dfranx/SHADERed

Health v2 · maintenance only

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4787 stars · 313 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

SHADERed is a free, open-source, cross-platform IDE for writing, previewing, and debugging GLSL and HLSL shaders. It includes a line-by-line shader debugger, frame analyzer, compute/geometry shader support, and a plugin API.

Use cases

• write and preview GLSL or HLSL shaders with live compilation
• debug a pixel shader by stepping through lines and inspecting variables
• profile shader performance with an instruction heatmap and GPU execution times
• prototype compute and geometry shaders with buffers and render textures
• import Shadertoy projects or add Godot shader support via plugins
• convert GLSL shaders to HLSL from the command line

When to choose

• you need a lightweight, free standalone shader IDE with a real debugger
• you want instant live preview while editing shader code
• you work with vertex, pixel, geometry, tessellation, or compute shaders
• you want to extend the tool with plugins (Slang, Rust, C++, Godot shaders)

When to avoid

• you need a full game engine or production rendering pipeline integration
• you require Vulkan or DirectX-native tooling rather than OpenGL-based preview
• you need macOS binaries out of the box (must compile yourself)
• you want a browser-only workflow without installing anything (though a Lite web version exists)

Facets

application · maturity maintenance

editor developer-tools graphics simulation graphics developer-tools cross-platform windows cross-platform cpp shader-ide glsl hlsl shader-debugger frame-analyzer compute-shaders opengl plugin-api live-preview debugging game-development linux web

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