# SDL Tutorials

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

If you know of a tutorial about SDL 2.0 that should be linked here please let us know either [editing this page](https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL2/Tutorials/edit) or [submitting an issue about it](https://github.com/libsdl-org/sdlwiki/issues/new?title=New%20SDL2%20tutorial%20for%20wiki.libsdl.org/Tutorials).  Thanks!


## Multi-Subject

- [thenumb.at SDL2 Tutorials](https://thenumb.at/cpp-course/index.html#sdl)

  Excellent starter for C++ users (although the SDL tutorials are _mostly_ C code).

- [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

- [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

- [Beginners Guide to SDL2 in C](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibVihn77SY4&list=PLO02jwa2ZaiCgilk8EEVnfnGWA0LNu4As&index=1)

  Great starting point as long as you know C basics

- [Migrating a C++ game from SDL 1.2 to SDL 2.0](https://web.archive.org/web/20180117074719/http://blog.stuff-o-matic.com/post/2013/09/15/ASGP-s-Android-Port-Part-II%3A-from-SDL-1.2-to-SDL-2%2e) (Archived)

  An example of a project upgrade from SDL 1.2 to SDL 2.0

- [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.

- [Gigi Labs SDL2 Tutorials](https://gigi.nullneuron.net/gigilabs/writing/sdl2-tutorials/)

  A set of tutorials to cover the basics of several areas of SDL2.

## 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](Tutorials-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

  Check out https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/SDL2/test/testshader.c also

### 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](Tutorials-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

## libSDL2pp

- [libSDL2pp](https://github.com/libSDL2pp/libSDL2pp-tutorial)

  Tutorial for libSDL2pp, C++11 bindings/wrapper for SDL2