r/vulkan • u/LunarGInc • 59m ago
Updated: The State of Vulkan on Apple (Oct 2026) — KosmicKrisp now Vulkan 1.4 conformant
We’ve updated our guide on Vulkan on Apple platforms.
The main reason for the update: KosmicKrisp (LunarG’s Mesa-based Vulkan-on-Metal driver) has passed the Vulkan 1.4 Conformance Test Suite and is now a Khronos-conformant implementation. It targets Apple Silicon on macOS 26+ (requires Metal 4).
The post walks through why you’d target Apple with Vulkan and how to actually do it (SDK, bundling the loader + ICDs, layers, etc.).
Full post:
https://www.lunarg.com/the-state-of-vulkan-on-apple-oct-2026/