FX Composer Alternatives

FX Composer is described as 'Integrated development environment (IDE) for authoring shaders' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to FX Composer for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, Google Chrome, iPhone and iPad apps. The best FX Composer alternative is Shadertoy, which is free. Other great apps like FX Composer are The Book of Shaders, GSN Composer, Shdr and The Force.

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  1. Shadertoy icon
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    Shadertoy is the first application to allow developers all over the globe to push pixels from code to screen using WebGL since 2009.

    24 Shadertoy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • Shadertoy is the most popular Web-based alternative to FX Composer.

    • Shadertoy is the most popular free alternative to FX Composer.

    • Shadertoy is Free and ProprietaryFX Composer is also Free and Proprietary
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    The Book of Shaders provides a gentle, step-by-step guide through the abstract and complex universe of Fragment Shaders. Besides scores of insightful illustrations, the site includes a very intuitive live-coding editor for users to easily see changes as they code.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  3. GSN Composer icon
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    The GSN COMPOSER is a free web-based visual programming environment for online multimedia processing. Typical areas of usage are education, research, entertainment, special effects, or arts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. Shdr icon
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    Shdr is a live ESSL (GLSL) shader editor, viewer and validator powered by WebGL and built by Thibaut Despoulain (BKcore).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
     
    • Shdr is the most popular Open Source alternative to FX Composer.

    • Shdr is Free and Open SourceFX Composer is Free and Proprietary
  5. The Force icon
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    The Force is a web-based IDE/code editor for WebGL complete with audio input control, OSC support, texture panel and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • The Force is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to FX Composer.

    • The Force is Free and Open SourceFX Composer is Free and Proprietary
  6. Shadergif icon
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    ShaderGif is an open source home for art made with code. Make gifs with GLSL, Javascript and p5.js.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  7. ShaderFrog icon
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    Shader Frog lets you create visual effects by composing two or more shaders together, and tweaking their parameters. You can build a complex effect out of simple components. You can then export your shader for use in your THREE.js game or application.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. ShaderLab icon
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    ShaderLab is the WebGL2 GLSL Editor for the browser. Code your shaders right in your browser with a live view to progress in the background. Then share and garner feedback through comments and check out other creators.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. RenderMonkey icon
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    Shader editing environment with rapid prototyping, integrated preview window, debugging, and optimization tools. Supports DirectX and OpenGL shaders, artist-focused views, sample effects, custom importers, and integration with modeling and texturing tools.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • RenderMonkey is the most popular Windows alternative to FX Composer.

    • RenderMonkey is Free and ProprietaryFX Composer is also Free and Proprietary
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    Shader Learning is an interactive browser-based platform for learning GPU programming through practical exercises. It offers over 250 challenges in GLSL and HLSL, allowing users to write and test shaders directly in the browser without any setup.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Shader Workship is an interactive GLSL fragment shader editor inspired by ShaderToy and built with Qt.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Shaderific is the mobile shader development tool for iOS. Get started with OpenGL ES 2.0 and OpenGL ES 3.0 shader development on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch today. Create your own vertex and fragment shaders using the OpenGL Shading Language (GLSL) and compile them on your...

    23 Shaderific alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • Shaderific is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to FX Composer.

    • Shaderific is the most popular commercial alternative to FX Composer.

    • Shaderific is Paid and ProprietaryFX Composer is Free and Proprietary
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