RenderDoc is a graphics debugger for Vulkan, D3D11, D3D12, OpenGL, and OpenGL ES on Windows, Linux, Android, and Nintendo Switch.
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RenderDoc is a graphics debugger currently available for Vulkan, D3D11, D3D12, OpenGL, and OpenGL ES development on Windows, Linux, Android, and Nintendo Switch. Released under the MIT license.
Capabilities
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Ways to use it
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Product features
Use RenderDoc on Android devices.
View command and object annotations
Lightweight anonymous analytics to guide development, with optional manual review.
Inspect every draw call and resource state in detail.
Inspect API calls and callstacks
View buffer contents
Capture callstacks during frame capture.
Capture frames from applications
Capture frames from applications.
Press F12 or Print Screen to capture the next frame.
Available on Windows, Linux, Android, and Nintendo Switch.
Use custom visualisation shaders.
Support for Direct3D 11 graphics API.
Support for Direct3D 12 graphics API.
Associate RenderDoc's file extensions with the program.
Capture frames from running applications for later analysis.
Debug graphics applications across multiple APIs and platforms.
Allows integration into applications for capture control.
Overlay indicates when RenderDoc is ready and when a frame is captured.
Integrate RenderDoc directly into applications for automated capture.
Launch an executable with RenderDoc to capture frames.
Open a texture in a locked tab to keep it visible even when slots change.
Significant memory overhead due to shadow copies; recommended to use 64-bit.
Released under the MIT license with source available on GitHub.
Supports Vulkan, D3D11, D3D12, OpenGL, and OpenGL ES.
Take multiple captures and manage them with thumbnails.
Capture and replay over a network.
Support for OpenGL ES graphics API.
Support for OpenGL graphics API.
Inspect pixel history and debug shaders.
Automate RenderDoc workflows with Python scripting.
Adjust visible range for HDR images with white and black points.
Include debug info in shaders for debugging.
Captures only one swapchain at a time, cycled with F11 key.
Inspect textures and render targets with channel and mip selection.
Supports capturing Vulkan applications, but captures are not portable between different vendor GPUs.
Support for Vulkan graphics API.