Create GLSL shaders and use them as live wallpaper.
About Shader Editor
Shader Editor is a tools app developed by Markus Fisch.
Download Statistics
Shader Editor has been downloaded 88 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 700 times.
User Ratings
Shader Editor is rated 4.79 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 960 ratings.
App Information
Shader Editor is FREE to download. The APK download size is 2.82 MB. The latest version available is 2.36.2. The last update was on April 21, 2026.
Technical Requirements
Shader Editor requires Android 2.3+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play August 2013.
Description
This is open source: https://github.com/markusfisch/ShaderEditor
* 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
Some devices limit GPU usage to consume less power when not plugged in. Always check the performance with the soft keyboard hidden and the power cord off. A shader should make at least around 30 fps to not slow down the UI if you intend to use it as a live wallpaper.
Unfortunately error information is disabled on some devices (e.g. Huawei Ideos X3, Asus Transformer). Error highlighting/reporting is not possible on these devices.
Recent changes: * Improve editing * Use display refresh rate for FPS cap * Ensure non-premultiplied alpha for textures * Add Simplified and Traditional Chinese translation
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Changing the camera permissions unsets the shader as wallpaper. Other than that it's a good app.
★★★★★Chris S· Mar 11, 2023
This rules. I love playing with fragment shaders and this is perfect for messing around with GLSL on-the-go. To others who've just installed: if the constant compile errors and/or shader running in the editor background drive you nuts, set Run Mode to "Run in extra activity" in the app settings. It took me a bit to figure this out, but won't dock a star because the setting is there nonetheless and works fine. 😛 Huge kudos to the app author for creating and maintaining this editor! 👏👏👏
★☆☆☆☆De Lancre· Aug 22, 2025
For whatever reason keeps adding unneeded variables. Literally unusable
★☆☆☆☆Joel· Mar 16, 2023
Tried to use it to export a glsl file shader for emulators. Not sure how to do that.
★☆☆☆☆Miahhh· May 9, 2025
I literally have no idea how to use this... there's no description on what this is or how to use it I just needed shades for another app and decided to pick this one cuz it looked promising. When I opened the app I was confused I saw all the words and letter and numbers. Mind you I really don't know how to code. And there's no pictures on the app description sooo. Yea other reviews gave it a 5 star because they knew. I really don't know what to do tbh. It anyone can explain that be great. 🙂...
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