Top 6 Open-Source Alternatives to Shadertoy

Product categories

3D Interactive Exhibits Music Generation Music Tools Prototyping Tools Typescript VJ

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to Shadertoy are The Book of Shaders, GLSL Sandbox, and Processing. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.

The Book of Shaders Landing Page
1

The Book of Shaders

Extensive guide through fragment shaders with live coding examples
Pricing:
- Open Source
#3D #VJ #Interactive Exhibits 141 social mentions
GLSL Sandbox Landing Page
2

GLSL Sandbox

An online GSGL Shader Gallery and live development tool.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#3D #VJ #Interactive Exhibits 6 social mentions
Processing Landing Page
3

Processing

C++ and Java programming at the speed of thought.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#3D #VJ #Interactive Exhibits 333 social mentions
OpenFrameworks Landing Page
4

OpenFrameworks

openFrameworks
Pricing:
- Open Source
#3D #VJ #Interactive Exhibits 31 social mentions
OpenRNDR Landing Page
5

OpenRNDR

Website project for openrndr.org
Pricing:
- Open Source
#3D #VJ #Interactive Exhibits 7 social mentions
VCV Rack Landing Page
6

VCV Rack

A cross-platform modular synthesizer.
Pricing:
- Open Source
#3D #Music Generation #Prototyping Tools 112 social mentions