Founded in 2000, Khronos Group is a not-for-profit consortium that develops royalty-free, open standards for visual computing. With over 110 member organizations from business and academia, Khronos APIs enable powerful graphics, media authoring, and acceleration capabilities on desktop, embedded, and mobile platforms. These APIs are utilized by operating system vendors and applications, ranging from consumer games to scientific visualization, making them essential for accessing silicon acceleration across devices. Khronos Group ensures API conformance through exhaustive tests, allowing companies to implement their specifications and utilize the API trademark.