demo' and 'howto' folders
.\build\Debug\bin\Die.exe
.\build\Debug\bin\Bricks.exe
.\build\Debug\bin\Products.exe
.\build\Debug\bin\Col2dHello.exe
.\build\Debug\bin\GuiHello.exe
...
```
![Running demo project in Windows](https://nappgui.com/img/start/run_demo_windows.png)

## Quick start in macOS

### Prerequisites
- [Xcode](https://developer.apple.com/xcode/)
- [CMake](https://cmake.org/download/)

### Open the Terminal
```
(from your home dir ~/)

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/frang75/nappgui.git
cd nappgui
cmake -G Xcode -S ./src -B ./build
cmake --build ./build --config Debug

// Run examples in 'demo' and 'howto' folders
./build/Debug/bin/Die.app/Contents/MacOS/Die
./build/Debug/bin/Bricks.app/Contents/MacOS/Bricks
./build/Debug/bin/Products.app/Contents/MacOS/Products
./build/Debug/bin/Col2dHello.app/Contents/MacOS/Col2dHello
./build/Debug/bin/GuiHello.app/Contents/MacOS/GuiHello
...
```
![Running demo project in macOS](https://nappgui.com/img/start/run_demo_macos.png)

## Quick start in Linux

### Prerequisites
```
// Development tools
sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo apt-get install git
sudo apt-get install cmake

// Development libraries
sudo apt-get install libgtk-3-dev
sudo apt-get install libglu1-mesa-dev freeglut3-dev mesa-common-dev
sudo apt-get install libcurl4-openssl-dev
```
### Open the Terminal
```
(from your home dir ~/)

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/frang75/nappgui.git
cd nappgui
cmake -S ./src -B ./build -DCMAKE_BUILD_CONFIG=Debug
cmake --build ./build -j 4

// Run examples in 'demo' and 'howto' folders
./build/Debug/bin/Die
./build/Debug/bin/Bricks
./build/Debug/bin/Products
./build/Debug/bin/Col2dHello
./build/Debug/bin/GuiHello
...
```
![Running demo project in Linux](https://nappgui.com/img/start/run_demo_linux.png)

## More info
- [NAppGUI Quick Start](https://nappgui.com/en/start/quick.html)
- [NAppGUI Hello World](https://nappgui.com/en/start/hello.html)
- [Create a new project](https://nappgui.com/en/guide/newprj.html)
- [About Portability](https://nappgui.com/en/guide/win_mac_linux.html)