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awesome-opengl

A curated list of awesome OpenGL libraries, debuggers and resources.

Articles
Books
Debug
GLSL Editors
Libraries
Profile Loaders
References
Talks
Videos
Websites

Articles

OpenGL articles (non-tutorials)

(2014) Ray tracing with OpenGL Compute Shaders by Kai Burjack - Detailed tutorial series about ray tracing using OpenGL (LWJGL).
(2014) Things that drive me nuts about OpenGL by Rich Geldreich - Constructive (or not) criticism of GL API.
(2011) A trip through the graphics pipeline by Fabian Giesen - Comprehensive and rich series about the D3D/OpenGL graphics pipeline.
(2010) What is OpenGL? by Joe Groff - Brief introduction to the building blocks of OpenGL.

Books

Popular books about OpenGL

A Trip Down the Graphics Pipeline by Jim Blinn - Popular book that contains wealth information about the graphics pipeline, and of the best sources to learn the core concepts of Computer Graphics.
Computer Graphics by John F. Hughes, et al. - Computer Graphics is indeed a must for anyone being involved in the design and implementation of Computer Graphics algorithms. However, this is not a OpenGL focused book, but contains valuable demonstrations of the technology.
Interactive Computer Graphics by Edward Angel and Dave Shreiner - It provides several examples using OpenGL and it covers several aspects at once, but if you are trying to learn OpenGL on your own you might not find this helpful.
OpenGL ES 3.0 Programming Guide by Dan Ginsburg, et al. - It presents all the necessary information to use the OpenGL ES 3.0 API in a clear manner.
OpenGL Insights by Patrick Cozzi, Christophe Riccio - Rich and comprehensive resource to learn techniques and tips, covering several advanced topics of OpenGL.
OpenGL Programming Guide by Dave Shreiner, et al. - It does a good job covering the basics and providing clear reference of the API.
OpenGL Shading Language by Randi J. Rost, et al. - Very clear and well written book about Shading Language. Also, it provides several explanations of writing shaders.
OpenGL SuperBible by Richard S. Wright, et al. - It covers the basic concepts of computer graphics and provides clear examples using OpenGL. Definitely, it is a must for beginners.
Real-Time Rendering by Tomas Akenine-Moller, Eric Haines and Naty Hoffman - It does a good job at explaining concepts for game engine, basis for game client programming as well as the necessary knowledge for understanding DirectX and OpenGL.

Debug

Debugging and profiling libraries

apitrace - Tools for tracing OpenGL, Direct3D, and other graphics APIs.
CodeXL - AMD's tool suite that includes debugger, profiler and frame/shader analysis.
GL-SL Debugger - Tool for debugging OpenGL programs.
GLIntercept - OpenGL function call interceptor for Windows.
Intel-GPA - Intel's OpenGL Graphics Performance Analyzer.
NVIDIA® Nsight™ - Development platform for graphics applications.
RenderDoc - RenderDoc is a stand-alone graphics debugging tool.
tracy - A real time remote telemetry frame profiler for games and other applications.
vogl - OpenGL capture and playback debugger developed by Valve.

GLSL Editors

Online GLSL Editors

GLSL Sandbox - Online live editor for fragment shaders.
GLSLbin - Fragment shader sandbox supporting glslify.
SHDR Editor - Live GLSL shader editor, viewer and validator.
Shader Toy - Most popular live editor for fragment shaders.
ShaderFrog - WebGL Shader Editor and Composer

Libraries

Useful libraries for OpenGL applications

assimp - Portable library to import 3D models in a uniform manner.
Bullet - It provides state of the art collision detection, soft body and rigid body dynamics.
fltk - C++ Toolkit to generate UI widgets portably. LGPLv2
freeGLUT - Mature library that allows to create/manage windows containing OpenGL contexts.
GLFW - Modern library for creating/interact windows with OpenGL contexts.
GLFM - Supplies an OpenGL ES context and input events for mobile devices and the web.
glm - Mathematics library for graphics software based on the GLSL specifications.
Magnum - It is a 2D/3D graphics engine for modern OpenGL.
MathFu - C++ math library developed primarily for games focused on simplicity and efficiency.
Newton - It is a cross-platform life-like physics.
OGLplus - Collection of libraries which implement an object-oriented facade over OpenGL.
SDL - Designed to provide low level access to multimedia and graphics hardware.
SFML - Simple interface to ease the development of games and multimedia applications.
SOIL - Tiny C library used primarily for uploading textures into OpenGL. (see SOIL2)
Pangolin - Lightweight portable rapid development library for managing OpenGL display / interaction and abstracting video input.
morphologica - OpenGL graphics engine for data visualization, especially of numerical simulations.
raylib - A simple and easy-to-use library to enjoy videogames programming.

Profile Loaders

Profile loaders for OpenGL

gl3w - Simple OpenGL core profile loader.
glad - Multi profile loader-generator based on the official specs.
glbindify - Command line tool to generate C bindings for OpenGL, wgl, and glX.
glbinding - Profile loader leveraging C++11 features to provide type safety.
GLEW - Mature cross-platform library to load OpenGL extensions.

References

OpenGL references

docs.GL - It is an alternative documentation for OpenGL.
OpenGL API Tables - Quick reference of API's for several OpenGL and GLSL versions.
OpenGL Cheat Sheet - Quick reference card of OpenGL 4.3 commands and syntax.
OpenGL Docs - Official documentation website.
OpenGL Wiki - Official OpenGL wiki.

Talks

OpenGL related talks

Approaching Zero Driver Overhead in OpenGL - Slides - AMA Reddit by Cass Everitt, Tim Foley, John McDonald, Graham Sellers [1:15:54]
How Modern OpenGL Can Radically Reduce Driver Overhead by Cass Everitt, John McDonald [51:13]
Moving Your Games to OpenGL by Rich Geldreich, Dan Ginsburg, Peter Lohrmann, Jason Mitchell [54:45]

Videos

OpenGL video tutorials

Jamie King - Comprehensive tutorials about modern OpenGL and Qt.
MakingGamesWithBen - Video tutorials (step-by-step) about OpenGL and game development.
SIGGRAPH - Popular conference about computer graphics.
TheChernoProject - Introduction to OpenGL in C++
thebennybox - Videos tutorials about OpenGL and game development.
ThinMatrix - Video tutorials about OpenGL and game development using Java.
sentdex - Videos tutorials about OpenGL (immediate mode) using Python.
Sonar Systems - Learn about the new and modern OpenGL 3.0+.

Websites

OpenGL tutorial websites

3D Game Shaders For Beginners by David Lettier
Learn OpenGL by Joey de Vries
Learning Modern 3D Graphics Programming by Jason L. McKesson
Light House 3D by Light House 3D
Modern OpenGL by Tom Dalling
OpenGL Examples by Norbert Nopper
OpenGL Step by Step by Etay Meiri
OpenGL Tutorial by Alexander Overvoorde
OpenGL Tutorial by Anton Gerdelan
OpenGL Tutorial by Bonder Wu
OpenGL Tutorial by Song Ho Ahn

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