default to a size that works on 720p monitors

Add bat for MSVC 2026
Make README.md direct to 2026

.gitignore

@@ -405,3 +405,4 @@ Makefile
 *.swp
 *.swo
 *.swn
+/build/compile_commands.json

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
             "name": "Debug",
             "type": "cppdbg",
             "request": "launch",
-            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/bin/Debug/${workspaceFolderBasename}.exe",
             "args": [],
             "stopAtEntry": false,
             "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
@@ -23,7 +22,8 @@
               }
             ],
             "windows": {
-              "miDebuggerPath": "gdb.exe",
+              "program": "${workspaceFolder}/bin/Debug/${workspaceFolderBasename}.exe",
+              "miDebuggerPath": "gdb.exe"
             },
             "osx": {
               "program": "${workspaceFolder}/bin/Debug/${workspaceFolderBasename}",
@@ -36,7 +36,38 @@
             "preLaunchTask": "build debug"
           },
           {
-            "name": "Run",
+            "name": "Debug NoPremake",
+            "type": "cppdbg",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "args": [],
+            "stopAtEntry": false,
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
+            "environment": [],
+            "externalConsole": false,
+            "MIMode": "gdb",
+            "setupCommands": [
+              {
+                "description": "Enable pretty-printing for gdb",
+                "text": "-enable-pretty-printing",
+                "ignoreFailures": false
+              }
+            ],
+            "windows": {
+              "program": "${workspaceFolder}/bin/Debug/${workspaceFolderBasename}.exe",
+              "miDebuggerPath": "gdb.exe"
+            },
+            "osx": {
+              "program": "${workspaceFolder}/bin/Debug/${workspaceFolderBasename}",
+              "MIMode": "lldb"
+            },
+            "linux": {
+              "program": "${workspaceFolder}/bin/Debug/${workspaceFolderBasename}",
+              "miDebuggerPath": "/usr/bin/gdb",
+            },
+            "preLaunchTask": "build debug no premake"
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "Run Release",
             "type": "cppdbg",
             "request": "launch",
             "args": [],
@@ -44,7 +75,6 @@
             "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}",
             "environment": [],
             "externalConsole": false,
-            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/bin/Release/${workspaceFolderBasename}.exe",
             "MIMode": "gdb",
             "windows": {
               "program": "${workspaceFolder}/bin/Release/${workspaceFolderBasename}.exe",

.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -24,6 +24,26 @@
             ],
             "dependsOn":["UpdateMake"]
         },
+        {
+            "label": "build debug no premake",
+            "type": "process",
+            "command": "make",
+            "windows": {
+                "command": "mingw32-make.exe",
+            },
+            "osx": {
+                "args": [
+                    "config=debug_arm64"
+                ],
+            },
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": true
+            },
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                "$gcc"
+            ]
+        },
         {
             "label": "build release",
             "type": "process",
@@ -44,7 +64,10 @@
                     "config=release_arm64"
                 ],
             },
-            "group": "build",
+             "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": false
+            },
             "problemMatcher": [
                 "$gcc"
             ],
@@ -70,7 +93,10 @@
                     "clean"
                 ],
             },
-            "group": "build",
+             "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": false
+            },
             "problemMatcher": [
                 "$gcc"
             ],

README.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Once you have downloaded the template, rename it to your project name.
 
 or
 
-Clone the repository with git, form the url
+Clone the repository with git, from the url
 ```
 https://github.com/raylib-extras/raylib-quickstart.git
 ```
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ To your path environment variable so that the compiler that came with raylib can
 
 DO NOT INSTALL ANOTHER MinGW-W64 from another source such as msys2, you don't need it.
 
-## Microsoft Visual Studio
+## Microsoft Visual Studio 2026
 * Rename the folder to your game name
-* Run `build-VisualStudio2022.bat`
-* double click the `.sln` file that is generated
+* Run `build-VisualStudio2026.bat`
+* double click the `.slnx` file that is generated
 * develop your game
 * you are good to go
 
@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@ If you need to build for a different OpenGL version than the default (OpenGL 3.3
 ## For OpenGLES 3.0
 `--graphics=opengles3`
 
+## For Software Rendering
+`--graphics=software`
+
+*Note*
+Sofware rendering does not work with glfw, use Win32 or SDL platforms
+`--backend=win32`
+
 # Adding External Libraries 
 
 Quickstart is intentionally minimal — it only includes what is required to compile and run a basic raylib project.  
@@ -150,19 +157,5 @@ Different libraries will have different dependencies on different platforms.
 
 
 # License
-Copyright (c) 2020-2025 Jeffery Myers
+Raylib-Quickstart by Jeffery Myers is marked with CC0 1.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
 
-This software is provided "as-is", without any express or implied warranty. In no event 
-will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software.
-
-Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose, including commercial 
-applications, and to alter it and redistribute it freely, subject to the following restrictions:
-
-  1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not claim that you 
-  wrote the original software. If you use this software in a product, an acknowledgment 
-  in the product documentation would be appreciated but is not required.
-
-  2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be misrepresented
-  as being the original software.
-
-  3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.

build-VisualStudio2026.bat

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+cd build
+premake5.exe vs2026 || pause
+cd ../

build/premake5.lua

@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ function platform_defines()
         defines{"GRAPHICS_API_OPENGL_ES2"}
 
     filter {"options:graphics=software"}
-        defines{"GRAPHICS_API_OPENGL_11_SOFTWARE"}
+        defines{"GRAPHICS_API_OPENGL_SOFTWARE"}
 
     filter {"system:macosx"}
         disablewarnings {"deprecated-declarations"}
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ if (downloadRaylib) then
 
     project (workspaceName)
         kind "ConsoleApp"
-        location "build_files/"
+        location "../"
         targetdir "../bin/%{cfg.buildcfg}"
 
         filter {"system:windows", "configurations:Release", "action:gmake*"}
@@ -192,13 +192,15 @@ if (downloadRaylib) then
         {
             ["Header Files/*"] = { "../include/**.h",  "../include/**.hpp", "../src/**.h", "../src/**.hpp"},
             ["Source Files/*"] = {"../src/**.c", "src/**.cpp"},
-            ["Windows Resource Files/*"] = {"../src/**.rc", "src/**.ico"},
+            ["Windows Resource Files/*"] = {"../src/**.rc", "../src/**.ico"},
+            ["Game Resource Files/*"] = {"../resources/**"},
         }
         
         files {"../src/**.c", "../src/**.cpp", "../src/**.h", "../src/**.hpp", "../include/**.h", "../include/**.hpp"}
         
         filter {"system:windows", "action:vs*"}
             files {"../src/*.rc", "../src/*.ico"}
+            files {"../resources/**"}
 
         filter{}
         
@@ -247,7 +249,7 @@ if (downloadRaylib) then
     
         platform_defines()
 
-        location "build_files/"
+        location "../"
 
         language "C"
         targetdir "../bin/%{cfg.buildcfg}"

src/main.c

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ int main ()
 	SetConfigFlags(FLAG_VSYNC_HINT | FLAG_WINDOW_HIGHDPI);
 
 	// Create the window and OpenGL context
-	InitWindow(1280, 800, "Hello Raylib");
+	InitWindow(800, 600, "Hello Raylib");
 
 	// Utility function from resource_dir.h to find the resources folder and set it as the current working directory so we can load from it
 	SearchAndSetResourceDir("resources");