bgfx/README.md

[bgfx](https://github.com/bkaradzic/bgfx) - Cross-platform rendering library
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[What is it?](https://bkaradzic.github.io/bgfx/overview.html)
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Cross-platform, graphics API agnostic, "Bring Your Own Engine/Framework" style
rendering library.

Supported rendering backends:

 * Direct3D 9
 * Direct3D 11
 * Direct3D 12 (WIP)
 * Metal (WIP)
 * OpenGL 2.1
 * OpenGL 3.1+
 * OpenGL ES 2
 * OpenGL ES 3.1
 * WebGL 1.0

Supported HMD:

 * OculusVR (0.4.2+)

Supported platforms:

 * Android (14+, ARM, x86, MIPS)
 * asm.js/Emscripten (1.25.0)
 * FreeBSD
 * iOS
 * Linux ![](https://tc27.draster.com/app/rest/builds/buildType:(id:Bgfx_Linux)/statusIcon)
 * Native Client (PPAPI 37+, ARM, x86, x64, PNaCl)
 * OSX (10.9)
 * RaspberryPi
 * Windows (XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10) ![](https://tc27.draster.com/app/rest/builds/buildType:(id:Bgfx_Windows)/statusIcon)
 * WinRT (WinPhone 8.0+)

Supported compilers:

 * Clang 3.3 and above
 * GCC 4.6 and above
 * vs2008 and above

Languages:

 * [C/C++ API documentation](https://bkaradzic.github.io/bgfx/bgfx.html)
 * [C#/VB/F# language API bindings](https://github.com/MikePopoloski/SharpBgfx)
 * [D language API bindings](https://github.com/DerelictOrg/DerelictBgfx)
 * [Go language API bindings](https://github.com/james4k/go-bgfx)
 * [Java language API bindings](https://github.com/enleeten/twilight-bgfx)

Build status
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https://tc27.draster.com/guestAuth/overview.html

Who is using it?
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http://airmech.com/ AirMech is a free-to-play futuristic action real-time
strategy video game developed and published by Carbon Games.

https://github.com/dariomanesku/cmftStudio cmftStudio - cubemap filtering tool.  
![cmftStudio](https://github.com/dariomanesku/cmftStudio/raw/master/screenshots/cmftStudio_small.jpg)

https://github.com/taylor001/crown Crown is a general purpose data-driven game
engine, written from scratch with a minimalistic and data-oriented design
philosophy in mind.

https://github.com/emoon/ProDBG - ProDBG is a new debugger under development
that will support a variety of targets and operating systems. Currently it's in
very early development and primary focusing on Mac as primary target. This is
how it currently looks.  
![mac_screenshot](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/emoon/ProDBG/master/data/screens/mac_screenshot.png)

http://www.dogbytegames.com/ Dogbyte Games is an indie mobile developer studio
focusing on racing games.  
![ios](http://www.dogbytegames.com/bgfx/offroadlegends2_bgfx_ipad2.jpg)

https://github.com/andr3wmac/Torque6 Torque 6 is an MIT licensed 3D engine
loosely based on Torque2D. Being neither Torque2D or Torque3D it is the 6th
derivative of the original Torque Engine.

https://github.com/cgbystrom/twinkle GPU-accelerated UI framework powered by
JavaScript for desktop/mobile apps. Idea is to combine the fast workflow and
deployment model of web with the performance of native code and GPU acceleration.

[Building](https://bkaradzic.github.io/bgfx/build.html)
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[Examples](https://bkaradzic.github.io/bgfx/examples.html)
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[API Reference](https://bkaradzic.github.io/bgfx/bgfx.html)
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[Tools](https://bkaradzic.github.io/bgfx/tools.html)
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[License (BSD 2-clause)](https://bkaradzic.github.io/bgfx/license.html)
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