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

Documentation table of content

Developer documentation:

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

Status

(TODO)

License

Apache 2.0 Public License, please see LICENSE.

Disclaimer

This is not an officially supported Google product.