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Metal

Apple's low-level, hardware-accelerated 3D graphic and compute shader API.

Metal Alternatives

The best Metal alternatives based on verified products, community votes, reviews and other factors.
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    /unreal-engine-alternatives

    Unreal Engine 4 is a suite of integrated tools for game developers to design and build games, simulations, and visualizations.

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    /vulkan-alternatives

    Vulkan is a new generation graphics and compute API that provides high-efficiency, cross-platform access to modern GPUs used in a wide variety of devices from PCs and consoles to mobile phones and embedded platforms.

    Open Source

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    WebGL is a JavaScript API for rendering interactive 3D computer graphics and 2D graphics within any compatible web browser.

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    GLFW is an Open Source, multi-platform library for OpenGL, OpenGL ES and Vulkan development on the...

    Open Source

  5. /microsoft-directx-alternatives

    Describes how to obtain the latest version of DirectX to enable games and multimedia applications on your system.

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    /pyopengl-alternatives

    Python bindings for OpenGL API.

    Open Source

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    /opengl-alternatives

    OpenGL is the premier environment for developing portable, interactive 2D and 3D graphics...

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    /sdl-alternatives

    Simple DirectMedia Layer is a cross-platform multimedia library designed to provide low level...

    Open Source

  9. /defold-engine-alternatives

    Defold lets you quickly build high performing, cross-platform games together with your team.

    Open Source

  10. /byond-alternatives

    BYOND is the premier community for making and playing online multiplayer games.

  11. /cocos-creator-alternatives

    Cocos Creator is more than a efficient, lightweight, free, open-source, cross-platform graphics engine: it's also a platform to create 3D content in real time.

    Open Source

  12. /construct-2-alternatives

    Scirra Construct is a 2D game development engine with a focus on building games visually.

  13. /blender-alternatives

    Blender is the open source, cross platform suite of tools for 3D creation.

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