veandco/go-sdl2
SDL2 binding for Go observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
26/100
- Activity 7
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4837
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 559
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2326 stars · 231 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Go bindings (via cgo) for the SDL2 multimedia library, including optional SDL2_image, mixer, ttf, and gfx. It lets Go programs create windows, render graphics, handle input events, and play audio.
Use cases
- write a 2d game in go
- create a window and handle keyboard input in go
- play sounds and music in a go application
- render images and text with sdl2 from go
- build a cross-platform multimedia app in go
When to choose
- you want to use SDL2 from Go with mature, widely used bindings
- you need low-level access to windows, rendering, audio, and input
- you are comfortable installing native SDL2 development libraries
When to avoid
- you want SDL3 support - use purego-sdl3 instead
- you need a high-level game engine rather than raw SDL bindings
- you want to avoid cgo or need easy cross-compilation
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
graphics game-engine audio-processing image-processing graphics cross-platform go windows cross-platform sdl2 cgo-bindings multimedia game-development maintainer-wanted linux macos
5 sources
- readme: https://github.com/veandco/go-sdl2 · fetched 2026-08-28 · 19e12acb72d9
- homepage: https://godoc.org/github.com/veandco/go-sdl2 · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4bcc22c445fa
- site_page: https://pkg.go.dev/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 757852027879
- site_page: https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/veandco/go-sdl2 · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5f6241f0c3cc
- site_page: https://go.dev/project · fetched 2026-08-29 · d5ca00bb378b
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| veandco/go-sdl2 | main | 26 |
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