Irrlicht Engine

Spec sheet

Purpose

Irrlicht is an open source realtime 3D engine written in C++ for creating 3D and 2D applications such as games and scientific visualizations.Read 11 Oct 2026 · irrlicht.sourceforge.io

Platforms

Official platform support includes Windows, Linux, OSX, and platforms using SDL; iPhone and Android ports have been developed using work-in-progress OpenGL ES drivers.Read 11 Oct 2026 · irrlicht.sourceforge.io

Free plan

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · irrlicht.sourceforge.io

Support

The authors ask users to post engine use questions to the forum and direct bug reports through the bug reports forum and bug tracker.Read 11 Oct 2026 · irrlicht.sourceforge.io

License

The engine may be used, altered, and redistributed, including in commercial applications, subject to the stated attribution and source notice conditions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · irrlicht.sourceforge.io

Dependencies

The project describes Irrlicht as having minimal external dependencies and asks contributors to avoid adding dependencies where possible.Read 11 Oct 2026 · irrlicht.sourceforge.io

Downloads

The downloads page lists Irrlicht SDK 1.8.5 with documentation, source code, a precompiled engine, tutorials, tools, exporters, and a demo.Read 11 Oct 2026 · irrlicht.sourceforge.io

Materials

The engine includes an extensible material library and supports shader languages including HLSL and GLSL.Read 11 Oct 2026 · irrlicht.sourceforge.io

Media formats

It directly loads common mesh and texture formats, including OBJ, COLLADA, PNG, JPEG, and BMP.Read 11 Oct 2026 · irrlicht.sourceforge.io

Mobile export

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · irrlicht.sourceforge.io

Rendering

It supports Direct3D, OpenGL, and two software renderers, with a null device also available.Read 11 Oct 2026 · irrlicht.sourceforge.io

Scene and effects

Features include a scene graph, indoor and outdoor scene mixing, dynamic shadows, particle systems, character animation, and collision detection.Read 11 Oct 2026 · irrlicht.sourceforge.io

Scripting languages

C++,C#,Visual Basic,Delphi,JavaRead 21 Sep 2026 · irrlicht.sourceforge.io

Security notice

A June 2026 notice says the forum may have been compromised and that user account email addresses and private messages may have been read.Read 11 Oct 2026 · irrlicht.sourceforge.io

Source code model

open_sourceRead 21 Sep 2026 · irrlicht.sourceforge.io

Target platforms

Windows,Linux,macOS,SDL,iPhone,Android,Nokia Symbian,WebGLRead 21 Sep 2026 · irrlicht.sourceforge.io

Web support

WebGL with Emscripten is possible, though the site says not all features are supported yet.Read 11 Oct 2026 · irrlicht.sourceforge.io

Plans and prices

Every Irrlicht Engine plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Game Engine Software#34 of 928.4