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Install spirv-cross with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

Performing reflection and disassembling SPIR-V. Version 1.4.357.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-28. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install libspirv-cross-c-shared-dev.

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install spirv-cross

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install spirv-cross

MacPorts ports tree · graphics/spirv-cross/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install spirv-cross

Debian stable package indexes · spirv-cross · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#spirv-cross

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sp/spirv-cross/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S spirv-cross

Arch Linux sync databases · spirv-cross · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install spirv-cross

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · spirv-cross · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Performing reflection and disassembling SPIR-V

Commands and aliases

  • spirv-cross

history

Project history and usage

SPIRV-Cross is a Khronos Group tool and library for parsing SPIR-V, converting it to shader languages such as GLSL, MSL, and HLSL, and producing reflection data.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created in April 2016, early in the Vulkan/SPIR-V tooling era. The README describes SPIRV-Cross as a tool designed for parsing and converting SPIR-V to other shader languages.

Adoption history

SPIRV-Cross became part of graphics developer package sets because SPIR-V tooling is needed outside full SDK installs. The input facts list Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu development packages, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, and openSUSE packages.

How it is used

The README documents both library features and direct CLI examples such as compiling a shader to SPIR-V with glslangValidator and then running `spirv-cross` to emit GLSL ES, desktop GLSL, or reflected output.

Why package nerds care

For package maintainers, SPIRV-Cross sits at a useful boundary: it is a standalone CLI, a C/C++ library, and a bridge between Vulkan-era intermediate representation and platform shader languages, so downstream tools want it available as a normal dependency.

Timeline

  • 2016: GitHub repository created.
  • 2018: GitHub wiki home page edited with a Reflection API user guide link.
  • 2023: README records branch rename from master to main on January 12.
  • 2026: GitHub tags show Vulkan SDK-tagged releases, including vulkan-sdk-1.4.350.1.

Related projects

  • SPIR-V
  • Vulkan SDK
  • glslangValidator
  • GLSL
  • HLSL
  • Metal Shading Language

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for spirv-cross. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

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executables

Installed executables

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spirv-crossexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.4.357.0
manager updated2026-07-28
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:spirv-cross
Version1.4.357.0
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Cross
Repositoryhttps://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Cross
Last updated2026-07-28T21:14:40Z
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

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Debian apt95%

libspirv-cross-c-shared-dev 2021.01.15+1.4.304.1-2

Convert SPIR-V to other shader languages (development files)

https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Cross

sudo apt install libspirv-cross-c-shared-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: spirv-cross
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spirv Cross
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libspirv-cross-c-shared-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libspirv-cross-c-shared0 2021.01.15+1.4.304.1-2

Convert SPIR-V to other shader languages (shared library)

https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Cross

sudo apt install libspirv-cross-c-shared0
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: spirv-cross
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spirv Cross
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libspirv-cross-c-shared0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

spirv-cross 2021.01.15+1.4.304.1-2

Convert SPIR-V to other shader languages (CLI tool)

https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Cross

sudo apt install spirv-cross
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spirv Cross
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: spirv-cross from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

spirv-cross

nix profile install nixpkgs#spirv-cross
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spirv Cross
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sp/spirv-cross/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

libspirv-cross-c-shared-dev 2021.01.15+1.3.239.0-1build1

Convert SPIR-V to other shader languages (development files)

https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Cross

sudo apt install libspirv-cross-c-shared-dev
  • Section: universe/libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: spirv-cross
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spirv Cross
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libspirv-cross-c-shared-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libspirv-cross-c-shared0 2021.01.15+1.3.239.0-1build1

Convert SPIR-V to other shader languages (shared library)

https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Cross

sudo apt install libspirv-cross-c-shared0
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: spirv-cross
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spirv Cross
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libspirv-cross-c-shared0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

spirv-cross 2021.01.15+1.3.239.0-1build1

Convert SPIR-V to other shader languages (CLI tool)

https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Cross

sudo apt install spirv-cross
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spirv Cross
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: spirv-cross from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
pacman95%

spirv-cross 1.4.357.0-1

Tool and library for parsing and converting SPIR-V to other shader languages

https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Cross/

sudo pacman -S spirv-cross
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spirv Cross
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: spirv-cross from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

libspirv-cross-c-shared0 1.4.313.0-1.5

Library for SPIR-V reflection and disassembly

https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Cross

sudo zypper install libspirv-cross-c-shared0
  • License: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
  • Category: System/Libraries
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: spirv-cross
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spirv Cross
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libspirv-cross-c-shared0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

spirv-cross 1.4.313.0-1.5

Tool and library for SPIR-V reflection and disassembly

https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Cross

sudo zypper install spirv-cross
  • License: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
  • Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: spirv-cross
  • 3 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spirv Cross
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: spirv-cross from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

spirv-cross-devel 1.4.313.0-1.5

Development headers for the SPIRV-Cross library

https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-Cross

sudo zypper install spirv-cross-devel
  • License: Apache-2.0 OR MIT
  • Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: spirv-cross
  • 2 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spirv Cross
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: spirv-cross-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

spirv-cross

sudo port install spirv-cross
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spirv Cross
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: graphics/spirv-cross/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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