INSTALL.md

To compile and install SDL:

Windows with Visual Studio:

Read ./docs/README-visualc.md

Windows building with mingw-w64 for x86:

Run: cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=build-scripts/cmake-toolchain-mingw64-i686.cmake && cmake --build build && cmake --install build

Windows building with mingw-w64 for x64:

Run: cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=build-scripts/cmake-toolchain-mingw64-x86_64.cmake && cmake --build build && cmake --install build

macOS with Xcode:

Read docs/README-macos.md

macOS from the command line:

Run: cmake -S . -B build && cmake --build build && cmake --install build

macOS for universal architecture:

Run: cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_OSX_ARCHITECTURES="x86_64;arm64" && cmake --build build && cmake --install build

Linux and other UNIX systems:

Run: cmake -S . -B build && cmake --build build && cmake --install build

Android:

Read docs/README-android.md

iOS:

Read docs/README-ios.md

Using CMake:

Read docs/README-cmake.md

Example code

Look at the example programs in ./test, and check out the online documentation at https://wiki.libsdl.org/SDL3/

Discussion

Forums/mailing lists

Join the SDL developer discussions, sign up on

https://discourse.libsdl.org/

and go to the development forum

https://discourse.libsdl.org/c/sdl-development/6

Once you sign up, you can use the forum through the website, or as a mailing list from your email client.

Announcement list

Sign up for the announcement list through the web interface:

https://www.libsdl.org/mailing-list.php