# Can I use glfw for embedded system?

**URL:** https://discourse.glfw.org/t/can-i-use-glfw-for-embedded-system/584
**Category:** support
**Created:** [June 25, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/can-i-use-glfw-for-embedded-system/584 "2013-06-25T18:35:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/glfw/original/1X/b8cdefe6b61b8d5aee6c43b2c56e9cf5eabecfe4.svg) [@system](https://discourse.glfw.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/can-i-use-glfw-for-embedded-system/584/1 "2013-06-25T18:35:48Z")

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**[dittozhili](https://sourceforge.net/u/dittozhili/)** wrote on [Tuesday, June 25, 2013](https://sourceforge.net/p/glfw/discussion/247562/thread/c41dc906/#0b21):

I am working on a project to port openGL to Nios ii system. I found GLFW is an open source implementation of openGL, so I am wondering if I can use GLFW for this purpose. Can anyone give me some suggestions?

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/uploads/glfw/original/1X/b8cdefe6b61b8d5aee6c43b2c56e9cf5eabecfe4.svg) [@system](https://discourse.glfw.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [June 25, 2013, 6:49pm UTC](https://discourse.glfw.org/t/can-i-use-glfw-for-embedded-system/584/2 "2013-06-25T18:49:22Z")

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**[elmindreda](https://sourceforge.net/u/elmindreda/)** wrote on [Tuesday, June 25, 2013](https://sourceforge.net/p/glfw/discussion/247562/thread/c41dc906/#6a5e):

GLFW is not an implementation of OpenGL.