go-gfx

Cross-platform graphics framework for Go, covering both mid-level and low-level components.

Warning

Work in progress.

Core components

The repository contains the following packages, intended for low-level access and control:

• vk - Low-level Vulkan bindings.
• vkloader - Vulkan function loader.
• vma - Low-level Vulkan Memory Allocator bindings.

These package are suitable for creating a custom engine from scratch.

GFX framework

The repository contains the following packages, intended to provide a minimal Graphics framework:

• gfx - User facing API, acting as a hardware abstraction layer.
• gfx/backends/
  • appkit - macOS windowing backend.
  • vulkan - Vulkan rendering backend.
  • windows - Windows windowing backend.

These packages intend to cover the most common usages.

Platforms

	macOS	Linux	Windows	iOS	Android	Web
Windowing	🏗️ AppKit	⌛ Wayland ⌛ X11	🏗️	💤	💤	💤
Rendering	🏗️ Vulkan	⌛ Vulkan	🏗️ Vulkan	💤	💤	💤

✅ = Supported.
🏗️ = Work in progress.
⌛ = Future.
💤 = No near term plans.