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Simple DirectMedia Layer

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Dominant language: C
License: Zlib
Last GitHub push: Sep 19, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 20, 2026
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710 open issues indexed

Flydigi Apex 4 gyro support Open

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libsdl-org/SDL#16353 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 20, 2026
SplitFish game controller no longer gets recognized. Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16348 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 18, 2026
Remove seemingly unused Non-US Hash scancode Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16347 · Opened Sep 18, 2026
Problem with SDL3 and OpenGL on NetBSD Open

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libsdl-org/SDL#16344 · Opened Sep 18, 2026
XVidMode/Xinerama removal also removed Linux no-window-manager fullscreen functionality Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 68/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16342 · Opened Sep 18, 2026
testoffscreen fails on macOS Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16340 · Opened Sep 17, 2026
Separate keyboard scancodes for "Pause" and "Break" Open

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libsdl-org/SDL#16335 · Opened Sep 17, 2026
Samsung Galaxy S20+ frequently does not report safe area correctly Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16333 · Opened Sep 17, 2026
Commit 1146ea4 breaks appleTV menu button detection in FNA and possibly other polling-based clients Open

libsdl-org/SDL#16329 · 2 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 16, 2026
SDL_Renderer does not respect alpha when drawing geometry to a transparent window. Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16325 · Opened Sep 15, 2026
Laggy SDL_SetJoystickLED when !SDL_PROP_JOYSTICK_CAP_RGB_LED_BOOLEAN Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 52/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16324 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 15, 2026
wikiheaders bridge isn't syncing...? Open

libsdl-org/SDL#16320 · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 14, 2026
SDL_GetPenDeviceType API returns error for valid pen ID Open

libsdl-org/SDL#16316 · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 14, 2026
Vulkan validation error when creating a 3D texture for compute shader writing + sampling with SDL3 GPU Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16315 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 14, 2026
Vulkan Validation warning when creating a 3D texture with SDL3 GPU Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 58/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16314 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 14, 2026
Build error generating icon.h Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16298 · 4 comments · Opened Sep 11, 2026
DOS: generic gamepad mapping reports pressed triggers for nonexistent axes Open

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libsdl-org/SDL#16289 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 10, 2026
CI: Steam Linux Runtime 3.0 job failing Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16285 · 3 comments · Opened Sep 9, 2026
DirectInput gets stuck when detecting device, possible idea for fix Open

libsdl-org/SDL#16277 · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 9, 2026
SDL_HitTest has no way to yield to DefWindowProc / express a transparent hit region on Windows Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 68/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16276 · Opened Sep 9, 2026
SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_CAMERA) takes 45 seconds and is unkillable Open

libsdl-org/SDL#16273 · 1 comment · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 8, 2026
Ensure evdev key press events above 247 are actually sent to the program Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16270 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 8, 2026
Add error to multi-joystick hidapi OpenJoystick functions Open

libsdl-org/SDL#16264 · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 7, 2026
DS4 (Sony official dongle) set LED color regression (windows) Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16261 · 2 comments · Opened Sep 7, 2026
Add unique identifier to audio hardware Open

libsdl-org/SDL#16258 · 5 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 7, 2026
Set app_id of zenity dialogs if zenity is >= 4.4 Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 70/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16255 · Opened Sep 6, 2026
[feature] open folder in file browser Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16254 · 3 comments · Opened Sep 5, 2026
SDL_SetWindowFullscreen causes system freeze Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16253 · Opened Sep 5, 2026
GPU: GPUBuffer <-> GPUTexture copies? Open

libsdl-org/SDL#16248 · 1 comment · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 4, 2026
cocoa: synthetic mouse clicks (remote control/accessibility) are dropped while a GCMouse device is connected Open

libsdl-org/SDL#16241 · 4 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 4, 2026
[Feature]Betop Asura 2 SparkLink+ Pro: buttons and rumble work, but SDL gyro/accel is not detected (works in SDL2 and on real Switch) Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16237 · 4 comments · Opened Sep 3, 2026
when microphone access is denied, the device maybe can't enumerate by SDL_GetAudioRecordingDevices() on operating window Open

libsdl-org/SDL#16236 · 3 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 3, 2026
pen: Android vs proximity out Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16233 · Opened Sep 2, 2026
[Feature Request] SInput hint for none-standard VID:PID override Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16221 · Opened Aug 31, 2026
Incorrect SDL3 mapping for PDP Faceoff Deluxe+ Switch Controller (0e6f:0184) on Linux Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 78/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16220 · Opened Aug 31, 2026
wayland: SDL_WINDOW_NOT_FOCUSABLE not honored on regular toplevels Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16218 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Aug 30, 2026
`SDL_CreateProcess` argument escaping on Windows is busted Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16217 · 4 comments · Opened Aug 30, 2026
missing SDL_PROP_RENDERER_CREATE_GPU_SHADERS_*_BOOLEAN for DXBC, METALLIB, and PRIVATE Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 64/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16216 · 1 comment · Opened Aug 30, 2026
GPU Multiview Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 30/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16215 · 1 comment · Opened Aug 30, 2026
Gravis Xterminator Force causes crashes Open

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16212 · Opened Aug 29, 2026
Darwin keyboard key 95 may actually be International 6 Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16208 · Opened Aug 28, 2026
Metal: "Resource has the wrong storage mode set" Open

libsdl-org/SDL#16203 · 3 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 26, 2026
Windows IME: candidate list reports an absolute selection index against a page-local array Open

libsdl-org/SDL#16201 · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 26, 2026
Cannot resize a wayland window after snapping it to the side on GNOME Open

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Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 52/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16192 · 7 comments · Opened Aug 24, 2026
KMSDRM undesirable video mode change Open

libsdl-org/SDL#16191 · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 24, 2026
GameSir-G7 Pro 8K: the right joystick does not work properly when holding LB Open

libsdl-org/SDL#16189 · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 23, 2026
Flydigi Vader 5 Pro rumble does not work — rumble path missed by the unnumbered-report fix in #15594 Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 78/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16187 · 2 comments · Opened Aug 23, 2026
SDL3 Process API Enhacements Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16177 · 1 reaction · Opened Aug 21, 2026
Review JNI interfaces and maybe migrate to SDLCommandHandler? Open

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 30/100

libsdl-org/SDL#16176 · 9 comments · Opened Aug 21, 2026
KMSDRM: no fallback when an async pageflip is rejected, so every frame fails on drivers that advertise DRM_CAP_ASYNC_PAGE_FLIP without supporting it Open

libsdl-org/SDL#16174 · 1 assignee · Opened Aug 20, 2026

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