Render-Z

Render-Z - pronounced Render That - is a visual Metal shader editor for macOS and iPadOS. Render-Z is open source and licensed under the MIT.

Render-Z is currently available via TestFlight for macOS and iPadOS, use the link here.

Developers Create and Edit Shaders Visually

  • Simply drag and drop functions and variables
  • Integrated workflow for being able to create complex expressions
  • Share functions and shaders via iCloud publically or privately
  • Expose variables to artists

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Artists use Gizmos to edit Variables

  • Variables exposed by developers can be edited by Gizmos in the Artist Editor
  • A timeline for variables makes animation easy
  • Export images and videos

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Use Render-Z to

  • Learn and explore the Metal shader language
  • Create demos and presentations utilizing Metal shaders
  • Raytrace images of procedural content with the integrated BSDF Pathracer (WiP)

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