MoltenVK is a Vulkan implementation for macOS that acts as a cross-API graphics wrapper. It serves as a translation layer that maps Vulkan graphics and compute API calls to corresponding Metal commands for execution on Apple hardware.
The project enables the translation of Vulkan rendering pipelines to the native Metal framework, allowing cross-platform graphics and compute applications to run on Apple operating systems. This facilitates the porting of games and applications developed for other platforms to macOS.
The implementation includes capabilities for advanced graphics feature implementation by accessing private provider interfaces to enable specialized hardware effects. It also utilizes a translation engine to track state and resource mapping between Vulkan handles and Metal buffers.
