looks like a slopfork of the fairly new https://shaders.com - frustrating for them!

marchantweb 29 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

I'm the Founder at https://shaders.com. Not frustrating at all, and Basement is an excellent team. Shader Lab looks like a solid tool for exploration and and creating effects, nothing slop about it (although I love the word "slopfork", that's new).

Our platform goes above and beyond that with a large collection of Pro presets and a unique capability in our component-based approach with reactive props, and of course broader framework support. All that, and our new MCP workflow for having your agent prompt effects, and we feel confident in our place in the market.

Would recommend checking out both Shader Lab AND shaders.com to anyone interested in creative shader effects for the web.

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felixthehat 16 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Ah nice! I enjoyed trying out your product when it was launched which called this app to mind. Commendable attitude!

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gavinray 23 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

I'm not your target audience, but why do you gate your playground?

Went to try it and then gave up after it asked me to sign up/log in

	▲	marchantweb a minute ago \| parent [-]
		Mostly due to account-tied permissions, such as asset uploads (images, video, etc) and for auto-saving/versioning. It's entirely free to try, build, etc with an account - you only need a paid license when you're ready to export/deploy

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KingOfCoders an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

They look nothing alike except they are both about shaders.

Could you explain why you think this is a slopfork?

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felixthehat an hour ago | parent [-]

Did you try the shader.com shader editor where you stack shaders and effects in layers? V similar approach!

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frabia 29 minutes ago | parent [-]

so does Photoshop and thousand other visual editing tools. Hardly a reason to claim it to be a copy. Also "slopfork" seems harsh considering it seems limited, but well designed imo.

	▲	felixthehat 18 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Maybe a little harsh yes. But compare these screenshots of the two products/features https://imgur.com/a/41BybD1

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skrebbel an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

"slopfork" nice

	▲	felixthehat an hour ago \| parent [-]
		I heard the term used on the shoptalk podcast about cloudflare slopforking wordpress! https://shoptalkshow.com/709/

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doingitwell 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Welcome to the world of zero cost software we were promised

	▲	nipponese an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Indeed we prefer the world where only deep-pocketed entrenched monopolies can do this.