
ShaderGlass
Very Positive · 499 reviews
96% positive (481 / 499)
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Description
Tool for applying shader effects on top of Windows desktop for gaming, pixel art and video.
Released
April 29, 2025
Price
Platforms
Windows
Developer
mausimus
Publisher
mausimus
About
Overlay for running GPU shaders on top of Windows desktop and Linux/Wine.
Features
applies shader effects on top of desktop, in a floating window or full-screen
built-in RetroArch shader library (1200+ shaders!) covering:
- CRT monitor simulation
- image upscaling
- TV, VHS and handheld simulation
- softening, denoising, blur, sharpen and many more
works with most emulators, retro platforms and pixel art editors including:
- DOSBox, FS-UAE, Altirra, ScummVM, AGS, VICE, Aseprite etc.
excellent companion for pixel art showing shaded and/or aspect-ratio corrected preview
you can even use it on top of YouTube, Twitch or modern games
saving and loading profiles
import of external .slangp/.slang shaders
high customizability with various options, operating modes and shader parameters
can be captured by OBS (using Game Capture source)
Please refer to the manual for option explanation and tips on tuning to achieve best effects.