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

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

C++20   +   Modular   /   Windows   +   Linux   /   Demos   +   Projects

Features

• 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
• GUI + camera + logging + utils and much more

➜ Download latest demo (December 20, 2020)

Requirements   Build   Template

Docs

Tutorial   Guide   Reference   Tests   Third-Party   Install

Modules

Demos

lava spawn ➜ uniform buffer camera

lava lamp ➜ push constants to shader

lava triangle ➜ classic colored mesh

Projects

raytracing cubes ➜ raytraced reflecting cubes (pezcode/lava-rt)

Requirements

• C++20 compatible compiler
• CMake 3.20+
• Vulkan SDK

Build

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

git submodule update --init --recursive

mkdir build
cd build

cmake ..
make

Template

You can start coding with the template project. If you like you can rename it in CMakeLists

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

Collaborate

Use the issue tracker to report any bug or compatibility issue

❤️ Thanks to all contributors making liblava flow...

Support

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

License

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

Vulkan and the Vulkan logo are trademarks of the Khronos Group Inc.

Copyright (c) 2018-present, Lava Block OÜ and contributors