mausimus/ShaderGlass

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

ShaderGlass is a Windows (and Wine) overlay application that applies GPU shader effects on top of the desktop, a window, or a captured source. It ships with the 1200+ shader RetroArch library for CRT simulation, upscaling, and image effects, and can be captured by OBS.

Use cases

• apply CRT shader effects to retro games without emulator support
• overlay RetroArch shaders on any window or full-screen game
• get a pixel-perfect preview window for pixel art in Aseprite
• simulate old TVs, VHS, and handheld screens on modern displays
• upscale and sharpen retro emulator output
• apply shader effects to a webcam or capture card feed
• run shaders over YouTube or Twitch video on Windows

When to choose

• you want CRT or retro display effects in emulators or games that lack built-in shader support
• you need a floating shader-processed preview for pixel art work
• you want to use the RetroArch .slang shader library outside RetroArch, including under Wine on Linux

When to avoid

• you need shaders on macOS or native Linux outside Wine
• you only need shaders inside RetroArch or a single emulator that already supports them
• you require very low latency or performance headroom on weak GPUs

Facets

application · maturity active

image-processing graphics gui gaming-tools graphics windows windows gpu-shaders crt-simulation retroarch-shaders screen-overlay retrogaming pixel-art wine directx11 obs-capture retro desktop

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