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# DXVK Native
DXVK Native is a version of DXVK which allows it to be used natively without Wine.
This is primarily useful for game and application ports to either avoid having to write another rendering backend, or to help with port bringup during development.
[Release builds](https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/releases) are built using the Steam Runtime.
### How does it work?
DXVK Native replaces certain Windows-isms with a platform and framework-agnostic replacement, for example, `HWND`s can become `SDL_Window*`s, etc.
All it takes to do that is to add another WSI backend.
**Note:** DXVK Native requires a backend to be explicitly set via the `DXVK_WSI_DRIVER` environment variable. The current built-in options are `SDL2` and `GLFW`.
DXVK Native comes with a slim set of Windows header definitions required for D3D9/11 and the MinGW headers for D3D9/11.
In most cases, it will end up being plug and play with your renderer, but there may be certain teething issues such as:
- `__uuidof(type)` is supported, but `__uuidof(variable)` is not supported. Use `__uuidof_var(variable)` instead.