Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Shader Vision

Real-time GPU shader editor for spatial computing

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Shader Vision launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1SL
   Shader Lab, like Photoshop but for shaders▲160

   Create, stack, and animate shader effects on images, video, text, and 3D models — free, in your browser, powered by WebGPU. Export video, publish to the community gallery, and remix any published scene.

   Apr 2026 · eng.basement.studio · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Shadergradient 1.0▲234

   Create beautiful moving gradients on Framer and Figma

   2023 · shadergradient.co · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Shadeup – A language that makes WebGPU easier▲179

   2024 · shadeup.dev · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Shader▲315

   New self-expression with AI

   2023 · its alternatives →

5. 5TC
   textshader.com▲260

   TLDR: Click the link to see some cool visualizations, refresh a few times for random examples, and try editing some of the code yourself. This is a small weekend project of mine inspired by shadertoy.com It's a static single-page site hosted on GitHub pages so the website design is pretty barebones. I'm not a web developer so I mainly wanted to create a Cool Thing with my free time and not have to learn tons of front-end to do it. I'd love to hear what people think about it and please post or send me any shaders you make! You can use the link button in the bottom right to share. I hope that…

   2022 · textshader.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Effekt for macOS▲115

   Generative art on the GPU

   2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Free and open-source home for art made with code▲144

   Browse and share GPU-made GIFs. Explore GLSL shader experiments, search by topic, and open any piece in the editor to learn or remix.

   2018 · shadergif.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Blend▲442

   Stunning product visuals in seconds with AI

   2023 · blendnow.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Shadeform – Single Platform and API for Provisioning GPUs▲62

   Hi HN, we are Ed, Zach, and Ronald, creators of Shadeform (https://www.shadeform.ai/), a GPU marketplace to see live availability and prices across the GPU market, as well as to deploy and reserve on-demand instances. We have aggregated 8+ GPU providers into a single platform and API, so you can easily provision instances like A100s and H100s where they are available. From our experience working at AWS and Azure, we believe that cloud could evolve from all-encompassing hyperscalers (AWS, Azure, GCP) to specialized clouds for high-performance use cases. After the launch of…

   2023 · shadeform.ai · its alternatives →

10. 10
    GPT-2 implemented using graphics shaders▲228

    Back in the old days, people used to do general-purpose GPU programming by using shaders like GLSL. This is what inspired NVIDIA (and other companies) to eventually create CUDA (and friends). This is an implementation of GPT-2 using WebGL and shaders. Enjoy!

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    I made a computer vision addon for Blender▲268

    A Blender addon for generating synthetic ground truth data for Computer Vision applications - GitHub - Cartucho/vision_blender: A Blender addon for generating synthetic ground truth data for Computer Vision applications

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12LE
    Live-Editable SVG Shaders/Filters for Drawing▲48

    2022 · sketchy.cs.brown.edu · its alternatives →

13. 13
    ShadeUI▲22

    Design system for modern interfaces

    2025 · shadeui.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Nvidia GauGAN▲205

    AI turns sketches into photorealistic landscapes

    2019 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Shader Learning▲11

    Learn GPU programming through interactive challenges

    2024 · shader-learning.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Prism Videos▲198

    A unified workspace to generate and edit AI videos 

    Feb 2026 · prismvideos.com · its alternatives →

17. 17AR
    A raytracer to shade topographic maps in R▲198

    2018 · tylermw.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Shaders▲22

    Component library for creative WebGPU effects in modern frontend frameworks. Compose interactive visuals for Vue, React, Svelte, Solid & JS.

    Jul 2026 · shaders.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Physically-Based GPU Pathtracer with Mitsuba XML Support▲63

    GPU Raytracer from scratch in C++/CUDA. Contribute to jan-van-bergen/GPU-Raytracer development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20AA
    An animated graphing calculator implemented in a pixel shader▲30

    Find information, resources and relevant links for fofpx.com. This domain may be for sale.

    2020 · fofpx.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Shade – a quick-and-dirty glsl prototyping tool▲25

    a quick-and-dirty glsl prototyping tool. Contribute to dancrn/shade development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    warpAR▲77

    Distort real world textures using augmented reality

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    DLSS 5▲180

    The GPT moment for real-time computer graphics

    Mar 2026 · nvidia.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    I've made a Monte-Carlo raytracer for glTF scenes in WebGPU▲131

    This is a GPU "software" raytracer (i.e. using manual ray-scene intersections and not RTX) written using the WebGPU API that renders glTF scenes. It supports many materials, textures, material & normal mapping, and heavily relies on multiple importance sampling to speed up convergence.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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