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<h1 align="center">MobileGL</h1>
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A desktop OpenGL implementation
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MobileGL is a *free* and *open-source* project that implements a desktop **OpenGL** API. The goal is to provide a complete desktop OpenGL implementation with a state management layer and multi-backend support.
> [!NOTE]
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> **Status:** In development. Parts of the codebase are incomplete. Current short-term target: **OpenGL 3.3 (Core Profile)**.
## Project positioning
MobileGL is an implementation of a desktop OpenGL library. It aims to provide:
* Full OpenGL state management.
* A front-end that exposes OpenGL functions.
* Multiple independent backend implementations, where each backend targets a specific graphics API and remains fully isolated from others.
This project is intended as an implementation/translation layer.
## Key components
The repository is organized into following top-level modules:
1. **MG_State** — state tracking and management logic for Graphics APIs.
2. **MG_Impl** — front-end implementations of Graphics APIs that interact with `MG_State` and `MG_Backend`.
3. **MG_Backend** — per-backend translation layer that maps front-end Graphics APIs' semantics and state into concrete backend API calls (e.g. OpenGL ES, Vulkan).
4. **MG_Util** and other utility modules.
## Third-party components
MobileGL reuses several open-source projects:
* **SPIRV-Cross** by **KhronosGroup** - [Apache License 2.0](https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Cross/blob/master/LICENSE): [github](https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Cross)
* **glslang** by **KhronosGroup** - [Various Licenses](https://github.com/KhronosGroup/glslang/blob/main/LICENSE.txt): [github](https://github.com/KhronosGroup/glslang)
* **DiligentCore** by **Diligent Graphics** - [Apache License 2.0](https://github.com/DiligentGraphics/DiligentCore/blob/master/License.txt): [github](https://github.com/DiligentGraphics/DiligentCore)
Refer to each component's repository for exact license texts. Any bundled third-party code in this repository is included under the upstream project's license.
## Compatibility & target
* **Short-term target:** `OpenGL 3.3 (Core Profile)`.
* **Current development focus:**
* `MG_State` and `MG_Impl` for `OpenGL 3.3 (Core Profile)`
* `Direct (Vulkan)` backend
* `Direct (OpenGL ES)` backend
## Build Instructions
We currently provide **no releases** and **no precompiled binaries**.
If you want to try the project right now, youll need to build it yourself:
1. Clone the repository:
```sh
git clone https://github.com/MobileGL-Dev/MobileGL.git
```
2. Initialize and update all submodules recursively:
```sh
git submodule update --init --recursive
```
3. Follow glslangs own documentation for its required initiation.
4. Configure and build the project with CMake:
```sh
cmake -B build
cmake --build build
```
or do it in a modern way:
```sh
cmake -S . -B build -G Ninja -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++
cmake --build build
```
Alternatively, you can use platform-specific build commands as needed.
## Build Options
| Option | Description | Default |
|------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| `MOBILEGL_BUILD_TEST` | Build MobileGL tests (requires Clang) | ON |
| `MOBILEGL_BUILD_BENCHMARK` | Build MobileGL benchmarks (requires Clang) | ON |
| `MOBILEGL_FORCE_RELEASE_OPT` | Enable O3 and LTO in Debug build | ON |
| `MOBILEGL_ENABLE_TRACY` | Enable Tracy profiler for performance analysis | OFF |
**Notes:**
* The project requires C++23.
* `MG_Test` and `MG_Benchmark` can only be built with Clang, not GCC. To enforce Clang, add `-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++` to your command.
* On Android, tests and benchmarks are always disabled.
## Environment Variables
MobileGL supports runtime configuration via environment variables.
### Supported Keys
| Variable | Description | Allowed Values | Default |
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------|
| `MOBILEGL_BACKEND_TYPE` | Select active backend implementation at startup. | `DirectGLES`, `DirectVulkan` | `DirectGLES` |
## Notice
* MobileGL is **not** production-ready currently.
* Some `OpenGL 3.3 (Core Profile)` features are still missing or under development.
## License
This project is distributed under **GNU LGPL v3.0**. See the `LICENSE` file in the repository for detailed information.