--- title: Zink: Summer Update & SIGGRAPH 2019 | daily.dev description: Erik Faye-Lund provides a summer update on Zink, an OpenGL implementation built on top of Vulkan. Recent additions include gl_FrontFacing, glPointSize(),... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/zink-summer-update-siggraph-2019-5fuztvx6g twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Zink: Summer Update & SIGGRAPH 2019 | daily.dev og:description: Erik Faye-Lund provides a summer update on Zink, an OpenGL implementation built on top of Vulkan. Recent additions include gl_FrontFacing, glPointSize(),... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/zink-summer-update-siggraph-2019-5fuztvx6g og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/5FuzTVx6G.png og:image:alt: Zink: Summer Update & SIGGRAPH 2019 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Zink: Summer Update & SIGGRAPH 2019 **[Collabora Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/collabora)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Erik Faye-Lund provides a summer update on Zink, an OpenGL implementation built on top of Vulkan. Recent additions include gl_FrontFacing, glPointSize(), gl_FragDepth, and glShadeModel(GL_FLAT) support. A significant architectural rewrite was undertaken to fix early design mistakes, which temporarily regressed support back to OpenGL 2.1. Blender is shown running via Zink. The author also announces a talk slot at the Khronos Vulkan Sessions during SIGGRAPH 2019, open to attendees without a full conference pass. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is Zink and what does it do? Zink is an OpenGL implementation built on top of Vulkan, developed as part of the Mesa graphics stack. It translates OpenGL API calls into Vulkan, allowing OpenGL applications to run on Vulkan drivers. It has demonstrated running Blender and supports up to OpenGL 2.1 after a significant architectural rewrite to fix early design mistakes. _Developers working with Mesa or graphics driver stacks track Zink's progress on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Imagination's Open-Source PowerVR Vulkan Driver Now Plays Nicely With Zink OpenGL](https://daily.dev/posts/imagination-s-open-source-powervr-vulkan-driver-now-plays-nicely-with-zink-opengl-neig2zhea) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Mesa's Zink OpenGL-On-Vulkan Driver Lands Mesh Shader Support](https://daily.dev/posts/mesa-s-zink-opengl-on-vulkan-driver-lands-mesh-shader-support-ew2az4koe) · Phoronix · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Khronos at SIGGRAPH 2026: Open Standards Reach New Heights](https://daily.dev/posts/khronos-at-siggraph-2026-open-standards-reach-new-heights-y2sq0exog) · Khronos · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#vulkan](https://daily.dev/tags/vulkan), [#mesa](https://daily.dev/tags/mesa) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/zink-summer-update-siggraph-2019-5fuztvx6g) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Zink: Summer Update & SIGGRAPH 2019","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/zink-summer-update-siggraph-2019-5fuztvx6g","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/zink-summer-update-siggraph-2019-5fuztvx6g"},"datePublished":"2026-08-11T08:57:15.494Z","dateModified":"2026-08-11T09:39:52.396Z","description":"Erik Faye-Lund provides a summer update on Zink, an OpenGL implementation built on top of Vulkan. 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