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DXGL is provided subject to the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1. To install DXGL, simply download and run the Windows installer. To upgrade, install over the old version. All programs configured by the configuration tool or automatically added by the DXGL library will be automatically updated during the installation progress.

Updgrade notes

Please see here for notes regarding upgrading from older versions of DXGL.

The current available version of DXGL is 0.5.23. Please click one of the links below to download.

DXGL 0.5.15 and newer now come in two versions, a standard version requiring at least Windows 7 SP1 and a SSE2-capable processor, and a legacy version with the same requirements as previous versions.

Windows installer

Windows installer (legacy)

Source code

Experimental versions

DXGL has been built in Visual Studio 2008 and Visual Studio 2005.  These builds are experimental and are compatible with Windows 2000 and up.  The VS2005 build is built in Multi-Byte Character Set mode and may not be compatible with installation paths containing characters that are not part of your operating system’s ANSI character set.

Windows installer (VS2008 build)

Windows installer (VS2005 MBCS build)

Experimental x64 version

DXGL is now available in an x64 version, for use with x64 programs.  This version is not compatible with 32-bit programs, and should only be downloaded when needed.
OS requirements are the same as for the 32-bit versions, except that the x64 version is required and installation will be canceled if a 32-bit version of Windows is detected.

Windows installer

Windows installer (legacy)

Windows installer (VS2008 build)

Windows installer (VS2005 MBCS build)

Please see below for older versions.

Version history

Version Source Binary Major changes
0.5.23 Download Download
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Fix installation of MSVC runtime and Program Files links.
0.5.22 Download Download
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Fix freezing during ddraw.dll initialization.
0.5.21 Download Download
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Prevent screensaver when program is active. Rewrite profile update. Add portable install. Add debug symbols.
0.5.20 Download Download
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Rewrite surface structures. Partially implement hardware accelerated scaled primary.
0.5.19 Download Download
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Add x64 build. Add shader compatibility with OpenGL 3.x. Fix some API bugs.
0.5.18 Download Download
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Migrate source code to GitHub. Add basic overlay surface support. Add scaling for windowed mode applications.
0.5.17 Download Download
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Add VS2005 and VS2008 builds. Change debug tracing to a .ini option. Fix profile directory SHA256 hashes. Add included directive to .ini files and support alternate dxgl.cfg configuration file.
0.5.16 Download Download
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Upgrade VC2017 to VC2019.  Add some improvements to DDraw API.  Add color format conversions for several surface formats.  Add 1, 2, and 4-bit pixel formats.  Add packed YUV pixel formats.
0.5.15 Download Download
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Add VC2017 build. Add Wine DLL overrides. Fix uninstaller to clean up files and registry. Improve color palette support. Improve 512×448 scaling mode. Several bug fixes.
0.5.14 Download Download Add offline help. Add mouse related hooks including a contributed addition. Improve window mode. Add custom scaling options. Support saving INI files. Fix a few bugs.
0.5.13 Download Download New DXGL Config application. Improved color depth and display mode selections. Add debug options and rendering hacks. Fix a few bugs.
0.5.12 Download Download Fix window mode. Add .ini configuration support. Add debug options. Add color key override. Add single buffer display mode.
0.5.11 Download Download Bug fixes. Downgrade runtime to VS2010. Add first pass scaling mode and forced SSAA.
0.5.10 Download Download Minor bug fixes. Optimization for shader cache. Add non-minimizing windowed borderless modes.
0.5.9 Download Download Minor clipper fixes. Isolate most of renderer backend from frontend API. Overhaul installer and configuration.
0.5.8 Download Download Upgrade compiler to Visual Studio 2013. Add forced-window mode. Add borderless-window (non-exclusive) fullscreen mode.
0.5.7 Download Download Minimize fullscreen mode on Alt+Tab and restore desktop resolution. Fix D3DTLVERTEX rendering. Fix D3D color key support. Add depth fill Blt.
0.5.6 Download Download More API improvements. Improve dithering performance. Full ROP support. Windows 10 compatibility.
0.5.5 Download Download API improvements. Add mipmap texture support. Better Direct3D2 texture support. Adjustments to transformed vertices. Add dithering.
0.5.4 Download Download Blt fixes. Color key fix. Add destination and colorspace color key. Add 90 degree blt rotation. Add blt mirroring.
0.5.3 Download Download Surface clipper support. Same source/dest blt fix. Dynamic blt shader generation. Partial ROP support.
0.5.2 Download Download Better Windows 8.1 compatibility. High DPI support. Custom aspect ratio support. Better 8-bit color support.
0.5.1 Download Download Fix Intel graphics compatibility. Support ARB_sampler_objects for more accurate D3D emulation. Fix several bugs. Add tracing support to source code.
0.5.0 Download Download Add partial DirectX2 D3D support. Enable D3D support on all builds. Improve Windows 8 compatibility. Fix a few D3D bugs.
0.4.2 Download Download Add wireframe and point rendering. Add fog. Add flat shading. Fix light positions.
0.4.1 Download Download Add backface culling. Add alpha test functions. Add texture color key. Various DDraw and D3D fixes.
0.4.0 Download Download Add DirectX5 D3D support. Add locking of surface rects. Various minor fixes.
0.3.2 Download Download Rewrite texture management. Add RGBA4444 textures. Add alpha blending. Fix crash in XP.
0.3.1 Download Download Fix surface access. Eliminate redundant GL state changes. Some D3D fixes.
0.3.0 Download Download Improve installer. Add DirectX6 D3D support.
0.2.3 Download Download Add spot lights. Add specular lighting. Add transformed vertices support.
0.2.2 Download Download Fix threading bugs. Add Z buffer testing. Add point lights.
0.2.1 Download Download Add more texture shaders. Add Windows 8 registry fix. Various fixes.
0.2.0 Download Download Add preliminary IDirect3D7 interfaces. Fix DXGLCFG profiles.
0.1.6 Download Download Fix AMD/ATI compatibility. Validate parameters. Fix render thread.
0.1.5 Download Download Fix shader engine. Improved application compatibility. Screen smoothing in 8-bit modes.
0.1.4 Download Download Use shaders for rendering. Fix OpenGL memory leaks.
0.1.3 Download Download Optimize texture uploads. Add Z buffer support. Fix framebuffer object initialization.
0.1.2 Download Download Add COM initialization. Restore display mode when deleting DDraw object. Fix VSync.
0.1.1 Download Download Add mouse support. Improve render window drawing. Add vertical sync support.
0.1.0 Download Download Fix Windows XP compatibility. Add installer. Add application profile support. Add help file.
0.0.7 Download Download Add DirectDrawEnumerate. Add color fill and colorkey blt(). Fix flipping. Add compatibility with Windows 8.
0.0.6 Download Download Speed up surface locking. Fix non-multiple-of-8 modes.
0.0.5 Download Download Add GetDC() GDI surface access. Add more tests to DXGLTest.
0.0.4 Download Download Add all DDraw interface versions, add 15 and 24 bit modes, add low-res modes, fix memory leaks.
0.0.3 Download Download Remove wxWidgets and GLEW, fix duplicate mode enumeration, multiple fixes.
0.0.2 Download Download Add windowed mode.
0.0.1 Download Download Initial preview release. Only direct access to primary surface.