Amplify Shader Editor
Amplify Shader Editor
NEW! HDRP Vector Displacement Sample
NEW! Tessellation options for URP and HDRP
NEW! Translucency and Transmission options for URP
NEW! New Start Screen window
NEW! Easy graph share and canvas Screenshot buttons
NEW! SRP packages auto-importer
NEW! Compatibility with Unity 2019
NEW! Support for Post-Processing Stack shaders
NEW! Compatible with Substance in Unity plugin
NEW! Support for Custom Render Textures
NEW! Support for both HD, URP and Lightweight SRP
NEW! Multi-Pass on Templates
NEW! Xbox One/PS4/Switch Support
NEW! Terrain support
NEW! Shader Templates
• Universal PBR/Unlit SRP
• Universal 2D Lit/Unlit SRP
• HD Lit/Unlit/Hair/Fabric/Decal SRP
• Lightweight PBR/Unlit SRP
• Custom RT Init/Update
• Post-Process effects including Post-Processing Stack
• Alpha-Blended particles
• Sprite
• Lit/Unlit
• Unlit Lightmap
• UI


New Tool
• Post-Processing Stack Tool



New Samples
• HDRP Vector Displacement
• Scale Independent Tile
• Volumetric Pixelize by Raphael Ernaelsten
• SRP HD Omni Decal
• Mosaic Effect
• Unlit With Lightmap



New Templates
• Universal PBR/Unlit
• HD Lit/Unlit/Hair/Fabric
• Post Process Stack
• Unlit Lightmap



New Nodes
• Inverse Projection Matrix
• Inverse View Projection Matrix
• HD Emission
• Voronoi
• Gradient
• Gradient Sample


New Shader Function
• Inverse Lerp
• Random Range
• SRP Additional Light
• Flow
• Twirl
• Normal From Height
• Noise Sine Wave
• Sawtooth Wave
• Square Wave
• Triangle Wave
• Checkerboard
• Ellipse
• Polygon
• Rectangle
• Rounded Rectangle



Latest Improvements
• Added templates specifically for the new Universal Rendering Pipeline
• Added new HD Lit template compatible with Unity's HDRP shader inspector
• Infinite loop detection is now faster, reducing hit when connecting nodes on large graphs.
• Improved nodes preview rendering refresh behavior
• New tag system created to improve node search
• Take a screenshot of your whole canvas by simply hitting the Screenshot button
• Easily share selected portions of the graph through the Share button
• Added new post-processing stack tool which generates a cs script with a PPS Renderer and Settings from a given shader.
• Amplify Shader Editor supports both HD, Lightweight and Universal RP via templates up to v7.2.x.
• Legacy HD and Lightweight SRP v3.x.x/v4.x.x/v5.x.x templates are also supplied via Legacy packages.
• Support for Custom Render Texture usage on Unity 2017 and above via Custom RT templates.
• Substances can now also be used on ASE canvas with Unity 2018 and above through the Substance in Unity plugin.
• Can now access 8 UV channels when on Unity 2018.2 and above.
• Can Pan and Zoom ASE canvas camera through keyboard directional keys.
• Support for Material Types into HD PBR SRP template.
• Support for Specular workflow into Lightweight PBR SRP template.
• Custom Options can now be added directly over templates.



Learn more: Amplify Wiki
Discuss here: Unity Forum Thread
Shader Samples: Full List



The Editor will continue to be improved in future updates, there are a lot more features currently in development.



Notable Features

• Full source-code
• Support for Xbox One/PS4/Switch
Custom Node API
Shader Templates
Shader Functions
• Multi-window Support
• Intuitive, familiar node interface
• Extensive node library
• Instancing Support
• User Contributed Nodes and Shaders
• Growing sample collection




Amplify Shader Editor (ASE) is a node-based shader creation tool inspired by industry leading software. An open and tightly integrated solution, it provides a familiar and consistent development environment that seamlessly blends with Unity’s UI conventions and Shader use. Affordable quality and flexibility with the responsive customer support you can expect from Amplify Creations.


INTUITIVE and UX-focused, the workspace is familiar, clean and flexible. Dock it, or use it in a second monitor, it’s prepared to fit your layout requirements.


MINIMALISTIC toolbars and menus have been optimized to maximize workspace area without large intrusive nodes or menus. Creating nodes or new Shaders is as intuitive as creating a new Unity Material in the Project Explorer window.


OPEN to customer contributions like nodes, improvements, bug fixes or third-party support. We aim to provide a robust and flexible tool that can be easily adapted to existing art production pipelines.


FLEXIBLE shader creation options. Generate diverse Built-in, including Custom Lighting, and SRP HD/URP/LW shaders. Includes a custom shader Template System to help unleash your creativity while adapting to your production's technical specifications.
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