opentk/opentk
The Open Toolkit library is a fast, low-level C# wrapper for OpenGL, OpenAL & OpenCL. It also includes windowing, mouse, keyboard and joystick input and a robust and fast math library, giving you everything you need to write your own renderer or game engine. OpenTK can be used standalone or inside a GUI on Windows, Linux, Mac. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 96
- Release rhythm 40
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 7
- age_days: 4678
- days_rel: 534
- days_push: 28
- n_releases_24m: 4
Adoption not part of the score
3535 stars · 643 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
OpenTK is a fast, low-level C# binding for OpenGL, OpenGL ES, OpenAL, and OpenCL, with windowing, input handling, and a linear algebra math library. It is a foundation for building renderers, games, and scientific applications rather than a game engine itself.
Use cases
- render 3d graphics in c#
- write a game engine from scratch in .net
- add opengl to a winforms or wpf app
- play 3d audio in a c# application
- gpu compute with opencl in .net
- learn modern opengl with c#
- scientific visualization in .net
When to choose
- you want low-level control over OpenGL/OpenAL/OpenCL from C#
- you need cross-platform graphics without external dependencies
- you want to build your own renderer or engine rather than use one
When to avoid
- you want a full-featured game engine or high-level framework
- you need mobile (Android/iOS) support, which is not currently available
- you need Vulkan bindings in a stable release (only in OpenTK 5 preview)
Facets
library · maturity active
graphics game-engine audio-processing math graphics cross-platform windows dotnet cross-platform opengl openal opencl c-sharp bindings linear-algebra scientific-visualization game-development linux macos
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/opentk/opentk · fetched 2026-08-28 · c6d8212307af
- homepage: https://opentk.net · fetched 2026-08-29 · ea26065a6676
- site_page: https://opentk.net/faq.html · fetched 2026-08-29 · 3e6ef660133d
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| opentk/opentk | main | 77 |
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