# nix-community/nixGL

A wrapper tool for nix OpenGL application [maintainer=@guibou]

Repository: https://github.com/nix-community/nixGL
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/nixgl
Language: Nix
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2025-11-02T13:41:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 55/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 50, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3273, "days_push": 304, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1019, forks 143 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:15.015801+00:00)

## What it is
NixGL is a set of wrapper tools that solve the OpenGL and Vulkan driver-loading problem for applications run via the Nix package manager on non-NixOS distributions. It supports Mesa, proprietary Nvidia drivers, and hybrid (Bumblebee) GPU configurations.

## Use cases
- run nix-installed GL applications on non-NixOS linux
- fix libGL driver errors for nix programs
- launch Vulkan apps installed with nix
- use nix packages with proprietary Nvidia drivers
- run graphical apps on hybrid GPU laptops with nix

## When to choose
- you use Nix on a non-NixOS distro and hit OpenGL/Vulkan driver errors
- you need to run nix-installed graphical apps with Mesa or Nvidia drivers
- you have hybrid GPU hardware and need bumblebee support

## When to avoid
- you are on NixOS where GL drivers work natively
- your application does not use OpenGL or Vulkan
- you do not use the Nix package manager

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: graphics, developer-tools, cli
- domain: developer-tools, graphics, operating-systems
- platform: cli
- tags: nix, opengl, vulkan, gpu-drivers, wrapper, linux

## Member repositories
- nix-community/nixGL (main) score 55

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:15.015801+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:09:24.413128+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nix-community/nixGL (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:15.015801+00:00, sha 62a4ea4f25e8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.