Platforms

Supported Platforms & 3D APIs

Extended supports any platform MonoGame supports. The following is a table of platforms that are known to work and their supported graphics API backends with MonoGame.

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If you are writing your first game with MonoGame, it's highly recommended to only focus on desktop or mobile platforms. Almost all other platforms have NDAs which make the MonoGame code private to which a license is required.

Platform vs 3D API	OpenGL	DirectX	Metal	Vulkan	WebGPU
Desktop Windows	✅	✅	❌	🚧	❌
Desktop macOS	✅	❌	🚧	❌	❌
Desktop Linux	✅	❌	❌	🚧	❌
Mobile iOS	✅	❌	🚧	❌	❌
Mobile Android	✅	❌	❌	🚧	❌
Browser WebAssembly	❌	❌	❌	❌	🚧
Micro-console tvOS	❌	❌	🚧	❌	❌
Handheld-console PlayStation Vita	✅	❌	❌	🚧	❌
Handheld-console Nintendo Switch	✅	❌	❌	🚧	❌
Console Xbox One	❌	✅	❌	❌	❌
Console PlayStation 4	✅	❌	❌	🚧	❌
Cloud Google Stadia	❌	❌	❌	🚧	❌

For more information see the MonoGame documentation on target platforms.