C++ ray-tracing

Open-source C++ projects categorized as ray-tracing

Top 15 C++ ray-tracing Projects

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  • The-Forge

    The Forge Cross-Platform Rendering Framework PC Windows, Steamdeck (native), Ray Tracing, macOS / iOS, Android, XBOX, PS4, PS5, Switch, Quest 2

    Project mention: WebKit Switching to Skia for 2D Graphics Rendering | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-02-20
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  • GLSL-PathTracer

    A toy physically based GPU path tracer (C++/OpenGL/GLSL)

  • ospray

    An Open, Scalable, Portable, Ray Tracing Based Rendering Engine for High-Fidelity Visualization

  • DiligentCore

    A modern cross-platform low-level graphics API

    Project mention: Diligent Engine introduces WebGPU back end | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-09-04
  • RTXDI

  • gatling

    Hydra-enabled GPU path tracer that supports MaterialX and MDL (by pablode)

  • ZetaRay

    Real-time Direct3D 12 path tracer

  • Game-Console-Dev-Guide

    Game Console Dev Guide. Learn to develop games for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck, and Apple Silicon. Developing with Unreal Engine 5, Unity, Godot Engine, and Blender.

  • RadeonProRenderUSD

    This plug-in allows GPU or CPU accelerated viewport rendering on all OpenCL 1.2 hardware for the open source USD and Hydra system. You can build this plug-in as a USDView plug-in or a Houdini plug-in.

  • ProtoTracer

    3D rendering and animation engine for multifaceted displays on microcontrollers

    Project mention: Some DIY helmet mods for my cyberpunk-inspired cosplay | /r/Cyberpunk | 2023-12-10

    ProtoTracer for changing the image the LED shows.

  • RayTracer

    A ray tracing program (by aromanro)

  • Tempest

    API abstraction layer for 3D graphics, UI and sound. Written in C++17 with Vulkan, DX12 and Metal support. (by Try)

  • path-tracer

    A physically-based Monte Carlo Path Tracer (Ray Tracer) from scratch

  • RadeonProRenderMayaPlugin

    This hardware-agnostic rendering plug-in for Maya uses accurate ray-tracing technology to produce images and animations of your scenes, and provides real-time interactive rendering and continuous adjustment of effects.

  • astray

    A performance-portable geodesic ray tracing library. (by VRGroupRWTH)

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).

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Index

What are some of the best open-source ray-tracing projects in C++? This list will help you:

Project Stars
1 The-Forge 4,833
2 GLSL-PathTracer 1,874
3 ospray 1,020
4 DiligentCore 632
5 RTXDI 363
6 gatling 296
7 ZetaRay 270
8 Game-Console-Dev-Guide 243
9 RadeonProRenderUSD 218
10 ProtoTracer 145
11 RayTracer 131
12 Tempest 118
13 path-tracer 53
14 RadeonProRenderMayaPlugin 48
15 astray 24

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