GLFW

Introduction

GLFW is a free, Open Source, multi-platform library for OpenGL, OpenGL ES and Vulkan application development. It provides a simple, platform-independent API for creating windows, contexts and surfaces, reading input, handling events, etc.

The current stable release is version 3.2. See the downloads page for details and files, or fetch the latest branch, which always points to the latest stable release. Each release starting with 3.0 also has a corresponding annotated tag.

This is version 3.2.1, which is not yet described.

If you are new to GLFW, you may find the tutorial for GLFW 3 useful. If you have used GLFW 2 in the past, there is a transition guide for moving to the GLFW 3 API.

Compiling GLFW

See the Compiling GLFW guide in the GLFW documentation.

Using GLFW

See the Building programs that use GLFW guide in the GLFW documentation.

Reporting bugs

Bugs are reported to our issue tracker. Please always include the name and version of the OS where the bug occurs and the version of GLFW used. If you have cloned it, include the commit ID used.

If it's a build issue, please also include the build log and the name and version of your development environment.

If it's a context creation issue, please also include the make and model of your graphics card and the version of your driver.

This will help both us and other people experiencing the same bug.

Dependencies

GLFW itself needs only the headers and libraries for your window system. It does not need the headers for any context creation API (WGL, GLX, EGL, NSGL) or rendering API (OpenGL, OpenGL ES, Vulkan) to enable support for them.

The examples and test programs depend on a number of tiny libraries. These are located in the deps/ directory.

• getopt_port for examples with command-line options
• TinyCThread for threaded examples
• An OpenGL 3.2 core loader generated by glad for examples using modern OpenGL
• linmath.h for linear algebra in examples
• Vulkan headers for Vulkan tests

The Vulkan example additionally requires the Vulkan SDK to be installed, or it will not be included in the build.

The documentation is generated with Doxygen. If CMake does not find Doxygen, the documentation will not be generated.

Changelog

• Bugfix: The range checks for glfwSetCursorPos used the wrong minimum

Contact

The official website for GLFW is glfw.org. There you can find the latest version of GLFW, as well as news, documentation and other information about the project.

If you have questions related to the use of GLFW, we have a support forum, and the IRC channel #glfw on Freenode.

If you have a bug to report, a patch to submit or a feature you'd like to request, please file it in the issue tracker on GitHub.

Finally, if you're interested in helping out with the development of GLFW or porting it to your favorite platform, join us on GitHub or IRC.

Acknowledgements

GLFW exists because people around the world donated their time and lent their skills.

• Bobyshev Alexander
• artblanc
• arturo
• Matt Arsenault
• Keith Bauer
• John Bartholomew
• Niklas Behrens
• Niklas Bergström
• Doug Binks
• blanco
• Martin Capitanio
• Chi-kwan Chan
• Lambert Clara
• Andrew Corrigan
• Noel Cower
• Jarrod Davis
• Olivier Delannoy
• Paul R. Deppe
• Michael Dickens
• Роман Донченко
• Mario Dorn
• Jonathan Dummer
• Ralph Eastwood
• Siavash Eliasi
• Michael Fogleman
• Gerald Franz
• GeO4d
• Marcus Geelnard
• Eloi Marín Gratacós
• Stefan Gustavson
• Sylvain Hellegouarch
• Matthew Henry
• heromyth
• Lucas Hinderberger
• Paul Holden
• IntellectualKitty
• Aaron Jacobs
• Toni Jovanoski
• Arseny Kapoulkine
• Osman Keskin
• Cameron King
• Peter Knut
• Christoph Kubisch
• Eric Larson
• Robin Leffmann
• Glenn Lewis
• Shane Liesegang
• Eyal Lotem
• Дмитри Малышев
• Martins Mozeiko
• Tristam MacDonald
• Hans Mackowiak
• Zbigniew Mandziejewicz
• Kyle McDonald
• David Medlock
• Bryce Mehring
• Jonathan Mercier
• Marcel Metz
• Jonathan Miller
• Kenneth Miller
• Bruce Mitchener
• Jack Moffitt
• Jeff Molofee
• Jon Morton
• Pierre Moulon
• Julian Møller
• Kamil Nowakowski
• Ozzy
• Andri Pálsson
• Peoro
• Braden Pellett
• Arturo J. Pérez
• Orson Peters
• Emmanuel Gil Peyrot
• Cyril Pichard
• Pieroman
• Jorge Rodriguez
• Ed Ropple
• Aleksey Rybalkin
• Riku Salminen
• Brandon Schaefer
• Sebastian Schuberth
• Matt Sealey
• SephiRok
• Steve Sexton
• Systemcluster
• Yoshiki Shibukawa
• Dmitri Shuralyov
• Daniel Skorupski
• Bradley Smith
• Julian Squires
• Johannes Stein
• Justin Stoecker
• Elviss Strazdins
• Nathan Sweet
• TTK-Bandit
• Sergey Tikhomirov
• A. Tombs
• Ioannis Tsakpinis
• Samuli Tuomola
• urraka
• Jari Vetoniemi
• Ricardo Vieira
• Nicholas Vitovitch
• Simon Voordouw
• Torsten Walluhn
• Patrick Walton
• Xo Wang
• Jay Weisskopf
• Frank Wille
• yuriks
• Santi Zupancic
• Jonas Ådahl
• Lasse Öörni
• All the unmentioned and anonymous contributors in the GLFW community, for bug reports, patches, feedback, testing and encouragement