nigels-com/glew
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The OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library observed · 2026-09-23
Health v2 · maintenance only
80/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 48
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 33
- age_days: 4964
- days_rel: 270
- days_push: 29
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
2901 stars · 649 forks observed · 2026-09-23
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
GLEW (The OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library) is a cross-platform C/C++ library for loading and querying OpenGL extensions at runtime. It exposes OpenGL core and extension functions through a single header file and includes utility tools like glewinfo and visualinfo.
Use cases
- load OpenGL extension functions at runtime in a C++ application
- query which OpenGL extensions the target GPU supports
- write cross-platform OpenGL code with a single extension header
- check OpenGL capabilities on Windows, Linux, and macOS
- use EGL, GLX, or WGL context extension entry points
- generate a report of supported OpenGL features with glewinfo
When to choose
- you are writing a C/C++ OpenGL application and need extension loading
- you want a mature, widely supported, single-header OpenGL loader
- you need to support legacy OpenGL versions and multiple windowing systems (WGL, GLX, EGL)
When to avoid
- you are targeting modern OpenGL/Vulkan only and prefer a lighter loader like glad
- you are doing WebGL or browser-based graphics where extension loading is handled for you
- you need a full rendering or game engine rather than an extension loader
Facets
library · maturity stable
graphics sdk developer-tools graphics cross-platform developer-tools cross-platform windows cpp c opengl extension-loading glx egl wgl c-library game-development linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/nigels-com/glew · fetched 2026-09-23 · d4da6433e256
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| nigels-com/glew | main | 80 |
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