Awesome Vulkan

Description:
A curated, community-maintained directory of libraries, tools, tutorials, and other resources for the Vulkan 3D graphics and compute API.

Website:
https://github.com/vinjn/awesome-vulkan

Category:
Themed Directories / Awesome Lists

Tags:

• Awesome lists
• Graphics
• C++ / Systems programming

Features

• Curated Vulkan ecosystem overview

  • Focused specifically on the Vulkan graphics and compute API.
  • Inspired by other “awesome-*” lists, providing structured links to high-quality resources.

• Hardware Support

  • Section dedicated to hardware platforms and devices that support Vulkan.

• SDK Resources

  • Links to Vulkan Software Development Kits and related tooling distributions.

• Documentation

  • Official and community documentation references for learning Vulkan concepts and API usage.

• Tutorials

  • Step-by-step guides and learning materials for beginners and advanced Vulkan programmers.

• Applications (Apps)

  • Examples of real-world applications that use Vulkan (for study or reference).

• Sample Projects

  • Collections of example code and demo scenes demonstrating Vulkan techniques.

• Libraries

  • Organized by subcategory:
    • 2D – Libraries focused on 2D rendering with Vulkan.
    • Compute – Libraries using Vulkan for general-purpose GPU compute tasks.
    • Low-Level – Thin, low-level helpers and abstractions around the Vulkan API.
    • Frameworks, Engines, Higher-Level Rendering – Game engines, rendering frameworks, and higher-level render abstractions built on Vulkan.
    • Other API Interop and Implementations – Tools and libraries for Vulkan interoperability with other graphics APIs or alternative Vulkan implementations.
    • Raytracing – Vulkan ray tracing libraries and examples.
    • Scientific – Use of Vulkan in scientific computing and visualization.
    • Shaders – Shader collections and shader-related tooling for Vulkan.
    • Outdated ⚠️ – Deprecated or no-longer-maintained libraries clearly marked as outdated.

• Language Bindings

  • Links to Vulkan bindings for various programming languages beyond C/C++.

• Tools

  • Debuggers, profilers, validation tools, and auxiliary development utilities for Vulkan.

• Books

  • Published books and longer-form written material about Vulkan.

• Academic Papers

  • Research papers relevant to Vulkan rendering, performance, and techniques.

• Khronos Resources

  • Official Vulkan and Khronos Group links (specifications, registries, and related official material).

• Community & Ecosystem

  • Community hubs, discussion forums, and channels related to Vulkan development.

• Related Lists

  • Pointers to other curated lists related to graphics, GPU programming, or adjacent technologies.

• Open Contribution Model

  • Public contribution guidelines via CONTRIBUTING.md.
  • Code of conduct for community participation.

• Open License

  • Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0), allowing reuse with attribution.

Pricing

• Not applicable. This is a free, open, community-maintained directory of Vulkan resources.

License

• Type: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
• Details: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/