SYCL

SYCL
Original authorKhronos Group
DeveloperKhronos Group
Initial releaseMarch 2014 (2014-03)
Stable release
2020 revision 11 / 7 November 2025 (2025-11-07)
Operating systemCross-platform
PlatformCross-platform
TypeHigh-level programming language
Websitewww.khronos.org/sycl/ sycl.tech

SYCL (pronounced "sickle") is a higher-level programming model to improve programming productivity on various hardware accelerators. It is a single-source embedded domain-specific language (eDSL) based on pure C++17. It is a standard developed by Khronos Group, announced in March 2014.