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[](https://www.sfml-dev.org)
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# SFML — Simple and Fast Multimedia Library
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SFML is a simple, fast, cross-platform and object-oriented multimedia API. It provides access to windowing, graphics, audio and network. It is written in C++, and has bindings for various languages such as C, .Net, Ruby, Python.
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## State of Development
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Development is focused on the next major version in the `master` branch. No more features are planned for the 2.x release series.
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- The [`master`](https://github.com/SFML/SFML/tree/master) branch contains work in progress for the next major version SFML 3. As such it's considered unstable, but any testing and feedback is highly appreciated.
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- The [`2.6.0`](https://github.com/SFML/SFML/tree/2.6.0) tag is the latest official SFML release and will be the last minor release in the 2.x series.
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## Download
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- You can get the latest official release on [SFML's website](https://www.sfml-dev.org/download.php).
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- You can also get the source code of the current development version from the [Git repository](https://github.com/SFML/SFML).
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- Alternatively, you can get the latest snapshot / artifact builds from the [artifacts storage](https://artifacts.sfml-dev.org/by-branch/master/).
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## Install
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Follow the instructions of the [tutorials](https://www.sfml-dev.org/tutorials/), there is one for each platform/compiler that SFML supports.
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## Learn
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There are several places to learn SFML:
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- The [official tutorials](https://www.sfml-dev.org/tutorials/)
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- The [online API documentation](https://www.sfml-dev.org/documentation/)
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- The [community wiki](https://github.com/SFML/SFML/wiki/)
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## Community
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Here are some useful community links:
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- [Discord](https://discord.gg/nr4X7Fh)
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- [Twitter](https://twitter.com/sfmldev)
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- [Forum](https://en.sfml-dev.org/forums/) ([French](https://fr.sfml-dev.org/forums/))
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## Contribute
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SFML is an open-source project, and it needs your help to go on growing and improving. If you want to get involved and suggest some additional features, file a bug report or submit a patch, please have a look at the [contribution guidelines](https://www.sfml-dev.org/contribute.php).
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## Authors
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- Laurent Gomila (laurent@sfml-dev.org)
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- Marco Antognini (hiura@sfml-dev.org)
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- binary1248 (binary1248@hotmail.com)
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- Lukas Dürrenberger (eXpl0it3r@sfml-dev.org)
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- Jonathan De Wachter (dewachter.jonathan@gmail.com)
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- Jan Haller (bromeon@sfml-dev.org)
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- Mario Liebisch (mario@sfml-dev.org)
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- Stefan Schindler (tank@sfml-dev.org)
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- Artur Moreira (artturmoreira@gmail.com)
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- Vittorio Romeo (vittorioromeo@sfml-dev.org)
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- Chris Thrasher (thrasher@sfml-dev.org)
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- And many other members of the SFML community
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## License
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The SFML libraries and source code are distributed under the [zlib/libpng license](https://opensource.org/licenses/Zlib). See [license.md](license.md). External libraries used by SFML are distributed under their own licenses.
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In short, SFML is free for any use (commercial or personal, proprietary or open-source). You can use SFML in your project without any restriction. You can even omit to mention that you use SFML -- although it would be appreciated.
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## External libraries used by SFML
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- [_OpenAL-Soft_](https://github.com/kcat/openal-soft) is under the [LGPL license](https://github.com/kcat/openal-soft/blob/master/COPYING)
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- [_stb_image_ and _stb_image_write_](https://github.com/nothings/stb) are [public domain](https://github.com/nothings/stb/blob/master/LICENSE)
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- [_freetype_](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype) is under the [FreeType license or the GPL license](https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/freetype/freetype/-/blob/master/LICENSE.TXT)
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- [_libogg_](https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/ogg) is under the [BSD license](https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/ogg/-/blob/master/COPYING)
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- [_libvorbis_](https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/vorbis) is under the [BSD license](https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/vorbis/-/blob/master/COPYING)
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- [_libflac_](https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/flac) is under the [BSD license](https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/flac/-/blob/master/COPYING.Xiph)
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- [_minimp3_](https://github.com/lieff/minimp3) is under the [CC0 license](https://github.com/lieff/minimp3/blob/master/LICENSE)
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