SHADERed
A lightweight, cross-platform IDE for writing, debugging, and analyzing shaders with instant preview and plugin support.
What is SHADERed?
SHADERed is a lightweight, cross-platform integrated development environment (IDE) for creating and debugging shaders. It provides tools for writing, testing, and visualizing shader code across various stages (vertex, pixel, geometry, compute) with features like a step-through debugger, frame analyzer, and instant live preview. It solves the problem of shader development being opaque and difficult to debug by offering a dedicated, feature-rich workspace.
Graphics programmers, game developers, shader artists, and anyone working with GLSL, HLSL, or other shader languages who needs a dedicated environment for writing and debugging shader code.
Developers choose SHADERed for its powerful, integrated debugging capabilities—like line-by-line stepping and frame analysis—which are rare in other shader tools. Its cross-platform nature, plugin ecosystem for extensibility, and instant feedback loop provide a unique, productive environment tailored specifically for shader development.
Overview
Lightweight, cross-platform & full-featured shader IDE
Use Cases
Best For
- Debugging complex visual artifacts in GLSL or HLSL shaders
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