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# Tools API reference (API contents)

> Tools API reference for the Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK), including PIX3 profiling APIs and XBOX Tools Framework (XTF) for dev-kit communication.

Tools API reference material for the Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK).

## In this section

[PIX3](https://docs.xbox.com/reference/tools/pix3/pix3_members.md)\
PIX3 API reference material for the Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK).

[XBOX Tools Framework](https://docs.xbox.com/reference/tools/xtf/atoc-xbox-tools-framework.md)\
XBOX Tools Framework (XTF) is a collection of APIs that are used on your development computer to communicate    with XBOX One development consoles.

[PackagingServices](https://docs.xbox.com/reference/tools/packagingservices/packagingservices_members.md)\
PackagingServices API reference material for the Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK).

## See also

[XBOX game development: environment and tools (NDA topic)](https://docs.xbox.com/tools/tools-console/gc-tools-console-toc.md)


## Related topics

- [Xbox Tools Framework (API contents)](https://docs.xbox.com/reference/tools/xtf/atoc-xbox-tools-framework.md)
- [Xbox Tools Framework native API reference (API contents)](https://docs.xbox.com/reference/tools/xtf/atoc-xtf-native.md)
- [PIX3 (API contents)](https://docs.xbox.com/reference/tools/pix3/pix3_members.md)
- [API reference (contents)](https://docs.xbox.com/reference/gc-reference-toc.md)
- [Additional Xtf APIs (API contents)](https://docs.xbox.com/reference/tools/xtf/xtfapi/atoc-xtfapi.md)