glad

Multi-Language Vulkan/GL/GLES/EGL/GLX/WGL Loader-Generator based on the official specs.

Latest version: 2.0.8

Add to xmake.lua

add_requires("glad 2.0.8")

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Information

License
MIT
Recipe updated
2026-09-06T06:50:26.000Z

Platforms

  • linux: i386, x86_64, armv7, armv7s, arm64, mips, mips64, mipsel, mips64el, loong64, riscv64, s390x, ppc, ppc64, ppc64el, sparc64
  • macosx: x86_64, arm64
  • mingw: i386, x86_64, arm, arm64
  • windows: x86, x64, arm, arm64, arm64ec

Options

api
OpenGL API · Type: string · Default:
debug_layer
Enable the additional GLAD debug wrappers · Type: boolean · Default: false
egl_version
EGL version · Type: string · Default: none
extensions
OpenGL extensions · Type: string · Default:
generator
Generator · Type: string · Default: c · Values: c, c-debug, d, nim, pascal, volt
gl_profile
OpenGL profile · Type: string · Values: core, compatibility
gl_version
OpenGL version · Type: string · Default: 3.3
gles1_version
GLES1 version · Type: string · Default: none
gles2_version
GLES2 version · Type: string · Default: none
glsc2_version
GLSC2 version · Type: string · Default: none
glx_version
GLX version · Type: string · Default: none
loader
Generate loader · Type: boolean · Default: true
multicontext
Enable multicontext (MX) · Type: boolean · Default: false
profile
OpenGL profile · Type: string · Default: compatibility · Values: core, compatibility
reproducible
Disable fetching the latest specification from Khronos · Type: boolean · Default: true
spec
OpenGL spec · Type: string · Default: gl
wgl_version
WGL version · Type: string · Default: none

Versions

  • v0.1.34
  • v0.1.36
  • v2.0.8

Dependencies

No dependencies declared.

Used by (2)

Packages declaring this dependency; requirements can vary by platform and configuration.

Install with xrepo

Install the package independently of a project and inspect its available configuration.

install

xrepo install "glad 2.0.8"

show info

xrepo info "glad"

Link a library to your target

Declare the requirement, then attach the library to the target that uses it.

xmake.lua

add_requires("glad 2.0.8")

target("demo")
    set_kind("binary")
    add_files("src/*.cpp")
    add_packages("glad")

Open a package environment

Open a shell with the environment exported by this package. Use the executable names documented by the package.

enter shell

xrepo env -b "glad 2.0.8" shell