# FAQs: General

## What is Simple DirectMedia Layer?

Very simply, Simple DirectMedia Layer, or SDL for short, is a library that allows you low level access to a video framebuffer, audio output, mouse, keyboard, and joysticks across a wide variety of operating systems.

## What platforms are supported?

The full list of supported platforms is available in [README-platforms.md](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/blob/main/docs/README-platforms.md)

## What is the latest version?

The latest stable version is SDL3. You can always get the very latest bleeding edge Git snapshot, which may be broken at any given time, from [the GitHub project page](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL).

## Where can I get it?

[www.libsdl.org](https://www.libsdl.org/)

## What uses SDL?

The main [SDL website](https://www.libsdl.org) refreshes with different games made with SDL, and this was turned into a [full list](https://joyrider3774.xyz/made_with_sdl/made_with_sdl.php) by a community member. You can also see a list of games on [itch.io](https://itch.io/games/made-with-sdl), [PCGamingWiki](https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Simple_DirectMedia_Layer), and [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/tech/SDK/SDL/). GitHub has a set of topics to easily search for repositories using [SDL1](https://github.com/topics/sdl), [SDL2](https://github.com/topics/sdl2), and [SDL3](https://github.com/topics/sdl3).

## Where do I send questions / feedback?

You can send questions and feedback through the SDL [forums/mailing list](https://discourse.libsdl.org/) or using the _Feedback_ link (at the bottom of any wiki page).

## Where do I send bug reports / patches?

You can submit bug reports to [SDL's GitHub issue tracker](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/issues) and, if you like, [send patches as GitHub pull requests](https://github.com/libsdl-org/SDL/pulls).

## Is there a mailing list?

We run a Discourse server [here](https://discourse.libsdl.org/), which can be put in "Mailing List Mode," where you create an account on the website, flip a switch in the preferences, and then can interact exclusively through email thereafter.

## Is there an IRC channel?

Yes, you can find people hanging out on the IRC server at irc.libera.chat on the channel `#SDL`

## Is there a Discord server?

Yes, [go here](https://discord.com/invite/BwpFGBWsv8)!

## Is there an official logo?

Yes, the official SDL logo was created by Arne Claus, and is available [here](https://www.libsdl.org/media/SDL_logo_b.png).

## Is this wiki available offline?

Yes, you can click the ["offline html"](https://wiki.libsdl.org/static_files/offline/sdlwiki.zip) link at the top right corner of any wiki page to get a zipfile archive of the entire wiki in HTML format. If you like Unix manpages, we generate manpages from each API function's wiki page. The latest archives for each supported project, as zipfiles, are always [here](https://wiki.libsdl.org/static_files/offline/manpages/).
