The best replacement for sdl is opengl.


The best alternatives to sdl are rated as following:
★★★★★  opengl
★★★★★  allegro
★★★★  sfml
★★★★  glut
★★★  directx
★★  glfw
★★  gtk
★  qt
★  sdl2
★  libgdx
★  freeglut
★  xna
  dinput
  opengl 2d
  glx
  openframeworks
  lwjgl
  allegro 5
  directfb
  sda

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Speaking about sdl, one probably shouldn't forget about opengl.

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