Easy-to-use 2D graphics libraries

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  • SkiaSharp

    SkiaSharp is a cross-platform 2D graphics API for .NET platforms based on Google's Skia Graphics Library. It provides a comprehensive 2D API that can be used across mobile, server and desktop models to render images.

  • Win2D

    Win2D is an easy-to-use Windows Runtime API for immediate mode 2D graphics rendering with GPU acceleration. It is available to C#, C++ and VB developers writing apps for the Windows Universal Platform (UWP). It utilizes the power of Direct2D, and integrates seamlessly with XAML and CoreWindow.

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  • d2dlib

    A .NET library for hardware-accelerated, high performance, immediate mode rendering via Direct2D.

  • This piqued my curiosity to look up C# bindings for D2D, and uncovered https://github.com/jingwood/d2dlib. It's built by a legit-looking company from Japan. Might be worth a quick dekko by someone.

  • TrippyGL

    A simple, lightweight yet highly versatile OpenGL graphics library

  • simulationframework

    A simple and user-friendly framework for writing small graphical apps in C#.

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