Irrlicht Engine

irrlicht.sourceforge.io · checked 11 Oct 2026

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How it plugs in

NoPublic API

NoOpen source

YesFree tier

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Irrlicht is an open source realtime 3D engine written in C++ for creating 3D and 2D applications such as games and scientific visualizations.

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Irrlicht EngineFree and open source · zlib/libpng-based licenseFree

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Facts

Website: irrlicht.sourceforge.io
Price: Free tier
Free trial: No
Dependencies: The project describes Irrlicht as having minimal external dependencies and asks contributors to avoid adding dependencies where possible.
Downloads: The downloads page lists Irrlicht SDK 1.8.5 with documentation, source code, a precompiled engine, tutorials, tools, exporters, and a demo.
License: The engine may be used, altered, and redistributed, including in commercial applications, subject to the stated attribution and source notice conditions.
Materials: The engine includes an extensible material library and supports shader languages including HLSL and GLSL.
Media formats: It directly loads common mesh and texture formats, including OBJ, COLLADA, PNG, JPEG, and BMP.
Mobile export: Yes
Rendering: It supports Direct3D, OpenGL, and two software renderers, with a null device also available.
Scene and effects: Features include a scene graph, indoor and outdoor scene mixing, dynamic shadows, particle systems, character animation, and collision detection.
Scripting languages: C++,C#,Visual Basic,Delphi,Java
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.
Source code model: open_source
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.

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