ShaderGif is an open source home for art made with code. Make gifs with GLSL, Javascript and p5.js.


Synthclipse is described as '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' and is a Code Editor in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Synthclipse for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Self-Hosted, iPhone and Android Tablet apps. The best Synthclipse alternative is Bitspace, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Synthclipse are Alma.sh, SHADERed, Shader Editor and Shadertoy.
ShaderGif is an open source home for art made with code. Make gifs with GLSL, Javascript and p5.js.


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.



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

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.




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.



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...




Shaderific is the most popular commercial alternative to Synthclipse.
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.



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



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).




TyphoonLabs' OpenGL Shader Designer is an open-source shader development IDE created for writing vertex and fragment shaders in the OpenGL Shading Language (GLSL).



