ShaderFrog Alternatives

ShaderFrog is described as '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' and is an website in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to ShaderFrog, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Self-Hosted and iPhone apps. The best ShaderFrog alternative is Bitspace, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to ShaderFrog are Alma.sh, SHADERed, Shader Editor and Shadertoy.

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  1. 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

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    • Online
     
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    Prototype Node Based Shader Editor in WebGL to edit and create materials interactively with nodes, where you can drag and drop textures and use multiple features similar to other editors

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. 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

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. 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
     
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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
     
  6. Rayground icon
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    Rayground is a framework for rapid prototyping of algorithms based on the ray tracing paradigm. Its main goal is to help develop, test and share self contained modules that showcase a particular method or technique.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Shaders - Shader editor is an app which let you view, create and share shaders with other users. Shaders are little graphics programs which run on the GPU.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • iPhone
     
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    ShaderTool provides a flexible and editable node-powered pipeline that allows you to write shaders without also having to have written an engine. Use the integrated code editor to directly write shader code in either HLSL (DirectX) or GLSL (OpenGL).

    23 ShaderTool alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
     
    • ShaderTool is the most popular commercial alternative to ShaderFrog.

    • ShaderTool is Paid and ProprietaryShaderFrog is Free and Proprietary
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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

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
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    FX Composer is an integrated development environment (IDE) for authoring shaders.

    12 FX Composer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    ProtoShade is a GLSL:ES Shader Prototyping Utility for Android. Code shaders on mobile devices while a viewport renders the results transparently in the background.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
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    Synthclipse is a GLSL shader prototyping tool. It makes possible to fast develop all kinds of shaders: Fragment (FS), Vertex (VS), Geometry (GS), Tessellation (TS) and Compute (CS). Shader development can be done using compatible with Fragmentarium and Shadertoy (but limited to...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • Synthclipse is the most popular Mac alternative to ShaderFrog.

    • Synthclipse is Free and Open SourceShaderFrog is Free and Proprietary
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