Video effects (a.k.a shaders) for video game emulators.
About Emulator Shaders
Emulator Shaders is an action app developed by Pixel Respawn LLC.
How many times has Emulator Shaders been downloaded?
Emulator Shaders has been downloaded 2.3 million times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 12 thousand times.
What is the rating of Emulator Shaders?
Emulator Shaders is rated 4.54 out of 5 stars, based on 20 thousand ratings.
Is Emulator Shaders free?
Emulator Shaders is free to download. The APK download size is 49.83 kB. The latest version available is 1.3.1. The last update was on October 22, 2025.
What are the requirements for Emulator Shaders?
Emulator Shaders requires Android 4.1+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play May 2014.
Description
This is a pack of shaders for old-school video game emulators. Copyrights are held by the respective authors.
*NOTE*: This is not a standalone game or emulator. You will not even get an icon in the Android launcher after it is installed. Instead it works as an add-on to compatible emulators.
Most of the shaders are converted from the work of their original authors, in order to make them work on GLES 2.0. Shader files are based on the higan XML shader format version 1.0, with slight changes and enhancements. The format itself is quite straight-forward.
Following shaders are currently included: • hq2x/hq4x • 2xBR/4xBR • LCD3x • Quilez • Scanlines • Motion blur • GBA color • Grayscale
Source code is available at https://code.google.com/p/emulator-shaders/ Welcome contributing new shaders to the project! In the meantime, we would also like to see more compatible emulators in the future!
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Really great app for shaders but I wish they could add XBRZ, ScaleFX and 5XBR, so it is the most perfect emulator shader.
★★★★★Jin Kazama· Oct 5, 2025
This my boy is really shaders just like minecraft shaders this star five star now I love shaders for my boy gba android 12
★★★★★Himalayan Chhari· Apr 12, 2023
This app is the perfect for emulaters like My boy and My old boy both, and it also works on their lite versions. I really love the shaders it provides and the shudders look so nice when used.
★☆☆☆☆catscats meow· Jun 1, 2025
I can't find the app when I downloaded is it even available on my device or is it just invisible 😭😭
★☆☆☆☆GOD DIVINE· Feb 14, 2025
Waste of time why don't you include hd8x or higher, so we can play the game at 1080p...
★☆☆☆☆Safety 999· Oct 24, 2025
They didn't even give instructions to like to open the shaders...
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