Latest version
The latest stable version (4.4.x) works under Unix (Linux, FreeBSD, etc.), Windows, MacOS X and Haiku/BeOS. The previous stable version (4.2.x) also works under DOS and QNX. You can read the full change log. If you prefer upgrading through diffs from a previous version, check the older versions page. If you want to get Allegro through SVN, check the SVN page. You can also download weekly SVN snapshots from this page if you can't use SVN directly.
There is a stable branch and a developmental branch. Currently the developmental branch refers to the 4.9.x branch, leading to Allegro 5, which has a completely different API. If you are looking for the classical Allegro API, you want either the 4.4.x branch or the 4.2.x branch.
Since version 3.12, Allegro has adopted the same numbering scheme as the Linux kernel, which uses three numbers. The first number indicates a major version. Differences here usually mean that a lot of things have changed. The second number indicates if the release is stable (even number) or unstable (odd number). Finally the third number marks smaller differences between releases.
The main source downloads include instructions on how to build Allegro for each of the supported platforms. These exist as individual .txt files in the docs/build subdirectory. You can also access them online (for 4.4.x).
Stable branch 4.4.1.1 source releases
| Filename | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| allegro-4.4.1.1.zip | 4.8M | Source code for all platforms in DOS/Windows friendly format. |
| allegro-4.4.1.1.tar.gz | 4.5M | Source code for all platforms in Unix friendly format. |
| allegro-4.4.1.1.7z | 3.0M | Source code for all platforms in DOS/Windows friendly format. |
| allegro-4.4.1.1_diff.zip | 8k | This file is a diff that can be installed over a clean copy of the 4.4.0.1 version of Allegro to update it to the current version. |
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Older stable branch 4.2.3.1 source releases
| Filename | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| all4231.zip | 3.8M | Source code for all platforms in DOS/Windows friendly format. |
| allegro-4.2.3.1.tar.gz | 3.1M | Source code for all platforms in Unix friendly format. |
| all4231_diff.zip | 139k | This file is a diff that can be installed over a clean copy of the 4.2.3 version of Allegro to update it to the current version. |
| allegro-enduser-4.2.3.1.tar.gz | 863k | This version contains the base library, without documentation or example programs. It's targeted at those who want to run Allegro programs written by other people. If you want to develop programs yourself, you will have to download the full source code version. Only for Linux/Unix. |
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Developmental branch source releases
Download 4.9.x from Sourceforge
Miscellaneous files
| Filename | Size | Description |
|---|---|---|
| alldata.zip | 360k | This file contains the data needed by the Allegro demo game. It's only needed if you got an old WIP version of the library, or if you updated to the current version via diffs, as these didn't include the demo data to save space. |
| dx70_min.zip | 440k | You may have problems compiling the Allegro DLL if you don't have the correct version of the DirectX SDK library and header files. This file contains the minimal version of the DirectX 7 SDK needed to compile the DLL yourself. Only for Windows. |
| dx70_mgw.zip | 243k | This file contains the minimal version of the DirectX 7 SDK for MinGW. Only for Windows. |
| dx80_mgw.zip | 442k | This file contains the minimal version of the DirectX 8 SDK for MinGW. Only for Windows. |
| dx70_dmc.zip | 234k | This file contains the minimal version of the DirectX 7 SDK for Digital Mars C/C++. Only for Windows. |
Binary version (only for Windows)
| Site | Description |
|---|---|
| www.allegro.cc/files | Matthew Leverton has built binary packages for many different Windows compilers and offers them in several download formats. |
| Allegro binary package | The allegro-bin package at SourceForge contains several binary distributions of Allegro for Windows. You only need it if you have a compiler unable to produce the Allegro DLL (like Borland). To use, unzip a package inside a temporary directory and follow the instructions found inside. |
| devpaks.org | Michal Molhanec mantains a Devpak repository, where you can get a package of the precompiled library for MinGW and Dev-C++. Note that the Allegro Devpaks are also mirrored through SourceForge's allegro-bin package. If the Devpak site is down, check the previous entry's link. |
