OpenGL

OpenGL
	A diagram of how video games on Linux outsource real-time rendering calculations to a GPU using OpenGL.
Original author(s)	Silicon Graphics
Developer(s)	Khronos Group; (formerly ARB)
Initial release	June 30, 1992
Stable release	4.6 / July 31, 2017
Written in	C
Successor	Vulkan
Type	3D graphics API
License	Open source license for use of the Sample Implementation (SI): This is a Free Software License B closely modeled on BSD, X, and Mozilla licenses.; Trademark license for new licensees who want to use the OpenGL trademark and logo and claim conformance.;
Website	opengl.org

OpenGL (Open Graphics Library) is a cross-language, cross-platform application programming interface (API) for rendering 2D and 3D vector graphics. The API is typically used to interact with a graphics processing unit (GPU), to achieve hardware-accelerated rendering.

Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) began developing OpenGL in 1991 and released it on June 30, 1992. It is used for a variety of applications, including computer-aided design (CAD), video games, scientific visualization, virtual reality, and flight simulation. Since 2006, OpenGL has been managed by the non-profit technology consortium Khronos Group.

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