Libraries:Graphics

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Name	Language	Platform	Description
Allegro	C/C++	Windows, Linux	Cross platform games programming library.
DirectX	C/C++/.NET/VB	Windows, XBox	The Direct3D and DirectDraw components of DirectX are used for 3D and 2D rendering in most Windows platform games.
Irrlicht	C/C++/.NET	Windows, Linux, Mac	The Irrlicht Engine is an open source high performance realtime 3D engine written and usable in C++ and also available for .NET languages. It is completely cross-platform, using D3D, OpenGL and its own software renderer, and has all of the state-of-the-art features which can be found in commercial 3d engines.
OpenGL	C, but bindings exist for most languages	Windows, Linux, MacOS X	A low-level 3D graphics library. Most other 3D libraries use either this or DirectX to do their actual rendering.
SDL	C, but bindings exist for most languages	Windows, Linux, MacOS X	SDL (Simple DirectMedia Library) is a cross platform library designed for simple 2D graphics. It also provides basic input and sound functions and is able to use OpenGL for 3D rendering.