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What is Freeglut? Freeglut is an open-source library that is a fully open-source option of the OpenGL Utility Toolkit (GLUT) initially developed by Pawel W. Olszta. It is now officially maintained by Steve Baker.
Freeglut is designed to allow the development of OpenGL-based software, similar to GLUT, without dealing with complex and platform-specific APIs. The main goal of the library is to make it easy to create and manage platform-independent windows in OpenGL, as well as handle input/output operations such as mouse, keyboard, and joystick interactions. In this respect, it simplifies learning OpenGL, is highly portable, and efficient.
Using freeglut instead of GLUT:
GLUT is a completely closed-source software (free to use and distribute). Freeglut has updated many functions from GLUT and fixed many errors.
Freeglut is designed to allow the development of OpenGL-based software, similar to GLUT, without dealing with complex and platform-specific APIs. The main goal of the library is to make it easy to create and manage platform-independent windows in OpenGL, as well as handle input/output operations such as mouse, keyboard, and joystick interactions. In this respect, it simplifies learning OpenGL, is highly portable, and efficient.
Using freeglut instead of GLUT:
GLUT is a completely closed-source software (free to use and distribute). Freeglut has updated many functions from GLUT and fixed many errors.