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Last Update: 11-21-06
| # The OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library The OpenGL Extension Wrangler Library (GLEW) is a cross-platform C/C++ extension loading library. GLEW provides efficient run-time mechanisms for determining which OpenGL extensions are supported on the target platform. OpenGL core and extension functionality is exposed in a single header file. GLEW is available for a variety of operating systems, including Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, Irix, and Solaris. ## Download Center GLEW is distributed as source and precompiled binaries. The latest release is 1.3.5 [11-21-06]:
| Source |  | ZIP | TGZ |
| Binaries |  | Windows | Linux | OS X (AGL,GLX) | Irix | Solaris |
The up-to-date development version is available from the public repository: `cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@glew.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/glew login` `<enter>` `cvs -d :pserver:anonymous@glew.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/glew co glew` ## News [11-21-06] GLEW 1.3.5 adds OpenGL 2.1 and NVIDIA G80 extensions [03-04-06] GLEW 1.3.4 adds support for five new extensions [05-16-05] GLEW 1.3.3 is released [03-16-05] GLEW 1.3.2 adds support for GL_APPLE_pixel_buffer [02-11-05] gljava and sdljava provide a Java binding to OpenGL via GLEW [02-02-05] GLEW 1.3.1 adds support for GL_EXT_framebuffer_object [01-04-05] GLEW 1.3.0 adds core OpenGL 2.0 support plus many enhancements [12-22-04] GLEWpy Python wrapper announced [12-12-04] Mailing lists created on sourceforge [12-06-04] GLEW 1.2.5 adds new extensions and support for FreeBSD ## Supported Extensions The latest release contains support for OpenGL 2.1 and the following extensions: OpenGL extensions WGL extensions GLX extensions ## Links All About OpenGL Extensions OpenGL Extension Registry ATI OpenGL Extension Specifications APPLE OpenGL Extensions Guide NVIDIA OpenGL Extension Specifications