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| |   | |   `. \ | || |   | |_  \_|  | || |   \ \  / /   | |
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| |  _| |___.' / | || |  _| |_       | || |  _/ /'`\ \_  | |
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       DarknessFX @ https://dfx.lv | Twitter: @DrkFX

ShaderPiPFX

HLSL live player. Compile and play your HLSL shader automatically.

Project info/blog at https://dfx.lv/ShaderPiPFX .

Features

• Easy to use, drag-drop your HLSL file to ShaderPiPFX and it's ready to autoplay.
• Error message, display syntax warnings and compile errors.
• Compile HLSL to CSO with PDB and extras (needs change in the sourcecode FXApp::CompileShader).
• DirectX 12 with HLSL Shader Model 6.4.

Requirements

To Build:

• Visual Studio 2019 with "Game development with C++" workload installed.

To Use:

• Windows 10 (updated).

Usage

• SHIFT+ESC to exit.
• Left Click and drag window to move.
• Left DoubleClick to toogle fullscreen.
• Right Click to toogle window always on top.
• SHIFT+Mouse Click (and DoubleClick) send mouse buttons state to shader.

Open ShaderPiPFX.exe, if it's the first time running the program will create a new "Shader.HLSL" file, you can edit this file in any editor/IDE when you save your changes ShaderPiPFX will compile and play your shader. Use this "Shader.HLSL" as a template for your next shaders.
You can drag-drop any HLSL file from Windows Explorer to ShaderPiPFX Window to change the selected HLSL file and start to play and monitor changes on the new file.
You can drag-drop any HLSL file to ShaderPiPFX.exe (or shortcut) to start working directly with your selected file.

Video Sample

Youtube Link

Versioning

v0.4.7 - Temporary fixed unhandled exception when saving file to fast while last changes are still compiling.
v0.4.6 - Fixed bug when files with spaces are loaded by droping hlsl file on .EXE .
v0.4.5 - Fixed loading shader using .EXE command argument. Fixed changing loaded shader by droping hlsl file on .EXE .
v0.4 - Included Mouse Coords and Button Clicks to Shader. SHIFT disable window mouse and send only to Shader.
v0.3 - Fixed crash when loaded HLSL is deleted.
v0.2 - Fixed AspectRatio on start. Fixed resolution.w (AspectRatio) HLSL initial value. Included UV Style Helpers on Shaders.hlsl template.
v0.1 - Alpha released.

TODO

• (soon).

Credits

DearImGui - https://github.com/ocornut/imgui
DirectX Compiler - https://github.com/microsoft/DirectXShaderCompiler
WindowStyle (adapted from) - https://github.com/melak47/BorderlessWindow + https://stackoverflow.com/a/39735058

Sugestions

IDE Extension
HLSL Tools for Visual Studio - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=TimGJones.HLSLToolsforVisualStudio
HLSL Tools for VS Code - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=TimGJones.hlsltools
HLSL preview - https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=A2K.hlsl-preview

Shader Tools
Bonzomatic - https://github.com/Gargaj/Bonzomatic
ShaderToy - https://www.shadertoy.com/
SHADERed - https://shadered.org/
ShaderPlayground - http://shader-playground.timjones.io/

License

MIT License (c) 2021 DarknessFX

DarknessFX @ https://dfx.lv | Twitter: @DrkFX
https://github.com/DarknessFX/ShaderPiPFX