# SDL3 Ported To HarmonyOS / OpenHarmony

DevFeed: [SDL3 Ported To HarmonyOS / OpenHarmony](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/sdl3-ported-to-harmonyos-openharmony-26767.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.phoronix.com/news/SDL3-Ported--To-HarmonyOS>)

Author: Michael Larabel

Published: 2026-09-15T16:54:08Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Phoronix](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/phoronix.md>)

Topics: [Simple DirectMedia Layer](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sdl.md>), [huawei](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/huawei.md>), [Library](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/library.md>), [Operating system](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/operating-system.md>), [cross-platform](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cross-platform.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>)

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## AI overview

SDL3 has gained upstream support for Huawei's HarmonyOS and OpenHarmony. The port was sponsored by Outfit7, tested on real hardware, and is already used by some commercial games, according to Icculus.

## Source excerpt

The SDL3 library commonly used for games and applications for cross-platform hardware and software abstractions now has upstream support for Huawei's HarmonyOS and OpenHarmony...