# Install vulkan-tools

Vulkan utilities and tools. Version 1.4.350.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-12.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:vulkan-tools
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install vulkan-tools
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install vulkan-tools
```

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

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add vulkan-tools
```

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

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install vulkan-tools
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install vulkan-tools
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: vulkan-tools 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#vulkan-tools
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S vulkan-tools
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install vulkan-tools
```

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

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:vulkan-tools
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/vulkan-tools>
- **Version:** 1.4.350.0
- **Source summary:** Vulkan utilities and tools
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Tools>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Tools>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Tools/blob/main/README.md>
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Tools/archive/refs/tags/vulkan-sdk-1.4.350.0.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-12T22:07:25Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- vkcube (cli)
- vkcubepp (cli)
- vulkaninfo (cli)
- vkcube (alias)
- vkcubepp (alias)
- vulkaninfo (alias)

## Dependencies

- glslang
- molten-vk
- vulkan-headers
- vulkan-loader

## Build Dependencies

- cmake
- pkgconf

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Caveats: The mock ICD files have been installed in $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/vulkan-tools/lib/mock_icd You can use them with the Vulkan Loader by setting export VK_ICD_FILENAMES=$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/vulkan-tools/lib/mock_icd/VkICD_mock_icd.json
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 1.4.350.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-12
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Tools
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## 安全说明

no executable entrypoint in the package index.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- no executable entrypoint in the package index

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** vulkan-tools
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Requirements:** xcode
- **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 - vulkan-tools - 1.4.304.0+dfsg1-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: vulkan-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Miscellaneous Vulkan utilities | https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Tools
- Nix - vulkan-tools: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/vu/vulkan-tools/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - vulkan-tools - 1.3.275.0+dfsg1-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: vulkan-tools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Miscellaneous Vulkan utilities | https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Tools
- apk - vulkan-tools - 1.4.347-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: vulkan-tools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Vulkan Utilities and Tools | https://www.khronos.org/vulkan
- apk - vulkan-tools-dbg - 1.4.347-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: vulkan-tools-dbg from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Vulkan Utilities and Tools (debug symbols) | https://www.khronos.org/vulkan
- dnf - vulkan-tools - 1.4.341.0-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: vulkan-tools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Vulkan tools | https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Tools
- pacman - vulkan-tools - 1.4.350.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: vulkan-tools from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Vulkan tools and utilities | https://www.vulkan.org/
- zypper - vulkan-tools - 1.4.350-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: vulkan-tools from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Diagnostic utilities for Vulkan | https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Tools
- zypper - vulkan-tools-32bit - 1.4.350-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: vulkan-tools-32bit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Diagnostic utilities for Vulkan | https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Tools
- MacPorts - vulkan-tools: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: graphics/vulkan-tools/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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- [molten-vk](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/molten-vk/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [glslang](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/glslang/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [shaderc](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/shaderc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, graphics, vulkan.
- [glslviewer](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/glslviewer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, graphics.
- [spirv-cross](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/spirv-cross/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, graphics, vulkan.
- [waffle](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/waffle/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, graphics.
- [pixlet](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/pixlet/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, graphics.
- [termsvg](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/termsvg/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, graphics.

## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
