# Install shaderc

Collection of tools, libraries, and tests for Vulkan shader compilation. Version 2026.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-27.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:shaderc
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install shaderc
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install shaderc
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: graphics/shaderc/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add shaderc
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: shaderc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install glslc
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: glslc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install glslc
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: glslc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#shaderc
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sh/shaderc/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S shaderc
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: shaderc from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install libshaderc_shared1
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libshaderc_shared1 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:shaderc
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/shaderc>
- **Version:** 2026.2
- **Source summary:** Collection of tools, libraries, and tests for Vulkan shader compilation
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/google/shaderc>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/google/shaderc>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/google/shaderc#readme>
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/google/shaderc/archive/refs/tags/v2026.2.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-27T20:44:58Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- glslc (cli)
- glslc (alias)

## Build Dependencies

- cmake

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 2026.2
- Package-manager updated: 2026-04-27
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/google/shaderc
- Upstream latest detected: v2026.2 (current)

## Sicherheitshinweise

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** shaderc
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - glslc - 2025.2-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: glslc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Command line compiler for GLSL/HLSL to SPIR-V | https://github.com/google/shaderc/
- Debian apt - libshaderc-dev - 2025.2-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libshaderc-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Library API for accessing glslc functionality - static libraries and headers | https://github.com/google/shaderc/
- Debian apt - libshaderc1 - 2025.2-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libshaderc1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Library API for accessing glslc functionality - shared libraries | https://github.com/google/shaderc/
- Nix - shaderc: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sh/shaderc/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - glslc - 2023.8-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: glslc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Command line compiler for GLSL/HLSL to SPIR-V | https://github.com/google/shaderc/
- Ubuntu apt - libshaderc-dev - 2023.8-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libshaderc-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Library API for accessing glslc functionality - static libraries and headers | https://github.com/google/shaderc/
- Ubuntu apt - libshaderc1 - 2023.8-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libshaderc1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Library API for accessing glslc functionality - shared libraries | https://github.com/google/shaderc/
- apk - shaderc - 2026.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: shaderc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Collection of tools, libraries, and tests for Vulkan shader compilation | https://github.com/google/shaderc
- apk - shaderc-dev - 2026.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: shaderc-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Collection of tools, libraries, and tests for Vulkan shader compilation (development files) | https://github.com/google/shaderc
- apk - shaderc-static - 2026.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: shaderc-static from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Collection of tools, libraries, and tests for Vulkan shader compilation (static library) | https://github.com/google/shaderc
- dnf - glslc - 2026.1-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: glslc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | A command line compiler for GLSL/HLSL to SPIR-V | https://github.com/google/shaderc
- dnf - libshaderc - 2026.1-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libshaderc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | A library for compiling shader strings into SPIR-V | https://github.com/google/shaderc
- dnf - libshaderc-devel - 2026.1-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libshaderc-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for libshaderc | https://github.com/google/shaderc
- dnf - libshaderc-static - 2026.1-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libshaderc-static from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | A library for compiling shader strings into SPIR-V (static libraries) | https://github.com/google/shaderc
- pacman - shaderc - 2026.2-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: shaderc from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Collection of tools, libraries and tests for shader compilation | https://github.com/google/shaderc
- zypper - libshaderc_shared1 - 2026.2-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libshaderc_shared1 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | SPIR-V shader compiler library | https://github.com/google/shaderc


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