mtl-rs

Rust bindings for Apple's Metal API, built on the modern objc2 ecosystem.

Features

• Comprehensive Metal API coverage
• MTL4 (Metal 4) API bindings
• Built on objc2 for safe and modern Objective-C interop
• Supports macOS and iOS

Installation

Add to your Cargo.toml:

[dependencies]
mtl-rs = "0.1.7"

Usage

use metal::MTLDevice;

fn main() {
    let device = <dyn MTLDevice>::system_default()
        .expect("No Metal device found");

    println!("Device: {:?}", device.name());
    println!("Unified memory: {}", device.has_unified_memory());
    println!("Max threadgroup size: {:?}", device.max_threads_per_threadgroup());
}

Examples

Run with cargo run --example <name>:

• drawing_a_triangle_with_metal_4 — Render a rotating triangle using Metal

Platform requirements

• macOS with a Metal-capable GPU
• Xcode command line tools installed
• Rust toolchain with Apple targets

License

MIT