Features

The engine is intentionally low-level and explicit:

• No GUI framework
• No WebView
• No runtime abstraction layer between your shader and the GPU

What is it though?

• a foundation for custom shader-based tools,
• a bridge between GLSL and external control systems,
• a standalone binary, not a plugin locked into another host.

It is equally suited for live performance, installations, research tools, and experimental pipelines.

Native features

• Native OpenGL rendering (via glow)
• Fullscreen GLSL fragment shader pipeline
• JSON-defined parameter schema
• MIDI control (CoreMIDI on macOS, cross-platform via midir)
• Syphon server output (macOS)
• Spout2 sender output (Windows)
• FFmpeg streaming output (RTSP / RTMP)
• NDI output (separate run mode)
• Vendored native dependencies (no system installs required)
• Deterministic build & runtime behavior

Use Cases

• Live shader performance
• Visual instruments
• Generative installations
• Feedback-based video systems
• Custom GPU tools for OBS, Resolume, TouchDesigner pipelines