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{{short description|Application programming interface}}

{{Infobox software

| name = EGL (OpenGL)

| logo = [[File:EGL OpenGL Logo.svg|EGL logo|220px]]

| author = [[Khronos Group]]

| developer = [[Khronos Group]]

| latest release version = 1.5<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.khronos.org/news/press/khronos-releases-egl-1.5-specification |title=Press Release, Khronos Releases EGL 1.5 Specification |publisher=[[Khronos Group]] |date=2014-03-19 |access-date=2014-03-20}}</ref>

| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2014|03|19}}

| programming language = [[C (programming language)|C]]

| operating system = [[Cross-platform]]

| platform = Cross-platform

| genre = [[Application programming interface|API]]

| license =

| website = {{URL|https://www.khronos.org/egl/}}

}}

'''EGL''' is an [[Interface (computing)|interface]] between [[Khronos Group|Khronos]] [[rendering API]]s (such as [[OpenGL]], [[OpenGL ES]] or [[OpenVG]]) and the underlying native platform [[windowing system]]. EGL handles graphics context management, [[Computer representation of surfaces|surface]]/[[Data buffer|buffer]] binding, [[Rendering (computer graphics)|rendering]] synchronization, and enables "high-performance, accelerated, mixed-mode [[2D computer graphics|2D]] and [[3D computer graphics|3D]] rendering using other Khronos APIs."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.khronos.org/egl/|title=EGL Overview, Native Platform Interface|date=July 19, 2011|website=The Khronos Group}}</ref> EGL is managed by the [[Non-profit organization|non-profit]] technology consortium [[Khronos Group]].