apitrace/apitrace
Tools for tracing OpenGL, Direct3D, and other graphics APIs observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
73/100
- Activity 85
- Release rhythm 42
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 256
- age_days: 5621
- days_rel: 176
- days_push: 91
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
2861 stars · 515 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
apitrace is a set of tools for tracing OpenGL, OpenGL ES, Direct3D, and DirectDraw API calls to a file, then replaying and inspecting them. It supports state inspection, framebuffer/texture viewing, trace editing, and performance profiling of recorded traces.
Use cases
- trace OpenGL API calls from an application
- replay a captured graphics trace on another machine
- inspect OpenGL or Direct3D state at any call
- debug rendering issues in a game or 3D app
- profile performance of graphics API calls
- view framebuffers and textures from a trace
When to choose
- debugging OpenGL or Direct3D rendering problems
- capturing and replaying graphics API calls for bug reports
- analyzing frame performance of graphics workloads
When to avoid
- tracing Vulkan (use vkTrace or RenderDoc instead)
- needing actively developed features, since maintenance is minimal
- debugging non-graphics APIs
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
developer-tools graphics simulation graphics developer-tools performance windows cli cross-platform graphics-debugging api-tracing opengl direct3d replay frame-analysis game-development linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/apitrace/apitrace · fetched 2026-08-28 · 1ca4976508cd
- homepage: https://apitrace.github.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · adb8ca2e4b95
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| apitrace/apitrace | main | 73 |
For agents
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