Tutorials for SFML 2.6

These are the tutorials for SFML 2.6. Check out the latest tutorials.

If you're new to SFML, start with the getting started tutorial for your platform, then work through the window and graphics tutorials in order. Each module first lists the tutorials you'll need for most projects, followed by the ones that go further. Tutorials and sections that cover more complex topics are marked as advanced, so you can decide whether to read them now or come back later.

Getting started

• SFML with the CMake Project Template
• SFML and Visual Studio
• SFML and Code::Blocks (MinGW)
• SFML and Linux
• SFML and Xcode (macOS)
• Compiling SFML with CMake

System module

• Handling time

Going further:

• Threads
• User data streams

Window module

• Opening and managing an SFML window
• Events explained
• Keyboard, mouse and joysticks

Going further:

• Using OpenGL in an SFML window

Graphics module

• Drawing 2D stuff
• Sprites and textures
• Shapes
• Text and fonts
• Position, rotation, scale: transforming entities
• Controlling the 2D camera with views

Going further:

• Designing your own entities with vertex arrays
• Adding special effects with shaders

Audio module

• Playing sounds and music
• Recording audio

Going further:

• Spatialization: Sounds in 3D
• Custom audio streams

Network module

• Communication using sockets
• Using and extending packets
• Web requests with HTTP
• File transfers with FTP