njlr / raylib-cs

C# bindings for raylib, a simple and easy-to-use library to learn videogames programming

Raylib-cs

C# bindings for raylib, a simple and easy-to-use library to learn videogames programming (www.raylib.com)

Raylib-cs targets net5.0 and net6.0 and uses the official 4.5.0 release to build the native libraries.

Installation - NuGet

This is the prefered method to get started.

1. Pick a folder in which you would like to start a raylib project for example "MyRaylibCSProj"
2. Then from a terminal (for example a VSCode terminal), whilst in the folder dir you just created run the following commands. (Please keep in mind you should have .NET already installed on your system)

dotnet new console

dotnet add package Raylib-cs

If you need to edit Raylib-cs source then you will need to add the bindings as a project (see below).

If you are new to using NuGet (or you've forgotten) and are trying to run the above command in the command prompt, remember that you need to be inside the intended project directory (not just inside the solution directory) otherwise the command won't work.

Installation - Manual

1. Download/clone the repo

2. Add Raylib-cs/Raylib-cs.csproj to your project as an existing project.

3. Download the native libraries for the platforms you want to build for using the official 4.5.0 release. NOTE: the MSVC version is required for Windows platforms

4. Setup the native libraries so they are in the same directory as the executable/can be found in the search path.

5. Start coding!

Hello, World!

using Raylib_cs;

namespace HelloWorld;

class Program
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        Raylib.InitWindow(800, 480, "Hello World");

        while (!Raylib.WindowShouldClose())
        {
            Raylib.BeginDrawing();
            Raylib.ClearBackground(Color.WHITE);

            Raylib.DrawText("Hello, world!", 12, 12, 20, Color.BLACK);

            Raylib.EndDrawing();
        }

        Raylib.CloseWindow();
    }
}

Contributing

If you have any ideas, feel free to open an issue and tell me what you think. If you'd like to contribute, please fork the repository and make changes as you'd like. Pull requests are warmly welcome.

If you want to request features or report bugs related to raylib directly (in contrast to this binding), please refer to the author's project repo.

License

See LICENSE for details.