cf4ocl ☆

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Description:
C Framework for OpenCL

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 2.1.0@2 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: opencl gpu parallel-computing hpc c-library framework

Install: brew install cf4ocl

About:
cf4ocl is a C framework designed to simplify the development of applications using OpenCL, the standard for parallel programming across heterogeneous platforms. It abstracts away the verbose and error-prone boilerplate code required for managing OpenCL contexts, devices, memory, and kernels. The framework's primary value is providing a higher-level, object-oriented API that significantly reduces development time and improves code maintainability for GPU and multi-core CPU computing projects.

Key Features:

Object-oriented C wrapper for the low-level OpenCL API
Simplified management of contexts, devices, queues, and kernels
Automatic handling of resource deallocation to prevent memory leaks
Built-in support for profiling and event management
Error handling that maps OpenCL error codes to descriptive messages

Use Cases:

Developing high-performance computing (HPC) applications in C/C++
Prototyping scientific simulations or data-parallel algorithms
Creating custom image or signal processing filters using GPU acceleration

Alternatives:

OpenCL C++ bindings – The official C++ bindings offer a similar object-oriented approach but require a C++ compiler, whereas cf4ocl is a pure C library.
ViennaCL – ViennaCL is a higher-level linear algebra library, while cf4ocl is a more general-purpose wrapper for any OpenCL application.

License: LGPL-3.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later

Dependencies: glib, opencl-icd-loader, pocl

Bottles available for: arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_ventura, arm64_monterey, sonoma, ventura, monterey, x86_64_linux

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Nov 17, 2024 8:34pm		2	VERSION_BUMP	74f4f57c
Sep 14, 2024 8:03pm		2	VERSION_BUMP	f92c8c82