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81 lines
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OpenTK
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The Open Toolkit is an advanced, low-level C# library that wraps OpenGL, OpenGL ES and OpenAL. It is suitable for games, scientific applications and any other project that requires 3d graphics, audio or compute functionality.
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Project website: http://www.opentk.com/
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Official git repository: https://github.com/opentk/opentk
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Features
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- Create cutting-edge graphics with OpenGL 4.4 and OpenGL ES 3.0
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- Spice up your GUI with 3d graphics
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- Improve your code flow with strong types and inline documentation
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- Write once run everywhere!
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OpenTK is available on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, *BSD, SteamOS, Android and iOS. It can be used standalone or integrated into a GUI (Windows.Forms, WPF, GTK+, Qt, VTK, ...)
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Current Version 1.1 stable released 2014-Feb-10: http://www.opentk.com/news/opentk-1.1-stable-released
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Binaries available at http://www.opentk.com
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NuGet packages at http://www.nuget.org/packages/OpenTK/
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Roadmap
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- Merge opentk/opentk (upstream) with mono/opentk (Xamarin)
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- Add Portable Class Library (PCL) target
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- Add multitouch API
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- Add new platforms: NaCL, emscripten, Windows Metro, Ouya, Raspberry PI
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- Improve OpenCL bindings
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- Improve math library
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Contributing
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1. Install git and a C# IDE (see requirements section below)
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2. Fork the _develop_ branch of https://github.com/opentk/opentk
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3. Commit your changes in small, incremental steps with clear descriptions
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4. When ready, issue a Pull Request (PR) against the _develop_ branch of https://github.com/opentk/opentk
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For details on coding style and best practices, refer to https://github.com/opentk/opentk/wiki/Contributing
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Requirements
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- Windows (XP/Vista/7/8), Linux, Mac OS X, *BSD, SteamOS, Android or iOS
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- For graphics, OpenGL drivers or a suitable emulator, such as [ANGLE](https://github.com/opentk/opentk/tree/Dependencies/Readme.txt)
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- For audio, OpenAL drivers or [OpenAL Soft](https://github.com/opentk/opentk/tree/Dependencies/Readme.txt)
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- To develop desktop applications: Visual Studio, Xamarin Studio, MonoDevelop or SharpDevelop
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- To develop Android applications: Xamarin Studio or the Xamarin Extensions for Visual Studio
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- To develop iOS applications: Xamarin Studio and XCode
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Documentation
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Your favorite IDE will display inline documentation for all OpenTK APIs. Additional information can be found in the [OpenTK Manual](http://www.opentk.com/doc) and in the [opentk/Documentation/](https://github.com/opentk/opentk/tree/develop/Documentation) folder.
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Technical documentation about the implementation of OpenTK can be found in the [Technical Wiki](https://github.com/opentk/opentk/wiki).
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Need Help?
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Post your questions at the [OpenTK forums](http://www.opentk.com/forum).
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Report bugs at https://github.com/opentk/opentk/issues
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License
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The Open Toolkit is distributed under the permissive MIT/X11 license and is absolutely free.
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http://www.opentk.com/project/license
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