Directx Alternatives

Directx Alternatives

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10 best directx alternatives for Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, Android and more. Directx alternative list source: support.microsoft.com

10 alternativesFree, Open Source Windows, Linux, Mac, iPhone, Android +2
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Compare Directx alternatives

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

AlternativeScoreLicensePlatforms
OpenGL98% 317 votesFree, Open SourceWindows, Mac, Linux, Android, iPhone
Vulkan95% 127 votesFree, Open SourceChrome, Windows, Mac, Linux, Android
SDL93% 57 votesFree, Open SourceWindows, Mac, Linux, iPhone
WebGL86% 29 votesFree, Open SourceWeb
Allegro71% 17 votesFree, Open SourceWindows, Mac, Linux, iPhone
GLFW45% 11 votesFree, Open SourceWindows, Mac, Linux
PyOpenGL57% 7 votesFree, Open SourceWindows, Mac, Linux
GDI57% 7 votesFree, Open SourceWindows
Crystal Space100% 1 votesFree, Open SourceWindows, Mac, Linux
SlimDX50% 0 votesFree, Open SourceWindows
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OpenGL

Score: 98%

FreeOpen SourceWindowsMacLinuxAndroidiPhone
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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: 95%

FreeOpen SourceChromeWindowsMacLinuxAndroid
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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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SDL

Score: 93%

FreeOpen SourceWindowsMacLinuxiPhone
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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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WebGL

Score: 86%

FreeOpen SourceWeb
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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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Allegro

Score: 71%

FreeOpen SourceWindowsMacLinuxiPhone
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Allegro 4 and Allegro 5 platformlar Aras, especially video game and Multimedia programming libraries. Common, low-level tasks the process of creating Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Windows,Linux,iPhone
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GLFW

Score: 45%

FreeOpen SourceWindowsMacLinux
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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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PyOpenGL

Score: 57%

FreeOpen SourceWindowsMacLinux
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Python bindings for OpenGL API. Features:Free,Open,Source,Mac,Windows,Linux
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7

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GDI

Score: 57%

FreeOpen SourceWindows
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Windows-Standard-fonts-grid program, that will have a better ability font smoothing note: Mac OS X, gdi.dll you can be used instead: runs as a Features:Free,Open,Source,Windows
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Crystal Space

Score: 100%

FreeOpen SourceWindowsMacLinux
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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
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SlimDX

Score: 50%

FreeOpen SourceWindows
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DirectX allows developers to create applications with slimdx .For example, C# VB.NET and if your mind comes to .NET-technologies. Efficient, simple and plain wrapper. Features:Free,Open,Source,Windows

Directx alternatives FAQ

What is the best Directx alternative?

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

Are there free Directx alternatives?

Yes. Free, freemium, or open-source options in this list include OpenGL, Vulkan, SDL, WebGL, Allegro.

Which platforms are covered?

The alternatives in this list include options for Windows, Linux, Mac, iPhone, Android +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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