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MoltenVK is an open-source compatibility layer that translates and maps the Vulkan API onto Apple's Metal, part of the Vulkan portability implementations in the Khronos ecosystem; it does not translate OpenGL directly into Metal, but rather lets applications and engines originally targeting Vulkan run on macOS and iOS.
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