Backends: DirectX10, DirectX11, SDLGPU3: added nearest sampler in ImGui_ImplDX10_RenderState/ImGui_ImplDX11_RenderState/ImGui_ImplSDLGPU3_RenderState struct.

(#6969, #5834, #7468, #3590, #9173, #8926, #7230, #5118, #3590, #2973, #6969)

backends/imgui_impl_dx10.cpp

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 // CHANGELOG
 // (minor and older changes stripped away, please see git history for details)
+//  2026-01-19: DirectX11: Added 'SamplerNearest' in ImGui_ImplDX11_RenderState. Renamed 'SamplerDefault' to 'SamplerLinear'. 
 //  2025-09-18: Call platform_io.ClearRendererHandlers() on shutdown.
 //  2025-06-11: DirectX10: Added support for ImGuiBackendFlags_RendererHasTextures, for dynamic font atlas.
 //  2025-05-07: DirectX10: Honor draw_data->FramebufferScale to allow for custom backends and experiment using it (consistently with other renderer backends, even though in normal condition it is not set under Windows).
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ struct ImGui_ImplDX10_Data
     ID3D10Buffer*               pVertexConstantBuffer;
     ID3D10PixelShader*          pPixelShader;
     ID3D10SamplerState*         pTexSamplerLinear;
+    ID3D10SamplerState*         pTexSamplerNearest;
     ID3D10RasterizerState*      pRasterizerState;
     ID3D10BlendState*           pBlendState;
     ID3D10DepthStencilState*    pDepthStencilState;
@@ -258,7 +260,8 @@ void ImGui_ImplDX10_RenderDrawData(ImDrawData* draw_data)
     ImGuiPlatformIO& platform_io = ImGui::GetPlatformIO();
     ImGui_ImplDX10_RenderState render_state;
     render_state.Device = bd->pd3dDevice;
-    render_state.SamplerDefault = bd->pTexSamplerLinear;
+    render_state.SamplerLinear = bd->pTexSamplerLinear;
+    render_state.SamplerNearest = bd->pTexSamplerNearest;
     render_state.VertexConstantBuffer = bd->pVertexConstantBuffer;
     platform_io.Renderer_RenderState = &render_state;
 
@@ -565,6 +568,8 @@ bool    ImGui_ImplDX10_CreateDeviceObjects()
         desc.MinLOD = 0.f;
         desc.MaxLOD = 0.f;
         bd->pd3dDevice->CreateSamplerState(&desc, &bd->pTexSamplerLinear);
+        desc.Filter = D3D10_FILTER_MIN_MAG_MIP_POINT;
+        bd->pd3dDevice->CreateSamplerState(&desc, &bd->pTexSamplerNearest);
     }
 
     return true;
@@ -581,6 +586,7 @@ void    ImGui_ImplDX10_InvalidateDeviceObjects()
         if (tex->RefCount == 1)
             ImGui_ImplDX10_DestroyTexture(tex);
     if (bd->pTexSamplerLinear)      { bd->pTexSamplerLinear->Release(); bd->pTexSamplerLinear = nullptr; }
+    if (bd->pTexSamplerNearest)     { bd->pTexSamplerNearest->Release(); bd->pTexSamplerNearest = nullptr; }
     if (bd->pIB)                    { bd->pIB->Release(); bd->pIB = nullptr; }
     if (bd->pVB)                    { bd->pVB->Release(); bd->pVB = nullptr; }
     if (bd->pBlendState)            { bd->pBlendState->Release(); bd->pBlendState = nullptr; }

backends/imgui_impl_dx10.h

@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ IMGUI_IMPL_API void     ImGui_ImplDX10_UpdateTexture(ImTextureData* tex);
 struct ImGui_ImplDX10_RenderState
 {
     ID3D10Device*           Device;
-    ID3D10SamplerState*     SamplerDefault;
+    ID3D10SamplerState*     SamplerLinear;
+    ID3D10SamplerState*     SamplerNearest;
     ID3D10Buffer*           VertexConstantBuffer;
 };
 

backends/imgui_impl_dx11.cpp

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 // CHANGELOG
 // (minor and older changes stripped away, please see git history for details)
+//  2026-01-19: DirectX11: Added 'SamplerNearest' in ImGui_ImplDX11_RenderState. Renamed 'SamplerDefault' to 'SamplerLinear'.
 //  2025-09-18: Call platform_io.ClearRendererHandlers() on shutdown.
 //  2025-06-11: DirectX11: Added support for ImGuiBackendFlags_RendererHasTextures, for dynamic font atlas.
 //  2025-05-07: DirectX11: Honor draw_data->FramebufferScale to allow for custom backends and experiment using it (consistently with other renderer backends, even though in normal condition it is not set under Windows).
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ struct ImGui_ImplDX11_Data
     ID3D11Buffer*               pVertexConstantBuffer;
     ID3D11PixelShader*          pPixelShader;
     ID3D11SamplerState*         pTexSamplerLinear;
+    ID3D11SamplerState*         pTexSamplerNearest;
     ID3D11RasterizerState*      pRasterizerState;
     ID3D11BlendState*           pBlendState;
     ID3D11DepthStencilState*    pDepthStencilState;
@@ -272,7 +274,8 @@ void ImGui_ImplDX11_RenderDrawData(ImDrawData* draw_data)
     ImGui_ImplDX11_RenderState render_state;
     render_state.Device = bd->pd3dDevice;
     render_state.DeviceContext = bd->pd3dDeviceContext;
-    render_state.SamplerDefault = bd->pTexSamplerLinear;
+    render_state.SamplerLinear = bd->pTexSamplerLinear;
+    render_state.SamplerNearest = bd->pTexSamplerNearest;
     render_state.VertexConstantBuffer = bd->pVertexConstantBuffer;
     platform_io.Renderer_RenderState = &render_state;
 
@@ -580,6 +583,8 @@ bool    ImGui_ImplDX11_CreateDeviceObjects()
         desc.MinLOD = 0.f;
         desc.MaxLOD = 0.f;
         bd->pd3dDevice->CreateSamplerState(&desc, &bd->pTexSamplerLinear);
+        desc.Filter = D3D11_FILTER_MIN_MAG_MIP_POINT;
+        bd->pd3dDevice->CreateSamplerState(&desc, &bd->pTexSamplerNearest);
     }
 
     return true;
@@ -597,6 +602,7 @@ void    ImGui_ImplDX11_InvalidateDeviceObjects()
             ImGui_ImplDX11_DestroyTexture(tex);
 
     if (bd->pTexSamplerLinear)      { bd->pTexSamplerLinear->Release(); bd->pTexSamplerLinear = nullptr; }
+    if (bd->pTexSamplerNearest)     { bd->pTexSamplerNearest->Release(); bd->pTexSamplerNearest = nullptr; }
     if (bd->pIB)                    { bd->pIB->Release(); bd->pIB = nullptr; }
     if (bd->pVB)                    { bd->pVB->Release(); bd->pVB = nullptr; }
     if (bd->pBlendState)            { bd->pBlendState->Release(); bd->pBlendState = nullptr; }

backends/imgui_impl_dx11.h

@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ struct ImGui_ImplDX11_RenderState
 {
     ID3D11Device*           Device;
     ID3D11DeviceContext*    DeviceContext;
-    ID3D11SamplerState*     SamplerDefault;
+    ID3D11SamplerState*     SamplerLinear;
+    ID3D11SamplerState*     SamplerNearest;
     ID3D11Buffer*           VertexConstantBuffer;
 };
 

backends/imgui_impl_sdlgpu3.cpp

@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ struct ImGui_ImplSDLGPU3_Data
     SDL_GPUShader*               FragmentShader         = nullptr;
     SDL_GPUGraphicsPipeline*     Pipeline               = nullptr;
     SDL_GPUSampler*              TexSamplerLinear       = nullptr;
+    SDL_GPUSampler*              TexSamplerNearest      = nullptr;
     SDL_GPUTransferBuffer*       TexTransferBuffer      = nullptr;
     uint32_t                     TexTransferBufferSize  = 0;
 
@@ -236,7 +237,8 @@ void ImGui_ImplSDLGPU3_RenderDrawData(ImDrawData* draw_data, SDL_GPUCommandBuffe
     ImGuiPlatformIO& platform_io = ImGui::GetPlatformIO();
     ImGui_ImplSDLGPU3_RenderState render_state;
     render_state.Device = bd->InitInfo.Device;
-    render_state.SamplerDefault = render_state.SamplerCurrent = bd->TexSamplerLinear;
+    render_state.SamplerLinear = render_state.SamplerCurrent = bd->TexSamplerLinear;
+    render_state.SamplerNearest = bd->TexSamplerNearest;
     platform_io.Renderer_RenderState = &render_state;
 
     ImGui_ImplSDLGPU3_SetupRenderState(draw_data, &render_state, pipeline, command_buffer, render_pass, fd, fb_width, fb_height);
@@ -592,9 +594,14 @@ void ImGui_ImplSDLGPU3_CreateDeviceObjects()
         sampler_info.enable_anisotropy = false;
         sampler_info.max_anisotropy = 1.0f;
         sampler_info.enable_compare = false;
-
         bd->TexSamplerLinear = SDL_CreateGPUSampler(v->Device, &sampler_info);
         IM_ASSERT(bd->TexSamplerLinear != nullptr && "Failed to create sampler, call SDL_GetError() for more information");
+
+        sampler_info.min_filter = SDL_GPU_FILTER_NEAREST;
+        sampler_info.mag_filter = SDL_GPU_FILTER_NEAREST;
+        sampler_info.mipmap_mode = SDL_GPU_SAMPLERMIPMAPMODE_NEAREST;
+        bd->TexSamplerNearest = SDL_CreateGPUSampler(v->Device, &sampler_info);
+        IM_ASSERT(bd->TexSamplerNearest != nullptr && "Failed to create sampler, call SDL_GetError() for more information");
     }
 
     ImGui_ImplSDLGPU3_CreateGraphicsPipeline();

backends/imgui_impl_sdlgpu3.h

@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ IMGUI_IMPL_API void     ImGui_ImplSDLGPU3_UpdateTexture(ImTextureData* tex);
 struct ImGui_ImplSDLGPU3_RenderState
 {
     SDL_GPUDevice*      Device;
-    SDL_GPUSampler*     SamplerDefault;     // Default sampler (bilinear filtering)
+    SDL_GPUSampler*     SamplerLinear;      // Bilinear filtering sampler
+    SDL_GPUSampler*     SamplerNearest;     // Nearest/point filtering sampler
     SDL_GPUSampler*     SamplerCurrent;     // Current sampler (may be changed by callback)
 };
 

docs/CHANGELOG.txt

@@ -190,6 +190,10 @@ Other Changes:
     non-ASCII values to io.AddInputCharacter(). (#9099)
   - Debug Log: can output to debugger on Windows. (#5855)
 - Backends:
+  - DirectX10: added 'SamplerNearest' in ImGui_ImplDX10_RenderState.
+    (+renamed 'SamplerDefault' to 'SamplerLinear', which was tagged as beta API)
+  - DirectX11: added 'SamplerNearest' in ImGui_ImplDX11_RenderState.
+    (+renamed 'SamplerDefault' to 'SamplerLinear', which was tagged as beta API)
   - GLFW: Avoid repeated glfwSetCursor()/glfwSetInputMode() calls when unnecessary.
     Lowers overhead for very high framerates (e.g. 10k+ FPS). [@maxliani]
   - GLFW: Added IMGUI_IMPL_GLFW_DISABLE_X11 / IMGUI_IMPL_GLFW_DISABLE_WAYLAND to
@@ -198,6 +202,7 @@ Other Changes:
     platforms. (#8792, #9112)
   - SDL2, SDL3: changed GetClipboardText() handler to return NULL on error aka
     clipboard contents is not text. Consistent with other backends. (#9168)
+  - SDL_GPU3: added 'TexSamplerNearest' in ImGui_ImplSDLGPU3_RenderState.
   - SDL_GPU3: macOS version can use MSL shaders in order to support macOS 10.14+
     (vs Metallib shaders requiring macOS 14+). Requires application calling
     SDL_CreateGPUDevice() with SDL_GPU_SHADERFORMAT_MSL. (#9076) [@Niminem]