Trending ShaderLab Projects

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Top 50 Trending ShaderLab Projects

  1. Anime-Speed-Lines

    Post-processing effect to procedurally generate a anime/manga-style vignette of lines typically used to portray speed or surprise.

  2. RTSCameraController-Cinemachine

    A RTS style Camera Controller for Unity 3D's Cinemachine system.

  3. Dither3D

    Surface-Stable Fractal Dithering

  4. UnityJigglePhysics

    A unity addon for adding stretchy bouncy physics to bones and meshes.

  5. lilToon

    Feature-rich shaders for avatars

  6. Unity-DepthAPI

    Examples of using Depth API for real-time, dynamic occlusions

  7. UIOutline

  8. Post-Processing

    My Unity post processing pipeline and shaders

  9. Marschner-Hair-Unity

    Implement Marschner Shading Model In Unity

  10. Post-Processing-Wireframe-Outlines

    A simple post-processing outline effect that uses depth-based edge detection.

  11. UI-Blur-LWRP-2020

    UI background blur shader for Unity 2020 URP/LWRP/2D Renderer (usable for all Render Modes)

  12. PoiyomiToonShader

    A feature rich toon shader for unity and VR Chat

  13. unity-stylized-water

    A stylized water shader (and material presets) for Unity.

  14. UnityAspectRatioController

    Unity script to enforce window aspect ratio for standalone Windows 32/64bit builds.

  15. unity-dithered-transparency-shader

    Unity material and shader for applying clipped, dithered transparency

  16. UltimateOutline

    The easiest way to achieve outlines in unity.

  17. Unity-ControlNet-Rig

    A rigged Unity character controller with inverse kinematics built using the Animation Rigging Package, that works with OpenPose ControlNet in Automatic1111 WebUI via the API.

  18. UnityURPToonLitShaderExample

    A very simple toon lit shader example, for you to learn writing custom lit shader in Unity URP

  19. UnityToonShader

    Source code for Toon Shader tutorial for Unity. Has specular, rim lighting, and can cast and receive shadows.

  20. ShaderTutorials

    unity shader tutorials (by ronja-tutorials)

  21. Unity-Shader-Basics-Tutorial

    A introduction into creating shaders for Unity

  22. Scriptable-Object-Inventory

    A scriptable object based inventory system for Unity3D

  23. OpenYandere

    An open-source community rewrite of the game "Yandere Simulator" in C#. 2020 july 4th update (This isn't the leak guys soz.) but you may join discord https://discord.gg/e8RNBBw (by Evilpersonwithnosoul)

  24. URP-LWRP-Shaders

    A Collection of Shader For URP(LWRP) Render Pipeline

  25. ToonWaterShader

    Source code for Toon Water Shader tutorial for Unity. Renders and animates toon-style waves from a noise texture and generates shoreline foam based off the depth buffer.

  26. UnityURPUnlitScreenSpaceDecalShader

    Unity unlit screen space decal shader for URP. Just create a new material using this shader, then assign it to a new unity cube GameObject = DONE, now you have unlit decal working in URP

  27. HSV-Color-Picker-Unity

    HSV color picker for Unity UI

  28. Post-Processing-Scan

    A 3D scan/sonar-like post-processing effect for Unity. Essentially a visualization of a spherical signed distance field (SDF).

  29. UnityOutlineShader

    Source code for Outline Shader tutorial for Unity. Detects edges in a scene using the depth and normals buffers.

  30. unity-wireframe

    General purpose wireframe shaders for use in Unity.

  31. Materialize

    Materialize Main Branch. Materialize is a program for converting images to materials for use in video games and other 3D applications. (by finepointcgi)

  32. Unity-Wave-Propagation-Water-Ripple

    water ripple shader for Unity

  33. UnityFurShader

    🐈 Fur shader for Unity.

  34. Unity-Twitch-Chat

    Lightweight and easy-to-use Twitch IRC client for Unity (C#)

  35. UnityChanToonShaderVer2_Project

    UnityChanToonShaderVer2 Project / v.2.0.9 Release

  36. Shader-Graph-Experiments

    Various shader graph effects with Unity URP

  37. DepthMask-Unity-Shader

    Simple but powerful Unity shader that enables geometry masking for cutouts, UI, AR, and multiple camera VFX tricks.

  38. Unity3DCrossSectionShader

    CG shader for unity3D to create a cross section through meshes

  39. SkinnedMeshDecals

    An example of rendering decals on SkinnedMesh Renderers in Unity.

  40. ArcadeVehiclePhysics

    A framework for creating an arcade inspired physics system for vehicles in Unity

  41. sprite-glow

    Sprite glow effect with HDR outline

  42. UnityGrassGeometryShader

    Source code for Grass Shader tutorial for Unity. Generates blades with a geometry shader, tessellates input mesh to control density.

  43. SpriteOutlineFx

    Outline image effect for 2D sprites.

  44. Cubeds-Unity-Shaders

    A compilation of custom shaders for Unity3D

  45. StandardTriplanar

    Unity's standard shader with triplanar mapping

  46. SpriteSheetRenderer

    Spritesheet renderer is a powerful Unity ECS API to render massive numbers of sprites using the new dots stack, taking full advantage of Jobs, DynamicBuffers and ComputeBuffer

  47. urp-toon-shader

    🌔 Toon shader for Unity's Universal Render Pipeline.

  48. Neitri-Unity-Shaders

    Collection of shaders for Unity3D and VRChat

  49. Disintegration

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Index

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Project Growth
1 Anime-Speed-Lines 7.0%
2 RTSCameraController-Cinemachine 6.7%
3 Dither3D 5.8%
4 UnityJigglePhysics 5.7%
5 lilToon 5.4%
6 Unity-DepthAPI 4.4%
7 UIOutline 4.4%
8 Post-Processing 3.9%
9 Marschner-Hair-Unity 3.8%
10 Post-Processing-Wireframe-Outlines 3.1%
11 UI-Blur-LWRP-2020 3.0%
12 PoiyomiToonShader 2.8%
13 unity-stylized-water 2.5%
14 UnityAspectRatioController 2.4%
15 unity-dithered-transparency-shader 2.3%
16 UltimateOutline 2.2%
17 Unity-ControlNet-Rig 2.1%
18 audiolink 2.0%
19 UnityURPToonLitShaderExample 1.9%
20 UnityToonShader 1.9%
21 ShaderTutorials 1.7%
22 Unity-Shader-Basics-Tutorial 1.7%
23 Scriptable-Object-Inventory 1.5%
24 OpenYandere 1.5%
25 URP-LWRP-Shaders 1.4%
26 ToonWaterShader 1.4%
27 UnityURPUnlitScreenSpaceDecalShader 1.2%
28 HSV-Color-Picker-Unity 1.1%
29 Post-Processing-Scan 1.0%
30 UnityOutlineShader 1.0%
31 unity-wireframe 1.0%
32 Materialize 1.0%
33 Unity-Wave-Propagation-Water-Ripple 1.0%
34 UnityFurShader 0.9%
35 Unity-Twitch-Chat 0.8%
36 UnityChanToonShaderVer2_Project 0.8%
37 Shader-Graph-Experiments 0.7%
38 DepthMask-Unity-Shader 0.7%
39 Unity3DCrossSectionShader 0.7%
40 SkinnedMeshDecals 0.6%
41 ArcadeVehiclePhysics 0.5%
42 sprite-glow 0.5%
43 UnityGrassGeometryShader 0.5%
44 SpriteOutlineFx 0.5%
45 Cubeds-Unity-Shaders 0.3%
46 StandardTriplanar 0.3%
47 SpriteSheetRenderer 0.3%
48 urp-toon-shader 0.0%
49 Neitri-Unity-Shaders 0.0%
50 Disintegration 0.0%