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Graphics Library. Version 26.1.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-03.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install mesa

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install mesa

MacPorts ports tree · x11/mesa/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add mesa

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · mesa · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install libd3dadapter9-mesa

Debian stable package indexes · libd3dadapter9-mesa · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install mesa-dri-drivers

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · mesa-dri-drivers · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#mesa

nixpkgs package indexes · mesa · source: raw.githubusercontent.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S mesa

Arch Linux sync databases · mesa · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install Mesa

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · Mesa · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Graphics Library

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Commands and aliases

afuc-asm
afuc-disasm
aubinator
aubinator_error_decode
brw_asm
brw_disasm
computerator
elk_asm
elk_disasm
glsl_compiler
intel_dev_info
intel_dump_gpu
intel_error2aub
intel_error2hangdump
intel_hang_replay
intel_measure.py
intel_monitor
intel_sanitize_gpu
intel_stub_gpu
lima_disasm
mda
mesa-overlay-control.py
mesa-screenshot-control.py
nv_push_dump
panfrost_texfeatures
panfrostdump
spirv2nir

history

Project history and usage

Mesa is one of the foundational open-source graphics libraries in Unix and Linux graphics stacks. Brian Paul began the project in August 1993 as a spare-time implementation of a simple 3D graphics library using the then-new OpenGL API, inspired partly by VOGL. After negotiating with SGI over distribution of an OpenGL-like library, Mesa 1.0 was released on the internet in February 1995. The project history notes that Mesa soon received patches, features, and daily user feedback, and that it helped many users encounter OpenGL on systems where vendor OpenGL support was limited.

Project history

Mesa's technical milestones track the rise of open graphics acceleration. Mesa 2.0 implemented OpenGL 1.1 in 1996; Mesa 2.2 added support for 3dfx Voodoo through Glide in 1997; Mesa 3.0 was the first public implementation of the OpenGL 1.2 API in 1998. In 1999 Mesa became a key component of Direct Rendering Infrastructure work for XFree86, with drivers following for 3dfx, 3dLabs, Intel, Matrox, and ATI hardware. Tungsten Graphics, cofounded by Paul and other graphics developers in 2001 and later acquired by VMware, became another major chapter in Mesa's development. Gallium, developed by Keith Whitwell and other Tungsten Graphics employees, introduced a GPU abstraction layer that shaped later Mesa drivers.

Adoption history

The modern package is not merely a developer library; it is part of the operating-system graphics substrate. Mesa implements APIs including OpenGL, OpenGL ES, Vulkan, EGL, OpenCL, and VA-API, and provides hardware, layered, virtual-GPU, and software drivers. Its documented driver set includes Intel, AMD Radeon, NVIDIA NVK/Nouveau-related support, Qualcomm Adreno/Freedreno, Broadcom VC4/V3D, ARM Mali drivers, Vivante, VMware SVGA3D, VirGL, Zink, LLVMpipe, and Softpipe.

How it is used

In Homebrew and other package managers, Mesa fills the graphics-runtime and development-library niche: applications, toolkits, games, emulators, CI environments, and headless renderers depend on it for standardized graphics APIs without bundling vendor-specific stacks. Its history explains why the package is both a library and an infrastructure project, maintained through freedesktop.org with an upstream GitLab workflow and broad hardware-driver participation.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: yellow

generalized runtime or code generation signal.

Risk classifier

yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime

Why

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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 12 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 13 build dependencies.

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executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure
`afuc-asm`	cli	global executable
`afuc-disasm`	cli	global executable
`aubinator`	cli	global executable
`aubinator_error_decode`	cli	global executable
`brw_asm`	cli	global executable
`brw_disasm`	cli	global executable
`computerator`	cli	global executable
`elk_asm`	cli	global executable
`elk_disasm`	cli	global executable
`glsl_compiler`	cli	global executable
`intel_dev_info`	cli	global executable
`intel_dump_gpu`	cli	global executable
`intel_error2aub`	cli	global executable
`intel_error2hangdump`	cli	global executable
`intel_hang_replay`	cli	global executable
`intel_measure.py`	cli	global executable
`intel_monitor`	cli	global executable
`intel_sanitize_gpu`	cli	global executable
`intel_stub_gpu`	cli	global executable
`lima_disasm`	cli	global executable
`mda`	cli	global executable
`mesa-overlay-control.py`	cli	global executable
`mesa-screenshot-control.py`	cli	global executable
`nv_push_dump`	cli	global executable
`panfrost_texfeatures`	cli	global executable
`panfrostdump`	cli	global executable
`spirv2nir`	cli	global executable

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 generated2026-07-08

manager version26.1.4

manager updated2026-07-03

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://www.mesa3d.org/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.mesa3d.org/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:mesa
Version	26.1.4
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mesa
Homepage	https://www.mesa3d.org/
Repository	https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa
Upstream docs	https://docs.mesa3d.org/
License	MIT AND Apache-2.0 AND BSD-2-Clause AND BSD-3-Clause AND BSL-1.0 AND HPND AND HPND-sell-variant AND ICU AND MIT-Khronos-old AND SGI-B-2.0 AND LicenseRef-Homebrew-public-domain AND (GPL-1.0-or-later WITH Linux-syscall-note) AND (GPL-2.0-only WITH Linux-syscall-note)
Source archive	https://archive.mesa3d.org/mesa-26.1.4.tar.xz
Last updated	2026-07-03T08:48:36Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	libclc, libpng, libx11, libxcb, libxext, libxfixes, llvm, molten-vk, spirv-llvm-translator, spirv-tools, xcb-util-keysyms, zstd
Build dependencies	bindgen, bison, glslang, libxrandr, libxrender, libxshmfence, libyaml, meson, ninja, pkgconf, python@3.14, rust, xorgproto
Uses from macOS	expat
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	mesa
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

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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Debian apt95%

libd3dadapter9-mesa 25.0.7-2

state-tracker for Direct3D9