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**The backends/ folder contains backends for popular platforms/graphics API, which you can use in
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your application or engine to easily integrate Dear ImGui.** Each backend is typically self-contained in a pair of files: imgui_impl_XXXX.cpp + imgui_impl_XXXX.h.
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- The 'Platform' backends are in charge of: mouse/keyboard/gamepad inputs, cursor shape, timing, windowing.<BR>
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e.g. Windows ([imgui_impl_win32.cpp](https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/blob/master/backends/imgui_impl_win32.cpp)), GLFW ([imgui_impl_glfw.cpp](https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/blob/master/backends/imgui_impl_glfw.cpp)), SDL2 ([imgui_impl_sdl.cpp](https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/blob/master/backends/imgui_impl_sdl.cpp)), etc.
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- The 'Platform' backends are in charge of: mouse/keyboard/gamepad inputs, cursor shape, timing, and windowing.<BR>
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e.g. Windows ([imgui_impl_win32.cpp](https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/blob/master/backends/imgui_impl_win32.cpp)), GLFW ([imgui_impl_glfw.cpp](https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/blob/master/backends/imgui_impl_glfw.cpp)), SDL2 ([imgui_impl_sdl2.cpp](https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/blob/master/backends/imgui_impl_sdl2.cpp)), etc.
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- The 'Renderer' backends are in charge of: creating atlas texture, rendering imgui draw data.<BR>
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- The 'Renderer' backends are in charge of: creating atlas texture, and rendering imgui draw data.<BR>
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e.g. DirectX11 ([imgui_impl_dx11.cpp](https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/blob/master/backends/imgui_impl_dx11.cpp)), OpenGL/WebGL ([imgui_impl_opengl3.cpp](https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/blob/master/backends/imgui_impl_opengl3.cpp)), Vulkan ([imgui_impl_vulkan.cpp](https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/blob/master/backends/imgui_impl_vulkan.cpp)), etc.
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- For some high-level frameworks, a single backend usually handle both 'Platform' and 'Renderer' parts.<BR>
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- For some high-level frameworks, a single backend usually handles both 'Platform' and 'Renderer' parts.<BR>
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e.g. Allegro 5 ([imgui_impl_allegro5.cpp](https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/blob/master/backends/imgui_impl_allegro5.cpp)). If you end up creating a custom backend for your engine, you may want to do the same.
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An application usually combines 1 Platform backend + 1 Renderer backend + main Dear ImGui sources.
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An application usually combines one Platform backend + one Renderer backend + main Dear ImGui sources.
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For example, the [example_win32_directx11](https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/tree/master/examples/example_win32_directx11) application combines imgui_impl_win32.cpp + imgui_impl_dx11.cpp. There are 20+ examples in the [examples/](https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/blob/master/examples/) folder. See [EXAMPLES.MD](https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/blob/master/docs/EXAMPLES.md) for details.
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**Once Dear ImGui is setup and running, run and refer to `ImGui::ShowDemoWindow()` in imgui_demo.cpp for usage of the end-user API.**
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### What are backends
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### What are backends?
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Dear ImGui is highly portable and only requires a few things to run and render, typically:
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This is essentially what each backend is doing + obligatory portability cruft. Using default backends ensure you can get all those features including the ones that would be harder to implement on your side (e.g. multi-viewports support).
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It is important to understand the difference between the core Dear ImGui library (files in the root folder)
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and backends which we are describing here (backends/ folder).
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and the backends which we are describing here (backends/ folder).
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- Some issues may only be backend or platform specific.
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- You should be able to write backends for pretty much any platform and any 3D graphics API.
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imgui_impl_android.cpp ; Android native app API
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imgui_impl_glfw.cpp ; GLFW (Windows, macOS, Linux, etc.) http://www.glfw.org/
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imgui_impl_osx.mm ; macOS native API (not as feature complete as glfw/sdl backends)
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imgui_impl_sdl.cpp ; SDL2 (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android) https://www.libsdl.org
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imgui_impl_sdl2.cpp ; SDL2 (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android) https://www.libsdl.org
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imgui_impl_sdl3.cpp ; SDL3 (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android) https://www.libsdl.org (*EXPERIMENTAL UNTIL SDL3 IS RELEASED*)
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imgui_impl_win32.cpp ; Win32 native API (Windows)
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imgui_impl_glut.cpp ; GLUT/FreeGLUT (this is prehistoric software and absolutely not recommended today!)
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imgui_impl_metal.mm ; Metal (with ObjC)
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imgui_impl_opengl2.cpp ; OpenGL 2 (legacy, fixed pipeline <- don't use with modern OpenGL context)
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imgui_impl_opengl3.cpp ; OpenGL 3/4, OpenGL ES 2, OpenGL ES 3 (modern programmable pipeline)
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imgui_impl_sdlrenderer.cpp; SDL_Renderer (optional component of SDL2 available from SDL 2.0.18+)
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imgui_impl_sdlrenderer2.cpp ; SDL_Renderer (optional component of SDL2 available from SDL 2.0.18+)
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imgui_impl_sdlrenderer3.cpp ; SDL_Renderer (optional component of SDL3 available from SDL 3.0.0+)
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imgui_impl_vulkan.cpp ; Vulkan
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imgui_impl_wgpu.cpp ; WebGPU
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imgui_impl_wgpu.cpp ; WebGPU (web and desktop)
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List of high-level Frameworks Backends (combining Platform + Renderer):
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imgui_impl_allegro5.cpp
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Emscripten is also supported.
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The [example_emscripten_opengl3](https://github.com/ocornut/imgui/tree/master/examples/example_emscripten_opengl3) app uses imgui_impl_sdl.cpp + imgui_impl_opengl3.cpp, but other combos are possible.
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Emscripten is also supported!
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The SDL+GL, GLFW+GL and GLFW+WebGPU examples are all ready to build and run with Emscripten.
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### Backends for third-party frameworks, graphics API or other languages
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|Library |Website |Backend |Note |
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| GLFW | https://github.com/glfw/glfw | imgui_impl_glfw.cpp | |
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| SDL2 | https://www.libsdl.org | imgui_impl_sdl.cpp | |
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| SDL2 | https://www.libsdl.org | imgui_impl_sdl2.cpp | |
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| Sokol | https://github.com/floooh/sokol | [util/sokol_imgui.h](https://github.com/floooh/sokol/blob/master/util/sokol_imgui.h) | Lower-level than GLFW/SDL |
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If you are new to Dear ImGui, first try using the existing backends as-is.
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You will save lots of time integrating the library.
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You can LATER decide to rewrite yourself a custom backend if you really need to.
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In most situations, custom backends have less features and more bugs than the standard backends we provide.
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In most situations, custom backends have fewer features and more bugs than the standard backends we provide.
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If you want portability, you can use multiple backends and choose between them either at compile time
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or at runtime.
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**Example A**: your engine is built over Windows + DirectX11 but you have your own high-level rendering
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system layered over DirectX11.<BR>
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Suggestion: try using imgui_impl_win32.cpp + imgui_impl_dx11.cpp first.
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Once it works, if you really need it you can replace the imgui_impl_dx11.cpp code with a
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Once it works, if you really need it, you can replace the imgui_impl_dx11.cpp code with a
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custom renderer using your own rendering functions, and keep using the standard Win32 code etc.
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**Example B**: your engine runs on Windows, Mac, Linux and uses DirectX11, Metal, Vulkan respectively.<BR>
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**Example B**: your engine runs on Windows, Mac, Linux and uses DirectX11, Metal, and Vulkan respectively.<BR>
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Suggestion: use multiple generic backends!
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Once it works, if you really need it you can replace parts of backends with your own abstractions.
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Once it works, if you really need it, you can replace parts of backends with your own abstractions.
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**Example C**: your engine runs on platforms we can't provide public backends for (e.g. PS4/PS5, Switch),
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and you have high-level systems everywhere.<BR>
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