<s>
Simple	B-Language
and	I-Language
Fast	I-Language
Multimedia	I-Language
Library	I-Language
(	O
SFML	B-Language
)	O
is	O
a	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
software	I-Operating_System
development	O
library	B-Library
designed	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
simple	O
application	B-Application
programming	I-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
API	B-Application
)	O
to	O
various	O
multimedia	O
components	O
in	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
written	O
in	O
C++	B-Language
with	O
bindings	O
available	O
for	O
Ada	B-Language
,	O
C	B-Language
,	O
Crystal	B-Application
,	O
D	B-Application
,	O
Euphoria	B-Application
,	O
Go	B-Application
,	O
Java	B-Language
,	O
Julia	B-Application
,	O
.NET	B-Application
,	O
Nim	B-Application
,	O
OCaml	B-Language
,	O
Python	B-Language
,	O
Ruby	B-Language
,	O
and	O
Rust	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Experimental	O
mobile	O
ports	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
SFML	B-Language
2.2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SFML	B-Language
handles	O
creating	O
and	O
input	O
to	O
windows	B-Application
,	O
and	O
creating	O
and	O
managing	O
OpenGL	B-Application
contexts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
provides	O
a	O
graphics	O
module	O
for	O
simple	O
hardware	B-General_Concept
acceleration	I-General_Concept
of	O
2D	O
computer	O
graphics	O
which	O
includes	O
text	O
rendering	O
using	O
FreeType	B-Application
,	O
an	O
audio	O
module	O
that	O
uses	O
OpenAL	B-Application
and	O
a	O
networking	O
module	O
for	O
basic	O
Transmission	B-Protocol
Control	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
TCP	O
)	O
and	O
User	B-Protocol
Datagram	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
UDP	O
)	O
communication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SFML	B-Language
is	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
software	I-License
provided	O
under	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
zlib/png	B-License
license	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
SFML	B-Language
consists	O
of	O
various	O
modules	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
graphics	O
module	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
features	O
of	O
SFML	B-Language
,	O
developers	O
who	O
are	O
interested	O
in	O
only	O
creating	O
an	O
environment	O
to	O
program	O
directly	O
in	O
OpenGL	B-Application
can	O
do	O
so	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
Window	O
module	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
without	O
the	O
graphics	O
module	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SFML	B-Language
is	O
written	O
in	O
C++	B-Language
and	O
provides	O
a	O
C++	B-Language
interface	O
(	O
it	O
also	O
provides	O
a	O
C	B-Language
interface	O
through	O
the	O
official	O
CSFML	O
binding	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
language	B-Application
bindings	I-Application
exist	O
that	O
enable	O
using	O
SFML	B-Language
in	O
other	O
programming	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
table	O
lists	O
supported	O
bindings	O
for	O
SFML	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
SFML	B-Language
provides	O
the	O
basic	O
functions	O
on	O
which	O
higher-level	O
software	O
can	O
be	O
built	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Add-on	O
libraries	O
exist	O
that	O
provide	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interfaces	I-Application
(	O
GUIs	B-Application
)	O
,	O
2D	O
lighting	O
,	O
particle	O
systems	O
and	O
animation	O
,	O
video	O
playback	O
and	O
tilemaps	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SFML	B-Language
is	O
primarily	O
used	O
by	O
hobbyist	O
game	O
developers	O
,	O
small	O
independent	O
video	O
game	O
developers	O
,	O
and	O
startup	O
companies	O
consisting	O
of	O
several	O
developers	O
at	O
most	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
SFML	B-Language
does	O
not	O
require	O
writing	O
large	O
amounts	O
of	O
code	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
adopted	O
by	O
many	O
Ludum	O
Dare	O
participants	O
also	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
older	O
libraries	O
such	O
as	O
Simple	B-Operating_System
DirectMedia	I-Operating_System
Layer	I-Operating_System
(	O
SDL	O
)	O
and	O
Allegro	B-Language
,	O
the	O
SFML	B-Language
user	O
base	O
is	O
relatively	O
small	O
but	O
growing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
its	O
GitHub	B-Application
software	B-Application
repository	I-Application
has	O
been	O
starred	O
by	O
6549	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SFML	B-Language
has	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
teaching	O
at	O
universities	O
and	O
in	O
scientific	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atom	B-Application
Zombie	I-Application
Smasher	I-Application
,	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Extreme	O
Tux	B-Application
Racer	O
,	O
free	O
open-source	O
arctic	O
racing	O
game	O
featuring	O
Tux	B-Application
(	O
using	O
SFML	B-Language
since	O
version	O
0.7	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HolySpirit	O
,	O
3D	B-Application
isometric	I-Application
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hope	O
,	O
point	O
and	O
click	O
adventure	O
game	O
(	O
like	O
Myst	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
Can	O
Transform	O
,	O
2D	O
platform	O
game	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kroniax	O
,	O
minimalistic	O
side-scroller	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
SFML	B-Language
game	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Open	O
Hexagon	O
,	O
free	O
open-source	O
Super	B-Application
Hexagon	I-Application
clone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
examples	O
of	O
games	O
using	O
SFML	B-Language
are	O
listed	O
on	O
IndieDB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aquila	O
,	O
open	O
source	O
digital	B-General_Concept
signal	I-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
(	O
DSP	O
)	O
library	B-Library
for	O
C++	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Otter	O
,	O
a	O
2D	O
C#	B-Application
framework	O
built	O
on	O
SFML	B-Language
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GDevelop	B-Application
,	O
open	O
source	O
game	O
creation	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is::Engine	O
,	O
2D	O
C++	B-Language
game	O
engine	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
