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Irrlicht Engine

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Irrlicht Engine

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Free and open source · zlib/libpng-based license

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Dependencies
The project describes Irrlicht as having minimal external dependencies and asks contributors to avoid adding dependencies where possible.irrlicht.sourceforge.io · read 11 Oct 2026
Downloads
The downloads page lists Irrlicht SDK 1.8.5 with documentation, source code, a precompiled engine, tutorials, tools, exporters, and a demo.irrlicht.sourceforge.io · read 11 Oct 2026
License
The engine may be used, altered, and redistributed, including in commercial applications, subject to the stated attribution and source notice conditions.irrlicht.sourceforge.io · read 11 Oct 2026
Materials
The engine includes an extensible material library and supports shader languages including HLSL and GLSL.irrlicht.sourceforge.io · read 11 Oct 2026
Media formats
It directly loads common mesh and texture formats, including OBJ, COLLADA, PNG, JPEG, and BMP.irrlicht.sourceforge.io · read 11 Oct 2026
Mobile export
Yesirrlicht.sourceforge.io · read 21 Sep 2026
Purpose
Irrlicht is an open source realtime 3D engine written in C++ for creating 3D and 2D applications such as games and scientific visualizations.irrlicht.sourceforge.io · read 11 Oct 2026
Rendering
It supports Direct3D, OpenGL, and two software renderers, with a null device also available.irrlicht.sourceforge.io · read 11 Oct 2026
Scene and effects
Features include a scene graph, indoor and outdoor scene mixing, dynamic shadows, particle systems, character animation, and collision detection.irrlicht.sourceforge.io · read 11 Oct 2026
Scripting languages
C++,C#,Visual Basic,Delphi,Javairrlicht.sourceforge.io · read 21 Sep 2026
Security notice
A June 2026 notice says the forum may have been compromised and that user account email addresses and private messages may have been read.irrlicht.sourceforge.io · read 11 Oct 2026
Source code model
open_sourceirrlicht.sourceforge.io · read 21 Sep 2026
Support
The authors ask users to post engine use questions to the forum and direct bug reports through the bug reports forum and bug tracker.irrlicht.sourceforge.io · read 11 Oct 2026
Target platforms
Windows,Linux,macOS,SDL,iPhone,Android,Nokia Symbian,WebGLirrlicht.sourceforge.io · read 21 Sep 2026
Web support
WebGL with Emscripten is possible, though the site says not all features are supported yet.irrlicht.sourceforge.io · read 11 Oct 2026

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