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Shader Editor

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Create and edit GLSL shaders on your Android phone or tablet and use them as live wallpaper. A live-coding editor with syntax-highlighting lets you see results transparently in the background as you code and provides ample workspace to focus on your ideas.

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License model

  • FreeOpen Source

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Platforms

  • Android
  • Android Tablet
  • F-Droid
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  1.  Live Wallpapers
  2.  Ad-free
  3.  Live coding
  4.  GLSL

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  • shader

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Shader Editor information

  • Developed by

    Markus Fisch
  • Licensing

    Open Source (MIT) and Free product.
  • Written in

  • Alternatives

    22 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

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  •  986 Stars
  •  139 Forks
  •  79 Open Issues
  •   Updated Jul 3, 2025 
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Shader Editor was added to AlternativeTo by David on May 20, 2019 and this page was last updated Sep 12, 2020.

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David
May 20, 2019
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Straight-forward, cruft-free editor lets you focus completely on shader code while providing an accessible view to results in the background. Huge benefit to be able to use the results as live wallpaper. Totally free and ad-free.

What is Shader Editor?

Create and edit GLSL shaders on your Android phone or tablet and use them as live wallpaper. A live-coding editor with syntax-highlighting lets you see results transparently in the background as you code and provides ample workspace to focus on your ideas.

Features

  • Live preview in background or on an extra screen
  • Syntax highlighting
  • Error highlighting
  • Use any shader as live wallpaper
  • Exposure of sensors (camera, accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetic field, light, pressure, proximity)
  • Exposure of battery level
  • Supports wallpaper offset
  • Supports multiple touches
  • Supports multiple render resolutions
  • Previous rendered frame in backbuffer texture
  • Import and use arbitrary textures
  • Create and use cube maps
  • Disables rendering when battery is low