liballeg/allegro5
The official Allegro 5 git repository. Pull requests welcome! observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
84/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 57
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 35
- age_days: 5797
- days_rel: 205
- days_push: 16
- n_releases_24m: 6
Adoption not part of the score
2120 stars · 319 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Allegro 5 is a cross-platform C library for video game and multimedia programming, handling windows, input, graphics, audio, fonts, and video playback. It is explicitly not a game engine, leaving program structure to the developer.
Use cases
- write a 2d game in c
- cross-platform game programming library
- play sounds and draw bitmaps with opengl
- handle keyboard mouse and joystick input
- load fonts and render text in a game
- video playback in a native application
When to choose
- you want a lightweight C API without engine-imposed architecture
- you need cross-platform desktop and mobile support from one codebase
- you prefer low-level control over a full game engine
When to avoid
- you want a full-featured game engine with editor and asset pipeline
- you need high-level 3D scene management or modern engine features
- you prefer a managed language runtime like Unity or Godot
Facets
library · maturity stable
graphics audio-processing image-processing video-processing game-engine gui graphics cross-platform media windows cpp c allegro multimedia opengl direct3d input-handling shaders game-programming c-api game-development linux macos android ios
10 sources
- readme: https://github.com/liballeg/allegro5 · fetched 2026-08-28 · b01eeed0ec6f
- homepage: https://liballeg.org · fetched 2026-08-29 · 667ccd678c27
- site_page: https://liballeg.org/a5docs/trunk · fetched 2026-08-29 · f85e58f5f1ee
- site_page: https://liballeg.org/docs.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · bd48e012f137
- site_page: https://liballeg.org/a5docs/trunk/getting_started.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 57683cc12c44
- site_page: https://liballeg.org/a5docs/5.2.8/index.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 711e56caeb58
- site_page: https://liballeg.org/a5docs/5.2.7/index.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · a0ab43623fbc
- site_page: https://liballeg.org/a5docs/5.2.6/index.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · ea99de165f62
- site_page: https://liballeg.org/stabledocs/en/index.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 007d45309adc
- site_page: https://liballeg.org/index.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 667ccd678c27
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| liballeg/allegro5 | main | 84 |
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