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# MetalKit

Build Metal apps quicker and easier using a common set of utility classes.

## Topics

### View Management

Display your Metal content with a view that manages much of the setup for you.

[`MTKView`](/documentation/MetalKit/MTKView)

A specialized view that creates, configures, and displays Metal objects.

[`MTKViewDelegate`](/documentation/MetalKit/MTKViewDelegate)

Methods for responding to a MetalKit view’s drawing and resizing events.

### Texture Loading

Load textures into your Metal app from a variety of sources.

[`MTKTextureLoader`](/documentation/MetalKit/MTKTextureLoader)

An object that creates textures from existing data in common image formats.

### Model Handling

Handle Model I/O assets using a Metal-specific interface.

[`MTKMesh`](/documentation/MetalKit/MTKMesh)

A container for the vertex data of a Model I/O mesh, suitable for use in a Metal app.

[`MTKMeshBuffer`](/documentation/MetalKit/MTKMeshBuffer)

A buffer that backs the vertex data of a Model I/O mesh, suitable for use in a Metal app.

[`MTKMeshBufferAllocator`](/documentation/MetalKit/MTKMeshBufferAllocator)

An interface for allocating a MetalKit buffer that backs the vertex data of a Model I/O mesh, suitable for use in a Metal app.

[`MTKSubmesh`](/documentation/MetalKit/MTKSubmesh)

A container for the index data of a Model I/O submesh, suitable for use in a Metal app.

[Conversion Functions](/documentation/MetalKit/conversion-functions)

Convert between Metal and Model I/O vertex representations.

[Model Errors](/documentation/MetalKit/model-errors)

Learn about errors thrown by model handling methods.

### Reference

[MetalKit Functions](/documentation/MetalKit/metalkit-functions)

The MetalKit framework defines helper functions that are used to efficiently interface with the Metal and Model I/O frameworks.


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