GLSL Sandbox vs SHADERed

Struggling to choose between GLSL Sandbox and SHADERed? Both products offer unique advantages, making it a tough decision.

GLSL Sandbox is a Development solution with tags like glsl, shaders, graphics, webgl.

It boasts features such as Real-time GLSL shader editor, Ability to edit both vertex and fragment shaders, Built-in shapes and textures to use in shaders, Shader error checking and logging, Shareable shader URLs, Gallery of example shaders and pros including Easy to get started, Runs in the browser, Large collection of example shaders, Active community support.

On the other hand, SHADERed is a Development product tagged with shader, glsl, hlsl, graphics, gpu.

Its standout features include Live editing and compiling of GLSL/HLSL shaders, Built-in shader viewer, Error checking and reporting, Support for debugging compute and graphics shaders, Lightweight and cross-platform, and it shines with pros like Easy to use interface, Fast iteration for shader development, Helps identify errors quickly, Shader debugging capabilities, Works across Windows, Linux and MacOS.

Feature	GLSL Sandbox	SHADERed
Overall Score	N/A	N/A
Primary Category	Development	Development

Product Overview

GLSL Sandbox

Description: GLSL Sandbox is a web-based tool for creating and experimenting with GLSL shaders. It provides an editor with syntax highlighting and allows compiling and running shaders in real-time in the browser.

SHADERed

Description: SHADERed is a lightweight, cross-platform & open-source tool for writing and debugging shaders. It features live editing of GLSL/HLSL shaders, compilation checking, error reporting, built-in shader viewer and ability to debug Compute and Graphics shader programs.

Key Features Comparison

GLSL Sandbox Features

• Real-time GLSL shader editor
• Ability to edit both vertex and fragment shaders
• Built-in shapes and textures to use in shaders
• Shader error checking and logging
• Shareable shader URLs
• Gallery of example shaders

SHADERed Features

• Live editing and compiling of GLSL/HLSL shaders
• Built-in shader viewer
• Error checking and reporting
• Support for debugging compute and graphics shaders
• Lightweight and cross-platform

Pros & Cons Analysis

GLSL Sandbox

Pros

• Easy to get started
• Runs in the browser
• Large collection of example shaders
• Active community support

Cons

• Limited to WebGL 1.0
• No advanced shader debugging tools
• Limited documentation

SHADERed

Pros

• Easy to use interface
• Fast iteration for shader development
• Helps identify errors quickly
• Shader debugging capabilities
• Works across Windows, Linux and MacOS

Cons

• Limited to OpenGL/DirectX shader languages
• Not many advanced debugging features
• Basic feature set compared to full shader IDEs

Pricing Comparison

GLSL Sandbox

• Free

SHADERed

• Free
• Open Source