# KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Guide

One stop shop for getting started with the Vulkan API

Repository: https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Guide
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vulkan-guide
Language: Makefile
License: CC-BY-4.0
License Family: other
Topics: vulkan, vulkan-guide, khronos
Last push: 2026-07-27T23:05:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 94, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2498, "days_push": 37, "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 2282, forks 194 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:33.917105+00:00)

## What it is
The Khronos Group's Vulkan Guide, an official documentation resource for getting started with the Vulkan graphics API. It is written in Asciidoc to stay aligned with the Vulkan specification.

## Use cases
- learn vulkan from scratch
- getting started with the vulkan api
- understand vulkan concepts and best practices
- vulkan tutorial for graphics programming
- official vulkan documentation guide
- learn low-level gpu api programming

## When to choose
- you are learning the Vulkan graphics and compute API
- you want authoritative guidance maintained by Khronos
- you need explanations aligned with the Vulkan specification

## When to avoid
- you need OpenGL or DirectX tutorials
- you want a hands-on code framework rather than documentation
- you need engine-level abstractions over Vulkan

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation
- domain: graphics, developer-tools, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: vulkan, graphics-api, khronos, asciidoc, gpu-programming

## Member repositories
- KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Guide (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:33.917105+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 2026-08-30T02:41:18.975773+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Guide (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:33.917105+00:00, sha e8933ff4abc9)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.