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Shaders for Framer vs Metalforge

Compare Shaders for Framer and Metalforge - features, pricing, and which is better for your workflow.

What is Shaders for Framer?

Framer plugin that drops animated GPU shaders into your designs — gradients, noise, distortion, and other live visual effects without writing GLSL.

Price: Free

  • Animated shader backgrounds and effects
  • Drop into any Framer canvas
  • Live preview in the editor
  • No shader code required
  • Tweakable parameters per shader
Learn more about Shaders for Framer

What is Metalforge?

Visual editor for Metal shaders — tweak 48 effects with sliders, preview live via WebGPU, and export .metal files, SwiftUI components, or React Native Skia code.

Price: Freemium

  • 48 pre-built shader effects, adjusted with sliders
  • Live WebGPU preview in the browser
  • Export real .metal files for Xcode
  • SwiftUI component and React Native (Skia) export
  • Complete Xcode and Expo starter projects on Pro
  • Shareable URLs for any shader you build
Learn more about Metalforge