vulkan-validationlayers

Install command:
brew install vulkan-validationlayers

Vulkan layers that enable developers to verify correct use of the Vulkan API

https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-ValidationLayers

License: Apache-2.0

Formula JSON API: /api/formula/vulkan-validationlayers.json

Formula code: vulkan-validationlayers.rb on GitHub

Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:

macOS on
Apple Silicon
tahoe
sequoia
sonoma
macOS on
Intel
sonoma
Linux ARM64
x86_64

Current versions:

stable 1.4.328.1
head ⚡️ HEAD

Depends on:

glslang 16.0.0 OpenGL and OpenGL ES reference compiler for shading languages
spirv-tools 1.4.328.1 API and commands for processing SPIR-V modules
vulkan-headers 1.4.328.1 Vulkan Header files and API registry
vulkan-loader 1.4.328.1 Vulkan ICD Loader
vulkan-utility-libraries 1.4.328.1 Utility Libraries for Vulkan

Depends on when building from source:

cmake 4.1.2 Cross-platform make
python@3.13 3.13.9 Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language
spirv-headers 1.4.328.1 Headers for SPIR-V
In order to use this layer in a Vulkan application, you may need to place it in the environment with
    export VK_LAYER_PATH=$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/vulkan-validationlayers/share/vulkan/explicit_layer.d

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