# Shader Editor (376142)

**URL:** https://discussions.unity.com/t/shader-editor-376142/376142
**Category:** Shaders & Materials
**Tags:** Shaders
**Created:** [February 15, 2007, 2:31am UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/shader-editor-376142/376142 "2007-02-15T02:31:39Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![anon\_95653684](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@anon\_95653684](https://discussions.unity.com/u/anon_95653684)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2007, 2:31am UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/shader-editor-376142/376142/1 "2007-02-15T02:31:39Z")

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Can anyone recommend a shader editor for osx??

I know theres Apples Shader Builder, but I dont want to have to install the whole toolset

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### Author: ![NicholasFrancis](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/unity/user_avatar/discussions.unity.com/nicholasfrancis/32/557235_2.png) [@NicholasFrancis](https://discussions.unity.com/u/NicholasFrancis)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2007, 3:04am UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/shader-editor-376142/376142/2 "2007-02-15T03:04:45Z")

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How about using Unity’s ShaderLab? I assume that’s what you’ll be targetting in the end anyways. It’s just text files. You save them and Unity updates transparently.

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### Author: ![anon\_44891067](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f4b2a3/32.png) [@anon\_44891067](https://discussions.unity.com/u/anon_44891067)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2007, 11:56pm UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/shader-editor-376142/376142/3 "2007-02-22T23:56:37Z")

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I’d recommend QShaderEdit. It’s a cross platform, multi language shader editor that works nicely on OSX:

[http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=42586](http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=42586)

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### Author: ![anon\_95653684](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@anon\_95653684](https://discussions.unity.com/u/anon_95653684)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2007, 12:55am UTC](https://discussions.unity.com/t/shader-editor-376142/376142/4 "2007-02-23T00:55:27Z")

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that looks great, i cant seem to find an osx binary tho, could i get one from you?