Allegro Alternatives

Allegro Alternatives

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15 best allegro alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, Android and more. Allegro alternative list source: alleg.sourceforge.net

15 alternativesFree, Open Source Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, iPhone +2
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Compare Allegro alternatives

Compare top-ranked Allegro alternatives by score, license, and supported platforms.

AlternativeScoreLicensePlatforms
OpenGL98% 317 votesFree, Open SourceWindows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone
Vulkan94% 127 votesFree, Open SourceChrome, Windows, Mac, Linux, Android
Microsoft DirectX96% 79 votesFreeWindows
SDL89% 57 votesFree, Open SourceWindows, Mac, Linux, iPhone
Pygame92% 39 votesFree, Open SourceWindows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone
WebGL83% 29 votesFree, Open SourceWeb
LibGDX86% 28 votesFree, Open SourceWindows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone
SFML65% 20 votesFree, Open SourceWindows, Mac, Linux
GLFW55% 11 votesFree, Open SourceWindows, Mac, Linux
Pyglet11% 9 votesFree, Open SourceWindows, Mac, Linux
AGKSharp62% 8 votesFreeWindows
HGE50% 4 votesFreeWindows
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OpenGL

Score: 98%

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Portable OpenGL, the Premier environment for developing interactive 2D and 3D graphics applications. Since its release in 1992, OpenGL was Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Windows,Linux,Android,iPhone
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Vulkan

Score: 94%

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Vulcan a wide range of devices, from computers and high efficiency for modern GPU-used, cross, offers access to the new generation of graphics and compute, and the API Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Windows,Linux,Android,Chrome,OS
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Microsoft DirectX

Score: 96%

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Microsoft DirectX multimedia, especially Game Programming and video-related operations (API) is a collection of application programming interfaces, Features:Free,Windows
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SDL

Score: 89%

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Simple DirectMedia layer OpenGL over audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick, 3D hardware that was designed to provide low-level access to a cross-platform 2D and multimedia library Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Windows,Linux,Windows,Mobile,iPhone
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Pygame

Score: 92%

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Pygame python modules designed for writing games, a series of. Pygame adds functionality on top of the excellent SDL library. Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Windows,Linux,Android,iPhone
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WebGL

Score: 83%

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WebGL is a cross 2.0, OpenGL ES-based, low-level 3D graphics API for web-royalty-free standard, through a document presented as HTML-canvas-element object Features:Free,Open,Source,Web
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LibGDX

Score: 86%

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Java, libgdx game development framework that runs a single API on all supported platforms. Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Windows,Linux,Android,iPhone
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SFML

Score: 65%

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(Simple, fast multimedia library) SFML is a portable and easy to use API for multimedia programming. Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Windows,Linux
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GLFW

Score: 55%

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GLFW OpenGL library for several open source on the desktop, OpenGL ES, and the Vulcan development. A simple API provides to create a Windows context Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Windows,Linux,BSD
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Pyglet

Score: 11%

FreeOpen SourceWindowsMacLinux
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Platformlar Aras and Multimedia-Python-library-window. Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Windows,Linux
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8

3

AGKSharp

Score: 62%

FreeWindows
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AGKSharp C# and used AppGameKit is a free application .You write 2D-and 3D-applications and games for Windows with NET Aksaray Features:Free,Windows
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HGE

Score: 50%

FreeWindows
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To operate huge, powerful hardware accelerated 2D game engine, easy. 2D games fast for anyone who wants to improve the quality of business is a full-featured layer. Features:Free,Windows
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SDL Game Engine

Score: 50%

FreeOpen Source
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Simple API calls oriented to the best possible dependencies for easy Transport, and C/C platform-independent 2D game programming framework for programmers and Features:Free,Open,Source,Self-Hosted,SDL,C++
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Arianne

Score: 50%

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Arianne turn-based and real-time multi-player to develop online games, game, frame, and engine. Powerful portable and provides a simple way to create a game Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Windows,Linux,BSD
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Crystal Space

Score: 100%

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Such a crystal-field games and virtual reality for applications such as real-time 3D graphics with (SDK), a Mature, high-featured software development kit. Free Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Windows,Linux

Allegro alternatives FAQ

What is the best Allegro alternative?

OpenGL is currently the top-ranked option on this list based on community votes and item score.

Are there free Allegro alternatives?

Yes. Free, freemium, or open-source options in this list include OpenGL, Vulkan, Microsoft DirectX, SDL, Pygame.

Which platforms are covered?

The alternatives in this list include options for Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, iPhone +2, depending on each product.

How are alternatives ranked?

Alternatives are ordered by community voting signals, item score, and the available product details collected for each option.

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