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Simple and Fast Multimedia Library
https://github.com/sfml/sfml

audio c-plus-plus cross-platform games graphics hacktoberfest multimedia opengl sdk sfml

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Simple and Fast Multimedia Library

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/sfml/sfml
Owner: SFML
License: zlib
Created: 2011-03-25T08:05:25.000Z (almost 14 years ago)
Default Branch: master
Last Pushed: 2025-01-14T19:27:26.000Z (7 days ago)
Last Synced: 2025-01-16T11:51:33.733Z (5 days ago)
Topics: audio, c-plus-plus, cross-platform, games, graphics, hacktoberfest, multimedia, opengl, sdk, sfml
Language: C++
Homepage: https://www.sfml-dev.org/
Size: 105 MB
Stars: 10,527
Watchers: 347
Forks: 1,766
Open Issues: 149
Metadata Files:
- Readme: readme.md
- Changelog: changelog.md
- Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: license.md
- Support: .github/SUPPORT.md

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README

        [![SFML logo](https://www.sfml-dev.org/images/logo.png)](https://www.sfml-dev.org)

# SFML — Simple and Fast Multimedia Library

SFML is a simple, fast, cross-platform and object-oriented multimedia API. It provides access to windowing, graphics, audio and network. It is written in C++, and has bindings for various languages such as C, .Net, Ruby, Python.

## State of Development

Development is focused on version 3 in the `master` branch.

No more features are planned for the 2.x release series.

## CMake Template

The easiest way to get started with SFML is our [CMake-based project template](https://github.com/SFML/cmake-sfml-project/blob/master/README.md).

This template will automatically download and build SFML alongside your own application.

Read the README for full instructions on how to use it.

## Download

-   You can get the latest official release on [SFML's website](https://www.sfml-dev.org/download.php).

-   You can also get the source code of the current development version from the [Git repository](https://github.com/SFML/SFML).

-   Alternatively, you can get the latest snapshot / artifact builds from the [artifacts storage](https://artifacts.sfml-dev.org/by-branch/master/).

## Install

Follow the instructions of the [tutorials](https://www.sfml-dev.org/tutorials/), there is one for each platform/compiler that SFML supports.

## Learn

There are several places to learn SFML:

-   The [official tutorials](https://www.sfml-dev.org/tutorials/)

-   The [online API documentation](https://www.sfml-dev.org/documentation/)

-   The [community wiki](https://github.com/SFML/SFML/wiki/)

## Community

Here are some useful community links:

-   [Discord](https://discord.gg/nr4X7Fh)

-   [Twitter](https://twitter.com/sfmldev)

-   [Forum](https://en.sfml-dev.org/forums/) ([French](https://fr.sfml-dev.org/forums/))

## Contribute

SFML is an open-source project, and it needs your help to go on growing and improving. If you want to get involved and suggest some additional features, file a bug report or submit a patch, please have a look at the [contribution guidelines](https://www.sfml-dev.org/contribute.php).

## Authors

-   Laurent Gomila ([email protected])

-   Marco Antognini ([email protected])

-   binary1248 ([email protected])

-   Lukas Dürrenberger ([email protected])

-   Jonathan De Wachter ([email protected])

-   Jan Haller ([email protected])

-   Mario Liebisch ([email protected])

-   Stefan Schindler ([email protected])

-   Artur Moreira ([email protected])

-   Vittorio Romeo ([email protected])

-   Chris Thrasher ([email protected])

-   And many other members of the SFML community

## License

The SFML libraries and source code are distributed under the [zlib/libpng license](https://opensource.org/licenses/Zlib). See [license.md](license.md). External libraries used by SFML are distributed under their own licenses.

In short, SFML is free for any use (commercial or personal, proprietary or open-source). You can use SFML in your project without any restriction. You can even omit to mention that you use SFML -- although it would be appreciated.

## External libraries used by SFML

-   [_stb_image_ and _stb_image_write_](https://github.com/nothings/stb) are [public domain](https://github.com/nothings/stb/blob/master/LICENSE)

-   [_freetype_](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype) is under the [FreeType license or the GPL license](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/blob/master/LICENSE.TXT)

-   [_libogg_](https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/ogg) is under the [BSD license](https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/ogg/-/blob/master/COPYING)

-   [_libvorbis_](https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/vorbis) is under the [BSD license](https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/vorbis/-/blob/master/COPYING)

-   [_libflac_](https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/flac) is under the [BSD license](https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/flac/-/blob/master/COPYING.Xiph)

-   [_minimp3_](https://github.com/lieff/minimp3) is under the [CC0 license](https://github.com/lieff/minimp3/blob/master/LICENSE)

-   [_miniaudio_](https://github.com/mackron/miniaudio) is [public domain or under the MIT No Attribution license](https://github.com/mackron/miniaudio/blob/master/LICENSE)