# Vulkan-Ecosystem **Repository Path**: mirrors_KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Ecosystem ## Basic Information - **Project Name**: Vulkan-Ecosystem - **Description**: Public repository for Vulkan Ecosystem issues - **Primary Language**: Unknown - **License**: Apache-2.0 - **Default Branch**: master - **Homepage**: None - **GVP Project**: No ## Statistics - **Stars**: 0 - **Forks**: 0 - **Created**: 2020-09-25 - **Last Updated**: 2026-04-04 ## Categories & Tags **Categories**: Uncategorized **Tags**: None ## README # REPO NOW ARCHIVED - Please see https://www.vulkan.org/ instead where this information will now live and be updated. This repo will remain available but archived and read-only. # Vulkan-Ecosystem This repository is used as a tracker for cross-functional issues that affect Vulkan users. It is meant to facilitate triaging, discussion and routing of issues that don't necessarily fit under the scope of a single project within the Vulkan ecosystem. # Map of Vulkan Ecosystem projects The Vulkan ecosystem is a big place and there's a lot out there that is useful! In no particular order... ## Khronos/Vulkan® Specification Vulkan® Specification - formal documentation of the Vulkan API. This includes the main API Specification, the reference (man) pages, the XML API Registry, and related tools and scripts. * Landing page: https://www.vulkan.org/ * Website: https://www.khronos.org/registry/vulkan/ * Repository: https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Docs * License: [mixed](https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Docs/blob/1.0/COPYING.md) — approximately: * Proprietary Khronos license for the Vulkan Specification published by Khronos on its website * CC-BY 4.0 for asciidoctor sources for the Specification and related documents such as the reference pages, style guide, and XML schema documentation. * Apache 2 for code, including the XML registry defining API interfaces * Contacts: * [Vulkan forum](https://forums.khronos.org/forumdisplay.php/114-Vulkan) * Compiler requirements: python 3 (3.4.2 known working), ruby 2 (2.3.3 known working) ## Khronos/SPIRV-Tools The SPIR-V Tools project provides an API and commands for processing SPIR-V modules. * Repository: https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Tools * License: [Apache](https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Tools/blob/master/LICENSE) * Contacts: * https://www.khronos.org/spir/spirv-tools-mailing-list/ * David Neto * Compiler requirements: C++11 compatible compiler (MSVC 2013+ on Windows) ## Khronos/glslang glslang is a GLSL and HLSL to SPIR-V compiler, usable both as a command-line tool as well as a library. * Website: https://www.khronos.org/opengles/sdk/tools/Reference-Compiler/ * Repository: https://github.com/KhronosGroup/glslang * License: 3-clause BSD * Contact: David Neto * Compiler requirements: C++11 compatible compiler (MSVC 2013+ on Windows) ## Khronos/Vulkan-Headers Vulkan Header files and API registry * Repository: https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Headers * License: [Apache](https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Headers/blob/master/LICENSE.txt) * Contacts: * For now: Karl Schultz * Code of conduct: WIP * Compiler requirements: N/A ## Khronos/Vulkan-Loader Source code for the Vulkan loader * Repository: https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Loader * License: [Apache](https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Loader/blob/master/LICENSE.txt) * Contacts: * Lenny Komow * Code of conduct: https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Loader/blob/master/GOVERNANCE.md * Compiler requirements: MSVC 2013+ / Python 3 / gcc 4.8.2+ / clang 3.4+ ## Khronos/Vulkan-ValidationLayers Source code for the Vulkan validation layers * Repository: https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-ValidationLayers * License: [Apache](https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-ValidationLayers/blob/master/LICENSE.txt) * Contacts: * Tobine Ehlis * Mark Lobodzinski * Code of conduct: https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-ValidationLayers/blob/master/GOVERNANCE.md * Compiler requirements: MSVC 2013+ / gcc 4.8.2+ / clang 3.4+ ## Khronos/Vulkan-Tools Source code for the Vulkan utilities and tools * Repository: https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Tools * License: [Apache](https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Tools/blob/master/LICENSE.txt) * Contacts: * Tobine Ehlis * Mark Lobodzinski * Code of conduct: https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Tools/blob/master/GOVERNANCE.md * Compiler requirements: MSVC 2013+ / gcc 4.8.2+ / clang 3.4+ ## Khronos/MoltenVK MoltenVK is an implementation of the high-performance, industry-standard Vulkan graphics and compute API, that runs on Apple's Metal graphics framework, bringing Vulkan compatibility to iOS and macOS * Repository: https://github.com/KhronosGroup/MoltenVK * License: [Apache](https://github.com/KhronosGroup/MoltenVK/blob/master/LICENSE) * Contacts: bill.hollings@brenwill.com * Compiler requirements: Xcode 9 / python 3 ## Khronos/Vulkan-HPP Vulkan-Hpp is a set of lightweight C++ bindings for the Vulkan API. * Repository: https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Hpp * License: [Apache](https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Hpp/blob/master/LICENSE.txt) * Contact: Markus Tavenrath * Compiler requirements: MSVC 2013+ / gcc 4.8.2+ / clang 3.3+ ## Khronos/SPIRV-Cross SPIRV-Cross is a practical tool and library for performing reflection on SPIR-V and disassembling SPIR-V back to high level languages. * Repository: https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Cross * License: [Apache](https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Cross/blob/master/LICENSE) * Contacts: * hans-kristian.arntzen@arm.com (@HansKristian-ARM) * Compiler requirements: MSVC 2013 / gcc 4.8/4.9+ / clang 3.x+ ## DirectX Shader Compiler (DXC) DirectX Shader Compiler (DXC) is Microsoft's next-gen official HLSL compiler, based on LLVM/Clang. Apart from compiling HLSL into DXIL, it can also compile HLSL into SPIR-V, thanks to contribution from Google. * Landing page: https://github.com/Microsoft/DirectXShaderCompiler/wiki * Repository: https://github.com/Microsoft/DirectXShaderCompiler * License: University of Illinois Open Source License * Contacts: * Lei Zhang (for SPIR-V CodeGen) * opencode@microsoft.com (for other issues) * Platform: Windows, Linux, macOS * Compiler requirements: MSVC 2017 / GCC 5.5+ / Clang 3.8+ * Download: https://khr.io/dxcappveyorbuild (rolling release for Windows) ## RenderDoc RenderDoc - a graphics debugger, currently available for Vulkan, D3D11, D3D12, and OpenGL development on Windows 7 - 10 and Linux. * Website: https://renderdoc.org/ * Repository: https://github.com/baldurk/renderdoc * License: [MIT](https://github.com/baldurk/renderdoc/blob/v0.x/LICENSE.md) * Contacts: * baldurk@baldurk.org * [#renderdoc on freenode IRC](https://kiwiirc.com/client/irc.freenode.net/#renderdoc) * Code of conduct: [contributor covenant](https://github.com/baldurk/renderdoc/blob/v0.x/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md) * Compiler requirements: MSVC 2015 / gcc 5 / clang 3.4 ## LunarG/VulkanTools Source code for various Vulkan Tools: vktrace/vkreplay, device simulation layer, API dump layer, fps monitor layer, screenshot layer, assistant layer, layer factory framework, and Vulkan installation analyzer. * Repository: https://github.com/LunarG/VulkanTools * License: [Apache](https://github.com/LunarG/VulkanTools/blob/master/LICENSE.txt) * Contact: David Pinedo * Code of conduct: https://github.com/LunarG/VulkanTools/blob/master/GOVERNANCE.md * Compiler requirements: MSVC 2013+ / gcc 4.8.2+ / clang 3.4+ ## gfx-rs gfx-rs is Vulkan-ic graphics abstraction layer in Rust, running on Vulkan, D3D12, Metal, and OpenGL, as well as providing [C bindings](https://github.com/gfx-rs/portability) as a Vulkan Portability implementation. * Repository: https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx * License: [Apache](https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx/blob/master/LICENSE-APACHE) or [MIT](https://github.com/gfx-rs/gfx/blob/master/LICENSE-MIT) * Contacts: * [gfx-rs on Gitter](https://gitter.im/gfx-rs/gfx) * [Dzmitry Malyshau](mailto:kvarkus@gmail.com) * Compiler requirements: Rust 1.22, gcc 5 / clang 3.4 for the portability layer ## Vulkano Vulkano is a type-safe wrapper around Vulkan API in Rust. * Website: http://vulkano.rs/ * Repository: https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano * License: [Apache](https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/blob/master/LICENSE-APACHE) or [MIT](https://github.com/vulkano-rs/vulkano/blob/master/LICENSE-MIT) * Contacts: * [Vulkano on Gitter](https://gitter.im/vulkano-rs/Lobby) * Compiler requirements: Rust 1.22, gcc-4.8