# Polytonic/Glitter

Dead Simple OpenGL

Repository: https://github.com/Polytonic/Glitter
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/glitter
Homepage: http://polytonic.github.io/Glitter/
Language: CMake
License Family: other
Topics: opengl, graphics, cplusplus, rendering
Last push: 2026-04-19T05:34:09+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 78, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4094, "days_push": 136, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2663, forks 442 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:08.960439+00:00)

## What it is
Glitter is a dead-simple OpenGL boilerplate project that bundles and statically links all common dependencies (GLFW, glad, GLM, assimp, bullet, stb) via CMake. It is intended as a zero-setup starting point for following OpenGL tutorials like learnopengl.com and open.gl.

## Use cases
- set up an OpenGL development environment quickly
- follow learnopengl.com tutorials without installing dependencies
- start a C++ graphics project from a template
- learn OpenGL on a machine without a package manager or admin rights
- get a hello-window OpenGL example compiling cross-platform

## When to choose
- you are a beginner who wants to start writing OpenGL code immediately
- you struggle to install SDL/GLEW/SOIL and related dependencies manually
- you want a minimal, unopinionated starting point you can restructure freely

## When to avoid
- you need a full game engine or rendering framework with structure and features
- you want an actively maintained project with a license file and long-term support
- you are building production software rather than learning or prototyping

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: graphics, developer-tools, build-tool
- domain: graphics, developer-tools, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform, cpp
- tags: opengl, boilerplate, glfw, glm, assimp, learnopengl, graphics-programming, starter-template, boilerplate, game-development, cmake

## Member repositories
- Polytonic/Glitter (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:08.960439+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:31:47.113058+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Polytonic/Glitter (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:08.960439+00:00, sha 3c5bc7a31864)
  - homepage: http://polytonic.github.io/Glitter/ (fetched 2026-08-29T10:01:02.478951+00:00, sha 11655bec39a5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.