YKYH Picks
☰ Menu
Home›Command-Line Tools›ocl-icd
CLI Open source 3 installs/mo

ocl-icd for Mac

OpenCL ICD loader

Quick answer: ocl-icd is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install ocl-icd. It is distributed under the BSD-2-Clause licence. It has 3 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What ocl-icd is

ocl-icd is a command-line tool for macOS: openCL ICD loader.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/OCL-dev/ocl-icd/.

How to install ocl-icd

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install ocl-icd.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

Similar apps in Command-Line Tools

Closest apps in the same category, ordered by description similarity and install base. These are related tools, not confirmed substitutes; the comparison pages cover hand-picked head-to-head matchups.

opencl-icd-loaderOpenCL Installable Client Driver (ICD) LoaderCLIOpen source3/mowebp-pixbuf-loaderWebP Image format GdkPixbuf loaderCLIOpen source3/moclblasLibrary containing BLAS functions written in OpenCLCLIOpen source2/moopencl-clhpp-headersC++ language header files for the OpenCL APICLIOpen source6/moopenskillsUniversal skills loader for AI coding agentsCLIOpen source6/moclblastTuned OpenCL BLAS libraryCLIOpen source14/mo

Frequently asked questions

How do I install ocl-icd on Mac?

Run brew install ocl-icd in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is ocl-icd open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the BSD-2-Clause licence.

Does ocl-icd run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is ocl-icd?

It was installed 3 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #10170 in this catalogue.

What version of ocl-icd is current?

The latest packaged version is 2.3.5.