Top 13 C++ Renderer Projects

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1. LLGL

   1 2 2,485 9.0 C++

   Low Level Graphics Library (LLGL) is a thin abstraction layer for the modern graphics APIs OpenGL, Direct3D, Vulkan, and Metal

   

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3. SoftGLRender

   2 1 1,108 5.7 C++

   Tiny C++ Software Renderer / Rasterizer, and implements OpenGL and Vulkan renderers for comparison

   

4. MethaneKit

   3 1 943 9.3 C++

   🎲 Modern 3D graphics made simple with C++20 cross-platform framework and rendering abstraction API on top of DirectX 12, Vulkan & Metal

   

5. tangram-es

   4 3 860 4.1 C++

   2D and 3D map renderer using OpenGL ES

   

6. liblava

   5 4 862 5.3 C++

   Modern and easy-to-use library for Vulkan

   

7. manta-ray

   6 6 787 0.0 C++

   An open source physically based renderer.

   

8. tyra

   7 8 637 6.2 C++

   Game engine for PlayStation 2™

   

9. InfluxDB

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   InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.

   

10. canvas_ity

    8 8 429 2.5 C++

    A tiny, single-header <canvas>-like 2D rasterizer for C++

    

11. RasterIX

    9 1 108 7.4 C++

    OpenGL 1.x implementation for FPGAs

    

12. CroissantVulkanRenderer

    10 2 96 1.8 C++

    Real-Time Vulkan Renderer with features like PBR, IBL, and more.

    

13. Voxel-Render

    11 1 32 7.6 C++

    C++ voxel rendering engine

    

14. Hemlock-Renderer-Opengl-3D-PBR-Renderer

    12 1 10 8.6 C++

    Opengl based 3D real time PBR render engine.

    

15. Four

    13 1 3 0.0 C++

    A 4d rendering library written in C++ with Modern OpenGL (by ndm767)

    

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