directxtk 2025-10-27

A collection of helper classes for writing DirectX 11.x code in C++.

Dependencies

gameinput - Build using GameInput API for input processing

Dependencies

spectre - Build Spectre-mitigated library

tools - MakeSpriteFont and xwbtool command-line tools

windows-gaming-input - Build using Windows.Gaming.Input for input processing

xaudio2-8 - Build with XAudio 2.8 support for Windows 8.x or later

xaudio2-9 - Build with XAudio 2.9 support for Windows 10/11

xaudio2redist - Build with XAudio2Redist support for Windows 8.1 or later

Dependencies

This package supports the following triplets:

windows & !xbox & !arm32

In classic mode, run the following vcpkg command:

 vcpkg install directxtk

In manifest mode, run the following vcpkg command in your project directory:

 vcpkg add port directxtk