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Dawn, a WebGPU implementation

Dawn is an open-source and cross-platform implementation of the work-in-progress WebGPU standard. More precisely it implements webgpu.h that is a one-to-one mapping with the WebGPU IDL. Dawn is meant to be integrated as part of a larger system and is the underlying implementation of WebGPU in Chromium.

Dawn provides several WebGPU building blocks:

WebGPU C/C++ headers that applications and other building blocks use.
- The webgpu.h version that Dawn implements.
- A C++ wrapper for the webgpu.h.
A "native" implementation of WebGPU using platforms' GPU APIs:
- D3D12 on Windows 10
- Metal on macOS and iOS
- Vulkan on Windows, Linux, ChromeOS, Android and Fuchsia
- OpenGL as best effort where available
A client-server implementation of WebGPU for applications that are in a sandbox without access to native drivers

Helpful links:

Dawn's bug tracker if you find issues with Dawn.
Dawn's mailing list for other discussions related to Dawn.
Dawn's source code
Dawn's Matrix chatroom for live discussion around contributing or using Dawn.
WebGPU's Matrix chatroom

Documentation table of content

Developer documentation:

User documentation: (TODO, figure out what overlaps with the webgpu.h docs)

Status

(TODO)

License

Apache 2.0 Public License, please see LICENSE.

Disclaimer

This is not an officially supported Google product.