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    A cross-platform, safe, pure-Rust graphics API.

    graphics
    d3d12
    gpu
    hacktoberfest
    metal
    opengl
    Rust
    Apache-2.0
    18.1K stars
    1.5K forks
    18.1K GitHub watchers
    Updated Oct 13, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    Ranks #212 of 2,502 repositories GStars tracks this week (top 8%).

    3 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 37 days ago, with 405 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #46 in the weekly ranking the week of Apr 12, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a cross-platform, safe, pure-Rust graphics API supporting Vulkan, Metal, D3D12, OpenGL, WebGL2, and WebGPU backends.
    • Ensures safety and portability by abstracting multiple native graphics APIs under a unified Rust interface based on the WebGPU standard.
    • Use for developing high-performance, cross-platform graphics applications and games in Rust with modern GPU features.
    • Use for integrating GPU-accelerated rendering in web applications via WebAssembly and WebGPU or WebGL2 backends.
    • Use for building and testing GPU shaders with support for WGSL, SPIR-V, and GLSL, including shader translation and conformance testing.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    Apache 2.0

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Contributing guide: present
    • Code of conduct: present

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    From the README

    wgpu is a cross-platform, safe, pure-rust graphics API. It runs natively on Vulkan, Metal, D3D12, and OpenGL; and on top of WebGL2 and WebGPU on wasm.

    The API is based on the WebGPU standard. It serves as the core of the WebGPU integration in Firefox, Servo, and Deno.

    Contributors are welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for more information.

    The repository hosts the following libraries:

    For an overview of all the components in the gfx-rs ecosystem, see the big picture.

    Excerpt from the gfx-rs/wgpu README on GitHub (Apache-2.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Jul 3: +7Aug 4: +10Sep 3: +3Sep 14: +28Sep 15: +35Sep 25: +7Sep 28: +7

    +644 stars over 88 days across 16 snapshot days; best day +35 on Sep 15.

    Forks

    1.5K+128

    Open issues

    1.3K+104

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