Drawing library for C#

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Will someone please point me the way to the best 2D drawing library that can be used in C#? I started to look into System.Drawing.Drawing2D but then I read that I should use DirectX for best performance. I've found the DirectX SDK but it is version 9. Isn't version 11 the latest? I'm attempting to create a somewhat simple 2D application for a PC. The only thing that makes it complicated is that I'm needed to draw a large number of simple moving objects (~100,000) on a 2D map. So, I'm betting performance is important.

Canonicals answered 7/6, 2013 at 16:1 Comment(1)

dX doesn't work on C#, you need something like sharpdx.org or XNA. – Sacellum 7/6, 2013 at 16:3

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You can use SharpDX, which actually provides wrappers for Direct2D. This will provide access to the "best" (or at least most current) hardware accelerated 2D drawing API for Microsoft platforms.

Febrifacient answered 7/6, 2013 at 16:3 Comment(0)

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The 'best' is not that concrete. I'm partial to OpenTK or something like XNA if it is a game or simulation.

Chrischrism answered 7/6, 2013 at 16:4 Comment(3)

I read about XNA but heard it will soon be dead. I'll look into OpenTK and SharpDX. – Canonicals 7/6, 2013 at 16:10

Well, there's an open source remake of XNA called MonoGame, it's another thing to consider. – Chrischrism 7/6, 2013 at 16:12

Yes, and the MonoGame community is definitely keeping it alive by continuing to support it for every possible platform; even Windows 8 which XNA can no longer be installed easily on! I think they even support Xbox. – Ainu 7/6, 2013 at 16:30

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