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List of libraries suitable for game engines

Audio

Engine Consoles/Handhelds Desktop Mobiles Pricing (for indies) Home
<plaid/audio> ✅ iOS Free (zlib license) http://interactopia.com/libs/plaidaudio/doc.html
Audiere ✅ Free (LGPL) http://sourceforge.net/projects/audiere/
BASS ✅ ✅ €950/€475 per title on desktop/mobile http://www.un4seen.com/
cAudio ✅ ✅ Blackberry, iOS Free (zlib license but OpenAL is LGPL) https://github.com/wildicv/cAudio
Cricket Audio ✅ ✅ Free (optional source code license) http://www.crickettechnology.com/
FMOD ✅ ✅ ✅ USD $500 per title, per platform (Casual 'Low Budget' license) http://www.fmod.org/
irrKlang ✅ €290 for an unlimited number of titles sold for under €27 http://www.ambiera.com/irrklang/
Kowalski ✅ iOS Free (zlib license) http://kowalski.stuffmatic.com/
Miles Sound System ✅ ✅ ✅ E-mail: sales3@radgametools.com http://www.radgametools.com/msssdk.htm
OALWrapper ✅ ✅ Blackberry, iOS Free (zlib license but OpenAL is LGPL) https://github.com/FrictionalGames/OALWrapper
OpenAL ✅ ✅ Blackberry, iOS Free (LGPL) http://kcat.strangesoft.net/openal.html
OpenSL ES Android Free http://www.khronos.org/opensles/
PortAudio ✅ Free http://www.portaudio.com/
proteaAudio ✅ Free (zlib license) http://viremo.eludi.net/proteaAudio/
rtAudio ✅ Free (MIT license) http://www.music.mcgill.ca/~gary/rtaudio/
SDL_mixer ✅ ✅ Free (zlib license) http://www.libsdl.org/projects/SDL_mixer/
SoLoud ✅ Free (zlib license) http://sol.gfxile.net/soloud/
Wwise ✅ ✅ ✅ Free with Wwise Limited Commercial License (max 200 assets) https://www.audiokinetic.com/

Multiplayer

Library Social Scoreboard Matchmaking Multiplayer Freemium Platforms Price Home
ENet ✅ all USD 0 http://enet.bespin.org/
Game Center ✅ ✅ iOS USD 0 http://www.apple.com/game-center/
GREE ✅ ✅ ✅ mobiles USD 0 https://developer.gree.net/en/
PlayerScale ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ all USD 0 http://www.playerscale.com/
Plus+ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ iOS USD 0 http://plusplus.com/developers
RakNet ✅ all USD 0-15,000 http://www.jenkinssoftware.com/
ReplicaNet ✅ ? USD 1440-6500 http://www.replicanet.com/
Scoreloop ✅ ✅ ✅ desktop, mobiles USD 0 http://www.scoreloop.com/
Scoreoid ✅ ✅ mobiles USD 0 http://www.scoreoid.net/
Skiller ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ mobiles sans iOS USD 0 http://www.skiller-games.com/
Swarm ✅ ✅ ✅ Android USD 0 http://swarmconnect.com/

User Interface

Library Scripting Platform License/Pricing Home
AntTweakBar C desktop zlib http://www.antisphere.com/Wiki/tools%3aanttweakbar
Awesomium HTML/JS/CSS desktop Free for indies http://awesomium.com/
Berkelium HTML/JS/CSS desktop BSD http://berkelium.org/
Crazy Eddie's GUI System XML MIT https://bitbucket.org/cegui/cegui
guichan C++ BSD https://gitorious.org/guichan
GWEN C++ MIT https://github.com/garrynewman/GWEN
ImGui C++ MIT https://github.com/ocornut/imgui
libRocket HTML/CSS MIT http://librocket.com/
MyGUI XML LGPL/MIT http://mygui.info/
NanoGUI C++ zlib https://github.com/wjakob/nanogui
OtterUI C++ (?) MIT https://github.com/Grafalgar/OtterUI
Turbo Badger C++ zlib https://github.com/fruxo/turbobadger
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