freetype-gl
OpenGL text using one vertex buffer, one texture and FreeType (by rougier)
GLFW
A multi-platform library for OpenGL, OpenGL ES, Vulkan, window and input (by glfw)
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| 1,585 | 12,172 | |
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| 6.3 | 9.3 | |
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| GNU General Public License v3.0 or later | zlib License |
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
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freetype-gl
Posts with mentions or reviews of freetype-gl.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-05-01.
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Rendering text
To render text in my own engine, I rasterise TTF files. I use FreeType to do most of the work for me and use FreeType-GL to take care of packing the glyphs into a single texture (as well as handling UTF-8 text).
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Rendering text and images performance help?
Storing all glyphs in a single texture like you describe is also commonly done. Another piece of code you might want to have a look at is freetype-gl: https://github.com/rougier/freetype-gl.
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I hate font rendering
Freetype-gl is easy to use: https://github.com/rougier/freetype-gl
GLFW
Posts with mentions or reviews of GLFW.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-16.
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macOS 14.4 causes JVM crashes
Minecraft runs on various Javas.
And there's a known issue with an interaction between minecraft, Java, and the video drivers that crashes out and it can be traced back all the way to here: https://github.com/glfw/glfw/issues/1997
It's not fixed.
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Technical Considerations for GUI Toolkits [Discussion]
Window context manager - glfw, sdl
Types of tools for creating a gui (and how those tools approximately work): 1. Utilize the native _graphical interface API_, and depending on the platform, they have specific layers to interface: * Wayland, X11, for Linux * [GDI](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/gdi/windows-gdi) for windows * [Quartz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quartz\_(graphics\_layer)) for macOS Example - GTK uses [wayland](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/blob/main/docs/reference/gdk/wayland.md) ([source code](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/tree/main/gdk/win32)) [X11](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/blob/main/docs/reference/gdk/x11.md) ([source code](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/tree/main/gdk/x11)) GDI ([source code](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/tree/main/gdk/win32)) Quartz ([source code](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtk/-/tree/main/gdk/macos)) [How to use wayland display server](https://bugaevc.gitbooks.io/writing-wayland-clients/content/black-square/the-wayland-client-library.html) (TODO missing "animation" section) 2. Utilize opengl _or other low level graphics api's_ with window context, use GPU to render widgets * Window context manager - [glfw](https://github.com/glfw/glfw), [sdl](https://www.libsdl.org/) * contexts and surfaces, reading input, handling events Example: ImGui, NanoVG, Nuklear, raylib Why? Mainly used for game development, but also good for gui's. _(i haven't seen any examples that uses this method that are used for developing general-use graphical user interfaces.)_
- How to set-up GLFW 3.3.8 with C++ visual studio community 2022?
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Exploring Computer Graphics: Weekly Chronicle #1
GLFW: A library for window creation and managing user input.
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New Vulkan Documentation Website
Not SDL2, but GLFW has something like that under the tests/ directory:
https://github.com/glfw/glfw/blob/master/tests/triangle-vulk...
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LWJGL = SFML vs Allegro vs SDL vs Ogre vs ???
I'm not familiar with LWJGL, my 5 seconds on their website makes me think you might be looking for something like GLFW https://www.glfw.org/ to handle I/O and window creation/management.
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I have spent two whole work days trying to install GLEW
Consider GLFW3 for windowing and GLAD for function loading. I've used this combination myself successfully. Granted, that is "two things" you need, but OTOH it'll work well.
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OpenGL (GLFW and GLAD) not linking with cmake
There is a pattern to it which is usable with every GitHub repository. For example, GLFW v3.3.8 can be fetched from: https://github.com/glfw/glfw/archive/refs/tags/3.3.8.tar.gz
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Help
That is a static or import library for glfw. You need add the path to the directory where this file is located to the "library directories", see: https://www.learncpp.com/cpp-tutorial/a2-using-libraries-with-visual-studio-2005-express/
What are some alternatives?
When comparing freetype-gl and GLFW you can also consider the following projects:
stb - stb single-file public domain libraries for C/C++
SDL - Simple Directmedia Layer
msdfgl - OpenGL implementation of the MSDF algorithm
bgfx - Cross-platform, graphics API agnostic, "Bring Your Own Engine/Framework" style rendering library.
Craft - A simple Minecraft clone written in C using modern OpenGL (shaders).
glad - Multi-Language Vulkan/GL/GLES/EGL/GLX/WGL Loader-Generator based on the official specs.
Tehreer-Android - Standalone text engine for Android aimed to be free from platform limitations
Skia - Skia is a complete 2D graphic library for drawing Text, Geometries, and Images.
cute_headers - Collection of cross-platform one-file C/C++ libraries with no dependencies, primarily used for games
OpenSceneGraph - OpenSceneGraph git repository
gtec-demo-framework
Ogre 3D - scene-oriented, flexible 3D engine (C++, Python, C#, Java)