A modern and easy-to-use library for the Vulkan® API

lava is a lean framework that provides essentials for low-level graphics
Specially well suited for prototyping, tooling and education

  ➜   C++20   /   Modular   /   Linux   /   Windows

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• written in modern C++ with latest Vulkan support
• run loop abstraction for window and input handling
• plain renderer and command buffer model
• texture and mesh loading from virtual file system
• camera / logger / imgui and much more

Tutorial   Guide   Reference   Tests   Third-Party   Install

deferred shading / offscreen rendering

uniform buffer camera

push constants to shader

generating primitives

float, double, and int meshes

classic colored mesh

raytraced reflecting cubes   ➜   pezcode/lava-rt

• C++20 compatible compiler
• CMake 3.22+
• Vulkan SDK

git clone https://github.com/liblava/liblava.git
cd liblava

git submodule update --init --recursive

mkdir build
cd build

cmake ..
make

You can start coding with the template project

  ➜   Just put your code in the src folder. Everything you need is in main.cpp

If you like you can rename it by setting the LIBLAVA_TEMPLATE_NAME variable in CMake:

cmake -DLIBLAVA_TEMPLATE_NAME="My-Project" ..

Use the issue tracker to report any bug or compatibility issue

❤️ Thanks to all contributors making liblava flow...

If you want to contribute, we suggest the following:

1. Fork the official repository
2. Apply your changes to your fork
3. Submit a pull request describing the changes you have made

liblava is licensed under MIT License which allows you to use the software
for any purpose you might like, including commercial and for-profit use!

However, this library includes several Third-Party libraries, which are licensed under their own respective Open Source licenses   ➜   They all allow static linking with closed source software

All copies of liblava must include a copy of the MIT License terms and the copyright notice