Top 23 C++ OpenGL Projects

• tinyrenderer

  1 9,936 3.6 C++

  A brief computer graphics / rendering course

  Latest mention: Learn 3D Computer Graphics Programming from Scratch | news.ycombinator.com | 2020-12-29

  To be fair, Handmade Hero is for a complete game with sound, effects, input, etc. This course looks to be focused on a realtime software renderer with the ability to read/write geometry and textures. HH is also a bit overwhelming.

  I think what specific tutorial might go for depends on that individual's background and goals. I know a bunch of people who work in games/vfx who use tools like Maya/Houdini every day. They don't need a lot of help learning 3d concepts, but are interested to see the pros/cons of different implementations. They aren't always interested in realtime or optimizations. Here are the free resources that normally come up:

  https://www.scratchapixel.com/ -- Learn Computer Graphics From Scratch!

  https://raytracing.github.io/ -- Ray Tracing in One Weekend book series

  https://github.com/ssloy/tinyrenderer/wiki -- tinyrenderer, tinyraycaster, tinyraytracer

  http://www.pbr-book.org/ -- Physically Based Rendering 3rd edition full text. It looks like a 4th edition will be published in a few months.

  https://learnopengl.com/ -- For learning modern OpenGL

• OpenRCT2

  7 9,069 9.8 C++

  An open source re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2 🎢

  Latest mention: Single Rail Coasters... Uhh... Find a way | reddit.com/r/rct | 2021-01-13

  The single rail coaster was added a week ago.

• bgfx

  3 8,834 9.5 C++

  Cross-platform, graphics API agnostic, "Bring Your Own Engine/Framework" style rendering library.

  Latest mention: Some questions about graphics in a 2D isometric game (engine) | reddit.com/r/gamedev | 2021-01-18

  Maybe bgfx is what you're looking for? They have an SDL section in the docs.

• openFrameworks

  0 8,152 3.8 C++

  openFrameworks is a community-developed cross platform toolkit for creative coding in C++.

• SFML

  2 6,491 6.1 C++

  Simple and Fast Multimedia Library

  Latest mention: Why is SDL so commonly used with C++? | reddit.com/r/cpp | 2021-01-18

• glm

  1 4,751 7.9 C++

  OpenGL Mathematics (GLM)

  Latest mention: Nyx: 3rd party libraries | dev.to | 2021-01-13

  glm [link]

• olive

  2 4,582 9.7 C++

  Free open-source non-linear video editor

  Latest mention: Exporting messes with audio pitch | reddit.com/r/olive | 2021-01-17

  This is a known issue with the 0.1 series. Check here for workarounds: https://github.com/olive-editor/olive/wiki/FAQ

• mapbox-gl-native

  0 3,938 8.5 C++

  Interactive, thoroughly customizable maps in native Android, iOS, macOS, Node.js, and Qt applications, powered by vector tiles and OpenGL

• Open3D

  1 3,914 9.4 C++

  Open3D: A Modern Library for 3D Data Processing

  Latest mention: LIDAR to OBJ similar to photogrammetry with Intel RealSense L515? | reddit.com/r/3DScanning | 2021-01-05

• magnum

  0 3,317 9.5 C++

  Lightweight and modular C++11 graphics middleware for games and data visualization

• panda3d

  0 2,573 9.4 C++

  Powerful, mature open-source cross-platform game engine for Python and C++, developed by Disney and CMU

• SHADERed

  2 2,351 9.0 C++

  Lightweight, cross-platform & full-featured shader IDE

  Latest mention: Debugging geometry shaders in SHADERed | reddit.com/r/gamedev | 2020-12-24

  Download: shadered.org or GitHub releases page.

• MangoHud

  13 2,072 9.4 C++

  A Vulkan and OpenGL overlay for monitoring FPS, temperatures, CPU/GPU load and more. Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/Gj5YmBb

  Latest mention: Good Mangohud setup? | reddit.com/r/linux_gaming | 2021-01-15

  You can find the projects and their usage instructions here: * https://github.com/flightlessmango/MangoHud * https://github.com/benjamimgois/goverlay * https://github.com/DadSchoorse/vkBasalt

• spring

  0 2,057 7.3 C++

  A powerful free cross-platform RTS game engine

• ogre

  0 2,055 9.3 C++

  scene-oriented, flexible 3D engine

• OpenSceneGraph

  0 2,037 6.8 C++

  OpenSceneGraph git repository

• reshade

  1 1,743 9.3 C++

  A generic post-processing injector for games and video software.

  Latest mention: Reshade | reddit.com/r/XboxGamePassPC | 2020-12-22

  It relies on injecting the reshade dll into the application. Note: The "crosire injector" linked in the post seems to be a build from the author of the page, if you want to be sure that you are getting a safe file you can compile it yourself: https://github.com/crosire/reshade/blob/main/tools/injector.cpp

• DiligentEngine

  2 1,613 8.6 C++

  A modern cross-platform low-level graphics library and rendering framework

  Latest mention: List of open source libraries Minecraft uses | news.ycombinator.com | 2021-01-04

  [2]https://github.com/DiligentGraphics/DiligentEngine

• teeworlds

  0 1,536 9.2 C++

  A retro multiplayer shooter

• KlayGE

  0 1,475 7.8 C++

  KlayGE is a cross-platform open source game engine with plugin-based architecture.

• xray-16

  1 1,441 9.3 C++

  Improved version of the X-Ray Engine, the game engine used in the world-famous S.T.A.L.K.E.R. game series by GSC Game World.

  Latest mention: OpenXRay has released a new version of the engine! | reddit.com/r/stalker | 2020-12-23

  That seems to mention the menu was locked at 60 fps to avoid the same problem the original Stalker devs had to solve : https://github.com/OpenXRay/xray-16/commit/a06ab1065b47cb5c240b34bf15f822c98543847c

• dhewm3

  1 1,217 6.5 C++

  dhewm 3 main repository

  Latest mention: Making Doom3 Look The Best It Can On Windows | reddit.com/r/Doom | 2021-01-17

  dhewm3 does not support correct 16:9 HUD (and main menu) scaling due to the author's unwillingness to dive into this: 16:9 GUIs · Issue #233 · dhewm/dhewm3 · GitHub

• duckstation

  14 1,212 9.9 C++

  Fast PlayStation 1 emulator for PC and Android

  Latest mention: How do I connect my Xbox One controller to PCSX-R? (Windows) | reddit.com/r/EmulationOnPC | 2021-01-16

  Actually I recommend moving to Duckstation for PSX Emulation. I know it's not the answer you are looking for but it's quickly becoming the best windows PSX emulator. It even has Vulkan implementation. This is the link for the download. Here's a setup guide.

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