# SDL Tutorials

There are a number of SDL tutorials available from different sources.

## MOST OF THIS PAGE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED FOR SDL3 YET.

Check back later.


## Multi-Subject

- [SDLTutorials.com](http://www.sdltutorials.com/): A whole website about SDL tutorials, including SDL basics, events, animation, entities, maps and other topics.
- [SDL2 Game Tutorials](https://www.parallelrealities.co.uk/tutorials/): Tutorials on building 3 complete games using SDL 2.0.
- [C++/OpenGL/SDL Game Engine Tutorials](https://www.reddit.com/r/learnprogramming/comments/2ebfn1/copenglsdl_game_engine_tutorials_for_an_absolute/): SDL game engine tutorials for absolute beginners, written by the lead developer of [Seed of Andromeda](https://www.seedofandromeda.com/).
- [SDL Made Easy](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHJE4y54mpC5_eEz9gCqIkNpU-n_2eyNt): A collection of video tutorials on various SDL topics.
- [Beginning Game Programming v2.0](http://lazyfoo.net/tutorials/SDL/index.php): A collection of detailed tutorials for game programming using SDL 2.0 with C++.
- [TwinklebearDev](http://twinklebear.github.io/pages/sdl2/): Tutorials covering a wide variety of introductory topics with SDL 2.0.
- [Remaking Cavestory in C++](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETvApbD5xRo&list=PLNOBk_id22bw6LXhrGfhVwqQIa-M2MsLa): Video tutorial series on recreating Cave Story using SDL.
- [C++/SDL2 RPG Physics Based 2D Platformer for Beginners Tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2RPjWnJduNmXHRYwdtublIPdlqocBoLS): A playlist of beginner SDL2 tutorials, focusing on the basics for setting up a RPG 2D platformer. Also features tutorials on how to set up SDL2 on Windows and Linux.
- [SDL2 Tutorials](https://glusoft.com/sdl2-tutorials/): A collection of SDL2 tutorials ranging from beginner to expert level.

## Setup

- [How to setup Codeblocks mingw SDL2.0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wWGtuc5uqF4): A video tutorial showing how to setup SDL 2.0 with codeblocks mingw32 compiler.
- [How to setup Codeblocks mingw, SDL2.0 Opengl 3+ and GLEW simple project included](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwpZOwT9nVc) : A video tutorial showing how to setup SDL 2.0 with codeblocks mingw32 compiler with OpenGL 3.0+ & compiling GLEW libraries
- [How To Get Started with SDL2 OpenGL C++ Programming on Linux](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXdqh0INIBI): A video showing how to get started with SDL2 and OpenGL on Linux, using Visual Studio Code and Cmake. Some prior knowledge of C++ and Linux is required.
- [SDL2 and C++ Video Tutorial Series](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvv0ScY6vfd-p1gSnbQhY7vMe2rng0IL0): A YouTube series of videos showing how to setup SDL2 with C++ and various other beginner to intermediate level topics on using SDL2.

## Android

- [HowTo: SDL on Android](http://www.dinomage.com/2013/01/howto-sdl-on-android/): An example of setting up SDL on Android
- [Building an Android application using the SDL](https://web.archive.org/web/20180127022200/http://blog.stuff-o-matic.com/post/2013/10/20/ASGP-s-Android-Port-Part-IV%3A-building-the-APK) (Archived): An example of building an Android application using the SDL

## Audio

- [Using SDL_AudioStream](AudioStream): A guide to the new audio stream API

## Video

- [Streaming textures with SDL 2.0](http://slouken.blogspot.com/2011/02/streaming-textures-with-sdl-13.html) : A quick guide to streaming textures
- [Using GLSL with SDL](http://rainwarrior.ca/dragon/sdl_glsl.html): A tutorial on enabling and using GLSL extensions with SDL

## OpenGL
- [OpenGL 3 Samples Pack](http://www.g-truc.net/post-0204.html): Using SDL 2.0 beta with OpenGL 3
- [OpenGL 3.2 and SDL](http://www.opengl.org/wiki/Tutorial1:_Creating_a_Cross_Platform_OpenGL_3.2_Context_in_SDL_(C_/_SDL)): Using SDL 1.3 alpha with OpenGL 3.2 Context
- [OpenGL ES for iPhone : A Simple Tutorial](http://iphonesdkdev.blogspot.com/2009/04/opengl-es-for-iphone-simple-tutorial.html): A brief introduction to OpenGL ES

## Haptic

- [SDL Haptic in depth](https://web.archive.org/web/20130728040700/http://bobbens.dyndns.org/journal/2010/sdl_haptic) (Archived): Covers the basics of how to create and playback simple force feedback effects with SDL

## Input

- [Text Input](TextInput): Using SDL for text inputs with specific consideration for international users.

## Threads

- [Condition variables in SDL](https://web.archive.org/web/20180625073639/http://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/software/sdl-condvars.php) (Archived): A good discussion of condition variables (in computer science rather than gaming context), some mention of mutex and semaphore use.