Latest Release: 1.3.0

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Last Update: 01-04-05
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The OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library

The OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library (GLEW) is a cross-platform C/C++ extension loading library. GLEW provides efficient run-time mechanisms for determining which OpenGL extensions are supported on the target platform. OpenGL core and extension functionality is exposed in a single header file. GLEW is available for a variety of operating systems, including Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, Irix, and Solaris.

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GLEW is distributed as source and precompiled binaries. The latest release is 1.3.0 [01-04-05]:

The names of the shared objects are broken in the 1.3.0 release. The problem will be fixed as soon as possible.

Source ZIP | TGZ
Binaries Windows | Linux | OS X (AGL,GLX) | Irix | Solaris

The up-to-date development version is available from the public repository:

cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/glew login
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cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/glew co glew

News

  • [01-04-05] GLEW 1.3.0 adds core OpenGL 2.0 support plus many enhancements
  • [12-22-04] GLEWpy Python wrapper announced
  • [12-12-04] Mailing lists created on sourceforge
  • [12-06-04] GLEW 1.2.5 adds new extensions and support for FreeBSD

Supported Extensions

The latest release contains support for OpenGL 2.0 and the following extensions:

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