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Install vulkan-extensionlayer with Homebrew

Layer providing Vulkan features when native support is unavailable. Version 1.4.357.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-29.

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brew install vulkan-extensionlayer

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overview

Package summary

Layer providing Vulkan features when native support is unavailable

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Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 5 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

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page generated2026-08-04
manager version1.4.357.0
manager updated2026-07-29
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

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

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:vulkan-extensionlayer
Version1.4.357.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/vulkan-extensionlayer
Homepagehttps://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-ExtensionLayer
Repositoryhttps://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-ExtensionLayer
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-ExtensionLayer/archive/refs/tags/vulkan-sdk-1.4.357.0.tar.gz
Last updated2026-07-29T00:07:22Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesglslang, spirv-headers, spirv-tools, vulkan-headers, vulkan-utility-libraries
Build dependenciescmake
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared
CaveatsIn order to use these layers in a Vulkan application, you may need to place them in the environment with export VK_LAYER_PATH=$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/vulkan-extensionlayer/share/vulkan/explicit_layer.d

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namevulkan-extensionlayer
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
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  • stable

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Related tools

  • spirv-toolsRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • glslangRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • cmakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • vulkan-validationlayersPackage names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: glslang, headers, libraries, spirv, spirv-tools.
  • vulkan-profilesPackage names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: headers, libraries, vulkan, vulkan-headers, vulkan-utility-libraries.
  • vulkan-toolsPackage names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: glslang, headers, vulkan, vulkan-headers.

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