Install

Run the following Vcpkg command to install the port.

vcpkg install dawn

Usage

dawn provides CMake targets:

find_package(Dawn CONFIG REQUIRED)

target_link_libraries(main PRIVATE dawn::webgpu_dawn)

dawn provides pkg-config modules:

unofficial_webgpu_dawn

dawn[d3d11]≥v20250922.223923#0
windows
Direct3D 11 backend support
Default Feature
- windows
dawn[d3d12]≥v20250922.223923#0
windows
Direct3D 12 backend support
Default Feature
- windows
dawn[gl]≥v20250922.223923#0
linux | freebsd | openbsd
Desktop OpenGL backend support
Default Feature
- linux | freebsd | openbsd
Feature Dependencies
- egl-registry
  All
- opengl-registry
  All
dawn[gles]≥v20250922.223923#0
android | linux | freebsd | openbsd
OpenGL ES backend support
Default Feature
- android | linux | freebsd | openbsd
Feature Dependencies
- egl-registry
  All
- opengl-registry
  All
dawn[metal]≥v20250922.223923#0
osx | ios
Metal backend support
Default Feature
- osx | ios
dawn[tint]≥v20251202.213730#1
(windows & !uwp) | linux | freebsd | openbsd | osx
Compiles a minimal tint compiler (mainly for WGSL validation)
Feature Dependencies
- glslang
  All
dawn[vulkan]≥v20250922.223923#0
(windows & !uwp) | android | linux | freebsd | openbsd
Vulkan backend support
Default Feature
- (windows & !uwp) | android | linux | freebsd | openbsd
Feature Dependencies
- vulkan-headers
  All
- vulkan-utility-libraries
  All
dawn[wayland]≥v20250922.223923#0
linux | freebsd | openbsd
Wayland support
dawn[x11]≥v20250922.223923#0
linux | freebsd | openbsd
X11 support
Default Feature
- linux | freebsd | openbsd