Simple DirectMedia Layer

Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) is a cross-platform software development library designed to provide a hardware abstraction layer for computer multimedia hardware components. Software developers can use it to write high-performance computer games and other multimedia applications that can run on many operating systems such as Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows. SDL manages video, audio, input devices, CD-ROM, threads, shared object loading, networking and timers. For 3D graphics, it can handle an OpenGL, Vulkan, Metal, or Direct3D context. The library is internally written in C, and provides the application programming interface in C, with bindings to other languages available. SDL is extensively used in the industry in both large and small projects. Over 700 games, 180 applications, and 120 demos have been posted on the library website.
- GitHub: https://github.com/topics/sdl
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_DirectMedia_Layer
- Repo: https://github.com/libsdl-org
- Created by: SDL Community
- Released: 1998
- Related Topics: game-engine, game-development,
- Aliases: libsdl, sdl2, sdl3,
- Last updated: 2025-05-09 00:27:07 UTC
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https://github.com/paul-maxime/merreles
A basic implementation of the game of Merels (also known as Nine Men's Morris), in C, using the SDL library.
c nine-mens-morris sdl sdl-ttf
Last synced: 11 Mar 2025
https://github.com/bploeckelman/sdl_imgui
A minimal example project for Dear ImGui with SDL and SDL_Image using CMake and Git submodules to keep everything self-contained.
cmake dear-imgui imgui sdl sdl-image sdl2
Last synced: 28 Feb 2025
https://github.com/rsharifnasab/sbu_2cars
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Last synced: 04 Mar 2025
https://github.com/rsharifnasab/sbu_jetpackjoyride
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https://github.com/mandarancio/nbodies
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https://github.com/digitsensitive/foxviewppm
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https://github.com/karmakrafts/multiplatform-sdl
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https://github.com/ravbug/sdl-android-builder
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https://github.com/sezero/sdl-os2
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https://github.com/BenjaminYde/ArcticEngine
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https://github.com/lostjared/lostmasterpiece
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https://github.com/erthium/boids
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Last synced: 19 Feb 2025
https://github.com/ltriant/chip8z
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Last synced: 31 Mar 2025
https://github.com/hackolade/graphql
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https://github.com/programmingrainbow/minesweeper-cpp-sdl2
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https://github.com/danielgospodinow/alienattack
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Last synced: 17 Mar 2025
https://github.com/vaiorabbit/sdl2-bindings-whacamole
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https://github.com/adagio/swiftsdl2
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Last synced: 18 Feb 2025
https://github.com/threeal/sunny-land
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https://github.com/jcapellman/massiveattack
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https://github.com/jsoulier/sdl3_ray_tracing
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https://github.com/soulseekah/c8
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https://github.com/gabrieldiem/jazzjackrabbit2
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Last synced: 01 Feb 2025
https://github.com/graphql-protocols/protogen
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Last synced: 03 Apr 2025
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Last synced: 03 Apr 2025
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https://github.com/ilovebacteria/minesweeper-gui
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Last synced: 03 Mar 2025
https://github.com/sl-pirate/snake
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Last synced: 05 Mar 2025
https://github.com/vcaputo/sars
SARS is a satirical vignette style video game utilizing ANSI-art for sprites, see https://sars.pengaru.com. Github is only a mirror.
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Last synced: 20 Mar 2025
https://github.com/oslint/snake-c-sdl2
Simple implementation of Snake game made in C to practice SDL2
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Last synced: 01 Feb 2025
https://github.com/mandliya/rusty_chip8
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Last synced: 19 Feb 2025
https://github.com/ponup/conways-game-of-life
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Last synced: 31 Mar 2025
https://github.com/andezion/knight
This is a small test project that demonstrates character movement and control using the SDL library. Also, it is pure C :)
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Last synced: 09 Apr 2025
https://github.com/hartwork/audio_pump_demo
:studio_microphone: Demos pumping audio from the microphone to headphones/speakers in C99 for PulseAudio, PortAudio and SDL 2
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Last synced: 03 Apr 2025
https://github.com/zouariomar/tic-tac-toe
This is a Tic Tac Toe game implemented in C++ using SDL 1.2 for graphics and CMake with Ninja as the build system
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Last synced: 21 Feb 2025
https://github.com/programmingrainbow/minesweeper-c-sdl2
Minesweeper with 8 themes, 5 sizes and 4 difficulty levels. Written in C and SDL2
Last synced: 13 Mar 2025
https://github.com/czoido/sdl-ios-conan
Simple example of a game using SDL for iOS using Conan
Last synced: 23 Feb 2025
https://github.com/gaurav-deep01/conways-game-of-life
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Last synced: 23 Feb 2025
https://github.com/insin/sopwith-wii
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Last synced: 02 Mar 2025
https://github.com/cheyao/tilemap
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Last synced: 23 Feb 2025
https://github.com/subugt/muhasebe
gelir gider ekleme çıkarma cari açma ve daha birçok özellik ( 18 bin lira ödemek yerine tercih edebilirsiniz :)
accountancy accounting accounting-app accounting-software accounting-tools cpp cpp20 muhasebe okul okular sdl sql sqlite sqlite3 topic
Last synced: 26 Feb 2025
https://github.com/klihe/sdl2-setup-macos
One day I was trying to search for something like pygame for C++ and I found SDL2, but the implementation of this library was not easy for me. I decided to make this tutorial on how to implement SDL2 on MACOS which works for me
c c11 cpp cpp11 game library sdl sdl2 sdl2-library tutorail
Last synced: 13 Mar 2025
https://github.com/alexander-scott/gameai
Game development project featuring four artificial intelligence challenges: Conway's Game of Life, Lunar Lander, Chess and Rainbow Road.
ai c-plus-plus chess conway-s-game-of-life lunar-lander rainbow-road sdl
Last synced: 06 Mar 2025
https://github.com/programmingrainbow/conways-game-of-life-c-sdl2
Conway's Game of Life written in C and using SDL2 game library.
Last synced: 13 Mar 2025
https://github.com/mahinkumar/starlit
A Simple Screensaver application built using SDL3 with support for graphics APIs including OpenGL and Vulkan.
cmake cmakelists cpp sdl sdl3 simple-direct-media-layer
Last synced: 15 Mar 2025
https://github.com/kalbarczykdev/snake-c-sdl2
Simple implementation of Snake game made in C to practice SDL2
c c-application c-library desktop-app game gui sdl sdl2 snake snake-game
Last synced: 27 Mar 2025
https://github.com/kalbarczykdev/pong-cpp-sdl2
Recreation of the classic Pong game with SDL2 lib and C++!
beginner beginner-friendly cpp first-contributions pong pong-game sdl sdl-library sdl-ttf sdl2
Last synced: 27 Mar 2025
https://github.com/bruhmoent/tuxballsdl
TuxBall on SDL2 C++.
cpp platformer sdl sdl2 sdl2-image tux
Last synced: 14 Mar 2025
https://github.com/chuigda/ocsdl
A 3-year-old kid's toy-level SDL ObjC wrapper, don't expect anything useful from this
Last synced: 02 Apr 2025
https://github.com/vendethiel/bomberman
Herr Bomben
c game network networking sdl socket
Last synced: 22 Mar 2025
https://github.com/ajnus/last_redemption
Projeto Final do curso em Desenvolvimento de Jogos: Game Developer – Technology and Training – 2008 (120 h) Curso básico de Desenvolvimento de Jogos Virtuais. - Noções em 3D Game Studio e 3D Max Studio. - Foco (programação) em Lua, C/C++, SDL e OpenGL. (O curso tem como tarefa final o desenvolvimento de um jogo em 2D)
2d 2d-game cplusplus cpp game-development games opengl sdl sdl-mixer sdl2-image sdl2-library sidescroller videogame videogames videogames-programmers
Last synced: 28 Mar 2025
https://github.com/humbertodias/ps3dev-sdl2
A Docker Image for PS3 Development with sdl2
ps3dev sdl sdl-gfx sdl-image sdl-mixer sdl-net sdl-ttf sdl2 sdl2-image sdl2-mixer sdl2-ttf
Last synced: 03 Mar 2025
https://github.com/joyrex2001/pilines
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cvbs cvbs-upscaler raspberry-pi raspbian realtime-video-processor retrogaming sdl
Last synced: 16 Mar 2025
https://github.com/gattschardo/tetris
basic tetris implementation for GTK3, SDL1 (with emscripten support) and SDL2
cairo emscripten gtk3 sdl sdl2 wasm
Last synced: 01 Apr 2025
https://github.com/blagojeblagojevic/ising-model
This repository contains a C implementation of the Ising model simulation, a mathematical model in statistical mechanics describing ferromagnetism. The simulation utilizes the Metropolis algorithm to update the spins of a 2D lattice. The visualization is done using the SDL2 library, allowing for real-time rendering of the Ising model evolution.
c ising-model ising-model-2d sdl sdl2
Last synced: 08 Apr 2025