SDL_image 3.0

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What is it?

This is a simple library to load images of various formats as SDL surfaces. It can load BMP, GIF, JPEG, LBM, PCX, PNG, PNM (PPM/PGM/PBM), QOI, TGA, XCF, XPM, and simple SVG format images. It can also load AVIF, JPEG-XL, TIFF, and WebP images, depending on build options.

This library is distributed under the zlib license. This license allows you to use it freely in any software.

Getting and installing SDL_image

• The latest release is available on GitHub.
• Installation: How to install SDL_image on your platform of choice and link your program against it.

API Documentation

• API quick reference
• Complete API index
• Hello World example, with build instructions for your development environment in the installation instructions

Other sources of information

• SDL 2.0 Migration Guide
• Forums/mailing lists and of course a Discord server. Both are great places to keep up with the latest news, help other users out, and ask questions.

Other stuff

We hope you find everything you are looking for and enjoy using SDL_image!

If anything is not addressed somewhere here, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.

Enjoy!

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