Shader Editor
Shader Editor is a free, open-source utility app for Android. Create and edit GLSL shaders. It has 1,097 GitHub stars and is released under the MIT license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
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About Shader Editor
Create and edit GLSL shaders on your Android phone or tablet and use them as live wallpaper. Features: * Live preview in background or on an extra screen * Syntax highlighting * Error highlighting * FPS display * Use any shader as live wallpaper * Exposure of hardware sensors * Support for wallpaper offset * Exposure of battery level * Supports multiple touches * Previous rendered frame in backbuffer texture * Import and use arbitrary textures * Disables rendering when battery is low
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Shader Editor from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
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Is Shader Editor free and open source?
Yes. Shader Editor's source code is public on GitHub under the MIT license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install Shader Editor?
You can install Shader Editor from F-Droid (package de.markusfisch.android.shadereditor) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: 2.36.3).
Is Shader Editor still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 23, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Oct 12, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.