vulkan-loader
Install command:
brew install vulkan-loaderVulkan ICD Loader
https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Loader
License: Apache-2.0
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/vulkan-loader.json
Formula code: vulkan-loader.rb on GitHub
Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:
| macOS on Apple Silicon |
golden gate | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| tahoe | ✅ | |
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
| x86_64 | ✅ |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 1.4.363.0 |
| head | ⚡️ | HEAD |
Depends on:
| vulkan-headers | 1.4.363.0 | Vulkan Header files and API registry |
Depends on when building from source:
| cmake | 4.4.5 | Cross-platform make |
| pkgconf | 3.0.10 | Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit |
GitHub Packages downloads:
| Last 30 days | 184,620 |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 1,859,496 |
| Analytics install events (30 days) | 11,048 |
| Downloads / install events (30 days) | 16.7× |
Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-10T00:49:06Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-11 to 2026-11-10. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.
Analytics:
| 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 11,039 | 26,960 | 101,228 |
Installs (--HEAD) | 9 | 16 | 27 |
| Installs on Request | 1,205 | 2,656 | 14,501 |
Installs on Request (--HEAD) | 9 | 16 | 26 |
| Build Errors | 10 |