# Paper Shaders is now open source and free to use

By Steven Van · 2026-07-01

The zero-dependency shader library ships as React components or raw GLSL, with code on the announcement thread.

Paper Shaders is now fully open source and free for any use case. The library ships ultra-fast, zero-dependency shaders as either React components or raw GLSL, and the code is available on [the announcement thread](<https://x.com/i/status/2072370559351202088>).

[Source post](https://x.com/i/status/2072370559351202088)

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Paper Shaders

Ultra-fast, zero-dependency open-source shaders for your projects — as React components or GLSL.

[View Paper Shaders →](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/resources/paper-shaders>)

[Read Paper Shaders is now open source and free to use on Creators Toolbox](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/paper-shaders-paper-shaders-open-sourced>)

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