sse2neon ☆
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Description:
Translator from Intel SSE intrinsics to Arm/Aarch64 NEON implementation
Type: Formula  |  Latest Version: 1.8.0@0  |  Tracked Since: Dec 22, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  GitHub  |  formulae.brew.sh
Stars: 1,468  |  Forks: 231  |  Language: C++  |  Category: Developer tools
Tags: simd porting arm intrinsics cross-platform performance
Install: brew install sse2neon
About:
sse2neon is a header-only library that translates Intel SSE (Streaming SIMD Extensions) intrinsics to their Arm/Aarch64 NEON equivalents, enabling seamless cross-platform compatibility. It allows developers to compile and run x86 SIMD-optimized code on Arm-based processors without rewriting the low-level instructions. This is particularly valuable for porting performance-critical applications, games, and libraries to platforms like Apple Silicon, Android, or Linux on Arm.
Key Features:
  • Header-only C++ library for easy integration
  • Provides near-complete coverage of SSE intrinsics up to SSE4.2
  • Enables performance portability of SIMD code to Arm architectures
  • Supports both AArch32 and AArch64 (64-bit ARM) NEON instructions
  • Actively maintained with frequent updates from the open-source community
Use Cases:
  • Porting performance-sensitive x86 applications or games to Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3 Macs)
  • Migrating legacy SSE-optimized scientific computing or multimedia libraries to Arm servers or mobile devices
  • Simplifying cross-platform development for projects that rely on SIMD intrinsics without maintaining separate code paths
Alternatives:
  • SIMDe – Broader project supporting many SIMD instruction sets (SSE, AVX, NEON, etc.) for emulation and portability, whereas sse2neon focuses specifically on SSE to NEON translation.
  • ARM NEON intrinsics (manual porting) – Directly rewriting SSE code using native ARM NEON intrinsics offers optimal performance but requires significant manual effort and expertise, unlike sse2neon's automated translation.
Version History
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Dec 22, 2025 5:31am 1.8.0 0 VERSION_BUMP 0689fb80
Oct 26, 2024 9:53pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 85d78bf9
Aug 3, 2024 4:07am 0 VERSION_BUMP aa14ad71
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