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SHADERed vs The Book of Shaders

A side-by-side look at SHADERed and The Book of Shaders. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

SHADERed

SHADERed

Development

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.

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The Book of Shaders

The Book of Shaders

Education & Reference

The Book of Shaders is a free online book that teaches the fundamentals of fragment shaders in a beginner-friendly way. It uses the OpenGL Shading Language (GLSL) to explain concepts like colors, shapes, textures, lighting, and more through hands-on shader coding examples.

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