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Dev tools · December 12, 2018

Free and open-source home for art made with code

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

Free and open-source home for art made with code launched on December 12, 2018 with 144 votes, #142 of 2,148 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.

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In plain words

ShaderGif is a free, open-source gallery for browsing and sharing GIFs created with GLSL shaders. It serves shader learners and creative coders who want to explore visual experiments, search by topic, and study existing work. Each piece can be opened directly in the editor to understand how it was made or to remix it. The platform displays previews, author information, and engagement metrics, making shader work accessible to both beginners and experienced developers.

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From the sources

ShaderGif is a public gallery of GIFs generated from real-time GLSL shaders. It’s built for shader learners, creative coders, and anyone who wants to study, remix, or publish small visual experiments. Use search and topic tags to explore, then open any entry in the editor to see how it works. A continuously updating feed of shader-made GIFs. Each entry includes a preview, author credit, publish date, view count, and quick actions. ShaderGif is an open gallery for shader experiments rendered to compact, loopable GIFs. The goal is simple: make shader work easy to browse, easy to learn from, and easy to share as a lightweight format. Most entries begin as a fragment shader (GLSL) that renders…from shadergif.com

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