Getting Started

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Allegro Websites

The following three websites are the main Allegro websites with the most general purpose content. Of course there are many other sites related to Allegro, but for the most part you can find links to them from these listed below.

	Allegro Wiki You are here. This is the official wiki (maintained by Thomas Fjellstrom) for all things Allegro and includes helpful articles of all sorts.
	Allegro.cc A community website (maintained by Matthew Leverton) used mainly for the Depot (categorizes and hosts games) and the Forums. This is the best place to ask questions and keep in touch with the Allegro community.
	Official Allegro Website Hosted by SourceForge, the official website has the Allegro source, news, FAQs, etc. For the most part, Allegro.cc and the Wiki have more interesting and up to date information.

Using Allegro

There are two versions of Allegro available at this time.

• Allegro 5 - The current version of Allegro, supporting a new API and built-in hardware acceleration. All new projects should use this version.
• Allegro 4 - The older version of Allegro. Don't use it for new projects unless you have very good reason to.

Getting Help

At some point (usually sooner than later) you'll need help. The best place to get it is at Allegro.cc. Just sign up for an account, and ask your question on the forums. But be sure to read the instructions that come with the Allegro source code and the helpful articles here on the Wiki first!