SFML

SFML (Simple and Fast Multimedia Library) is a multimedia library much like SDL, but object-oriented. It is written in and for C++ and uses OpenGL for graphics and OpenAL for audio. It supports Windows, Mac, Linux, and BSD and has bindings for other languages like C, C#, Java, and Python.

Pros and Cons

SFML makes a decent alternative to SDL but the community is relatively small compared to SDL and lacks certain features.

Pros

• Simpler, more modern API compared to SDL
• Cross-platform (supports Windows, Mac, Linux, and BSD)
• Free and open source (zlib license)
• Built-in networking module, supporting commonly used network protocols like HTTP and FTP
• Tons of bindings for other languages
• Tons of third-party libraries for things like lighting, animation, and tile maps

Cons

• Community is smaller compared to SDL and Allegro
• No built-in module for video playback
• No support for 3D
• No support for the Wayland display protocol

Resources

• Official website
• Official forums

Bindings

• CSFML - C binding
• SFML.NET - .NET binding
• GoSFML - Go binding
• Hackage - Haskell binding
• JSFML - Java binding