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Tool and a library for bi-directional translation between SPIR-V and LLVM IR. Version 22.1.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-01. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#spirv-llvm-translator.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install spirv-llvm-translator

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add spirv-llvm-translator

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · spirv-llvm-translator · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install spirv-llvm-translator

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · spirv-llvm-translator · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#spirv-llvm-translator

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S spirv-llvm-translator

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libLLVMSPIRVLib-devel

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libLLVMSPIRVLib-devel · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Tool and a library for bi-directional translation between SPIR-V and LLVM IR

Commands and aliases

  • llvm-spirv

history

Project history and usage

SPIRV-LLVM-Translator is Khronos Group's LLVM/SPIR-V bidirectional translator, packaged mainly for developers building OpenCL, SYCL, and GPU-compute compiler stacks that need the `llvm-spirv` command or `LLVMSPIRVLib`.

Project history

Khronos released SPIR-V 1.0 in 2015 as a standardized intermediate language for graphics shaders and compute kernels, and announced open source utilities including a bidirectional LLVM-to-SPIR-V translator. The translator repository now describes itself as the source for a library and command-line tool that translate between LLVM IR and SPIR-V, with current support focused on the OpenCL/compute `Kernel` capability.

The project tracks LLVM closely: its README says the main branch is intended to build against LLVM main, while release tags map to released LLVM and Clang versions. That makes the package feel less like a standalone end-user app and more like a bridge component in a larger compiler-toolchain graph.

Adoption history

The package-manager footprint in the supplied input lists the translator in Homebrew, Alpine, Fedora, Nix, Arch, and openSUSE-family packaging. That distribution pattern reflects its role as a low-level build dependency for toolchains rather than a command most users install directly.

How it is used

The central CLI is `llvm-spirv`: the README documents translating LLVM bitcode to SPIR-V and using `-r` to translate SPIR-V back to LLVM bitcode. It also documents version and extension controls, which matter when compiler output must match a particular OpenCL or SPIR-V environment.

Why package nerds care

Package maintainers care because the translator has to line up with LLVM, SPIRV-Headers, and often SPIRV-Tools. Small version mismatches can break builds or validation in GPU compiler stacks, so distro formulas and ports tend to encode it as part of the wider Khronos/LLVM toolchain set.

Timeline

  • 2015: Khronos releases OpenCL 2.1 and SPIR-V 1.0 and announces open source SPIR-V utilities, including an LLVM/SPIR-V translator.
  • Ongoing: The translator main branch tracks LLVM main, with compatibility tags for released LLVM and Clang versions.

Related projects

  • SPIRV-Tools provides assembler, disassembler, validator, optimizer, and related processing commands that are commonly used alongside translator output.
  • SPIRV-Headers supplies the Khronos SPIR-V headers and grammar files consumed by SPIR-V tooling.

security posture

Risk level: green

library-like package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • library-like package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:library-like

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
llvm-spirvexecutableindexed 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 version22.1.5
manager updated2026-08-01
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:spirv-llvm-translator
Version22.1.5
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-LLVM-Translator
Repositoryhttps://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-LLVM-Translator
Last updated2026-08-01T04:52:18Z
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

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Nix95%

spirv-llvm-translator

nix profile install nixpkgs#spirv-llvm-translator
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spirv Llvm Translator
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sp/spirv-llvm-translator/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

spirv-llvm-translator 22.1.0-r0

Library for bi-directional translation between SPIR-V and LLVM IR

https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-LLVM-Translator

sudo apk add spirv-llvm-translator
  • License: NCSA
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: spirv-llvm-translator
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spirv Llvm Translator
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: spirv-llvm-translator from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

spirv-llvm-translator-dev 22.1.0-r0

Library for bi-directional translation between SPIR-V and LLVM IR (development files)

https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-LLVM-Translator

sudo apk add spirv-llvm-translator-dev
  • License: NCSA
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: spirv-llvm-translator
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spirv Llvm Translator
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: spirv-llvm-translator-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

spirv-llvm-translator-libs 22.1.0-r0

Library for bi-directional translation between SPIR-V and LLVM IR (libraries)

https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-LLVM-Translator

sudo apk add spirv-llvm-translator-libs
  • License: NCSA
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: spirv-llvm-translator
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spirv Llvm Translator
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: spirv-llvm-translator-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

spirv-llvm-translator 22.1.2-2.fc45

LLVM to SPIRV Translator

https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-LLVM-Translator

sudo dnf install spirv-llvm-translator
  • License: NCSA
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: spirv-llvm-translator
  • 6 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spirv Llvm Translator
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: spirv-llvm-translator from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

spirv-llvm-translator-devel 22.1.2-2.fc45

Development files for LLVM to SPIRV Translator

https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-LLVM-Translator

sudo dnf install spirv-llvm-translator-devel
  • License: NCSA
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: spirv-llvm-translator
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spirv Llvm Translator
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: spirv-llvm-translator-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

spirv-llvm-translator-tools 22.1.2-2.fc45

Standalone llvm to spirv translator tool

https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-LLVM-Translator

sudo dnf install spirv-llvm-translator-tools
  • License: NCSA
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: spirv-llvm-translator
  • 6 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spirv Llvm Translator
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: spirv-llvm-translator-tools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

spirv-llvm-translator 22.1.5-1

LLVM <-> SPIR-V converter for compilers targeting SPIR-V

https://www.khronos.org/spirv/

sudo pacman -S spirv-llvm-translator
  • License: NCSA
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spirv Llvm Translator
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: spirv-llvm-translator from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

libLLVMSPIRVLib-devel 22.1.4-1.2

Development files for LLVM/SPIR-V Bi-Directional Translator library

https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-LLVM-Translator

sudo zypper install libLLVMSPIRVLib-devel
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Development/Languages/C and C++
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: spirv-llvm-translator
  • 6 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spirv Llvm Translator
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libLLVMSPIRVLib-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

libLLVMSPIRVLib22 22.1.4-1.2

LLVM/SPIR-V Bi-Directional Translator library

https://github.com/KhronosGroup/SPIRV-LLVM-Translator

sudo zypper install libLLVMSPIRVLib22
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: System/Libraries
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: spirv-llvm-translator
  • 5 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Spirv Llvm Translator
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libLLVMSPIRVLib22 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

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