Raylib-CPP Starter Template for VS Code

A minimal C++ project scaffold for Visual Studio Code on Windows — includes a bouncing ball demo and zero boilerplate friction.

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Get started in 3 steps

1. Double-click main.code-workspace to open the project in VS Code.

2. In the Explorer panel, navigate to the src/ folder and open main.cpp.

3. Press F5 to compile and run.

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What's inside

	Feature	Details
📁	Clean folder structure	All source code lives in src/ for clear organisation
🎱	Bouncing ball demo	Ready-to-run example using raylib's core 2D drawing API
⚙️	VS Code tasks	Pre-configured build tasks — no manual setup required
✅	Tested on Win 10/11	Works with raylib 6.0 on both platforms out of the box

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Quick look

#include <raylib.h>
#include "ball.h"

int main()
{
    const Color darkGreen = {20, 160, 133, 255};

    constexpr int screenWidth = 800;
    constexpr int screenHeight = 600;

    Ball ball;

    InitWindow(screenWidth, screenHeight, "My first RAYLIB program!");
    SetTargetFPS(60);

    while (!WindowShouldClose())
    {
        ball.Update();

        BeginDrawing();
            ClearBackground(darkGreen);
            ball.Draw();
        EndDrawing();
    }

    CloseWindow();
}

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What's changed

The template now uses folders for better organisation. All source code lives in the src/ folder.

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Resources

🎥 Video Tutorial on YouTube   |   📺 My YouTube Channel