# imageWithMTLTexture:options: Creates and returns an image object with data supplied by a Metal texture. ``` + (CIImage *) imageWithMTLTexture:(id) texture options:(NSDictionary *) options; ``` ## Parameters `texture` The Metal texture from which to use image data. `options` A dictionary specifying image options. (See `Image Dictionary Keys`.) ## Return Value An image object initialized with the texture data. ## Discussion To also render using Metal, use this image with a Metal-based [`CIContext`](/documentation/CoreImage/CIContext) object created with the [`init(mtlDevice:)`](/documentation/CoreImage/CIContext/init(mtlDevice:)-swey) method, and call the [`render(_:to:commandBuffer:bounds:colorSpace:)`](/documentation/CoreImage/CIContext/render(_:to:commandBuffer:bounds:colorSpace:)) method to create an output image in another Metal texture object. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)