OpenVDB - Sparse volume data structure and tools

• UpdatedFeb 13, 2026
• C++

Sprite glow effect with HDR outline

• UpdatedOct 15, 2025
• ShaderLab

A modern open source rendering engine for animation and visual effects

• UpdatedFeb 4, 2026
• C++

Advanced shading language for production GI renderers

• UpdatedFeb 15, 2026
• C++

Reading, writing, and processing images in a wide variety of file formats, using a format-agnostic API, aimed at VFX applications.

• UpdatedFeb 20, 2026
• C++

MaterialX is an open standard for the exchange of rich material and look-development content across applications and renderers.

• UpdatedFeb 19, 2026
• C++

Open Source API and interchange format for editorial timeline information.

• UpdatedFeb 18, 2026
• C++

The OpenEXR project provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, the professional-grade image storage format of the motion picture industry.

• UpdatedFeb 19, 2026
• C

Free, open-source VHS effect. Standalone application + plugin (After Effects, Premiere, and OpenFX).

• UpdatedFeb 16, 2026
• Rust

Open-source compositing software. Node-graph based. Similar in functionalities to Adobe After Effects and Nuke by The Foundry.

• UpdatedSep 30, 2018
• C++

Multi-functional shader for the Particle System that supports Universal Render Pipeline (URP) of Unity.

• UpdatedDec 24, 2025
• C#

ZEn NOde system - a simulation & rendering engine in nodes

• UpdatedFeb 6, 2026
• C++

🎆 Hanabi — a GPU particle system plugin for the Bevy game engine.

• UpdatedFeb 15, 2026
• Rust

• UpdatedFeb 20, 2026
• C++

Skinned mesh sampling with VFX Graph

• UpdatedOct 12, 2022

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

• UpdatedMar 17, 2021
• ShaderLab

DJV is an open source application for media playback and review

• UpdatedFeb 19, 2026
• C++

Unity VFX Graph samples with SDF (signed distance field)

• UpdatedOct 8, 2024

VAT (Vertex Animation Texture) with Unity Shader Graph and Visual Effect Graph

• UpdatedDec 15, 2021
• HLSL

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

• UpdatedJul 5, 2024
• ShaderLab