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Top 13 C++ D3d11 Projects
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bgfx
Cross-platform, graphics API agnostic, "Bring Your Own Engine/Framework" style rendering library.
Project mention: Layers All the Way Down: The Untold Story of Shader Compilation | news.ycombinator.com | 2025-05-18BGFX (https://github.com/bkaradzic/bgfx) uses a different approach. You basically write your shader in a GLSL-like language but it's all just (either very clever or very horrible) macro expansions that handles all the platform differences.
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I think this should cover it.
https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk
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Tracy [1] is the first thing that comes to my mind, then RenderDoc [2].
After that Visual Studio while debugging. In general, I think graphical debuggers and profiling tools do a relatively good job of packing lots of information into many, small windows.
[1] https://github.com/wolfpld/tracy
[2] https://github.com/baldurk/renderdoc
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xray-16
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. Join OpenXRay! ;)
View the Project on GitHub
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LLGL
Low Level Graphics Library (LLGL) is a thin abstraction layer for the modern graphics APIs OpenGL, Direct3D, Vulkan, and Metal
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InfluxDB
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DXMT has been advancing very quickly: https://github.com/3Shain/dxmt
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Nikola
A cross-platform framework for window creation, input handling, and rendering using OpenGL 4.5+ (by FrodoAlaska)
Currently, as I'm sure you can tell, the engine is still in its infant state. It can do a lot. Currently, it can open a window, accept input, render pixels, load models, and images, and render them even. But there is still a long way to go. For example, audio and fonts are still not fully implemented. While things like entities are not even a thing yet. However, if you are interested, I do have some interesting showcases on my website. You can also go to the engine's repo to check the code for yourself if you are interested.
NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
C++ D3d11 discussion
C++ D3d11 related posts
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Whisky is no longer actively maintained
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DXVK 2.4 with DX8 support added
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Elbrus-8S
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Nintendo Network shutdown – The beginning of the end
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Jagged edges on everything, regardless of AA settings
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Game crashes within 10 seconds of launching unless I reinstall from scratch
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For Artwork Creators: How to make a proper fog of war?
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Index
What are some of the best open-source D3d11 projects in C++? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
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| 1 | bgfx | 16,435 |
| 2 | dxvk | 16,058 |
| 3 | renderdoc | 10,243 |
| 4 | reshade | 4,903 |
| 5 | xray-16 | 3,353 |
| 6 | apitrace | 2,777 |
| 7 | LLGL | 2,485 |
| 8 | KlayGE | 2,170 |
| 9 | dxmt | 947 |
| 10 | DiligentCore | 706 |
| 11 | OGSR-Engine | 545 |
| 12 | Reshade-Unlocked | 107 |
| 13 | Nikola | 5 |
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