Open source vulkan projects
Every project in the registry tagged vulkan, ranked by real GitHub adoption.
A Vulkan and OpenGL overlay for monitoring FPS, temperatures, CPU/GPU load and more.
Stride (formerly Xenko), a free and open-source cross-platform C# game engine.
Minecraft: Java Edition 26.3 rewritten from scratch in Rust, checked against vanilla with 281 differential harnesses. Get it with the Horizon launcher.
Frequently asked questions
How many open source vulkan projects are there?
This registry tracks 3 projects tagged vulkan, with 19,654 GitHub stars between them. The most-adopted is MangoHud at 9,189 stars.
Are these vulkan projects free to use?
Yes — 3 of the 3 carry an explicit open-source licence across 1 distinct licence, so there is no licence fee. Where a project also sells a hosted or enterprise version, the self-hosted path remains free.
Which vulkan project should I choose?
The list above is ranked by GitHub stars, but stars measure attention rather than fit. Check three things on each card: the licence (permissive versus copyleft), the language it is written in, and the last-push date — a high-star project that has not been pushed in a year is a liability.
Are these vulkan projects still maintained?
3 of the 3 were pushed in the last 90 days, and every card shows its exact last-push date so you can see the rest. Sort your shortlist by that date before committing to a migration.