Windows Graphics and Multimedia API Reference

Explore the comprehensive set of APIs for developing rich graphics and multimedia experiences on Windows.

Leverage the power of DirectX for high-performance 2D and 3D graphics, game development, and multimedia processing.

The latest generation of Direct3D, offering low-level hardware access for maximum performance.

High-performance, hardware-accelerated 2D graphics API for rich user interfaces.

Text rendering API for high-quality typography and international character support.

General-purpose parallel computation using DirectX hardware.

APIs for interacting with the Windows graphics subsystem, including GDI and XPS.

The classic Windows API for 2D graphics drawing.

APIs for creating, manipulating, and rendering XML Paper Specification (XPS) documents.

The modern, hardware-accelerated multimedia framework for Windows.

Core components for media playback, encoding, decoding, and streaming.

Components for media processing, such as codecs and effects.

A legacy multimedia framework for Windows, still relevant for certain applications.

Information and API references for the DirectShow framework.

Interfaces for managing audio devices, playback, and recording.

Low-latency audio APIs for professional audio applications.

High-performance audio API designed for games and real-time audio processing.