--- title: This free tool on Steam just gave me a reason to... description: ShaderGlass is a free tool available on Steam (originally from GitHub) that overlays more than 1200 visual shaders and filters on your screen, letting you... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/this-free-tool-on-steam-just-gave-me-a-reason-to-reinstall-every-single-game-i-ve-ever-played-ic5m49arm twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: This free tool on Steam just gave me a reason to reinstall every single game I've ever played | daily.dev og:description: ShaderGlass is a free tool available on Steam (originally from GitHub) that overlays more than 1200 visual shaders and filters on your screen, letting you... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/this-free-tool-on-steam-just-gave-me-a-reason-to-reinstall-every-single-game-i-ve-ever-played-ic5m49arm og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ic5M49aRM.png og:image:alt: This free tool on Steam just gave me a reason to reinstall every single game I've ever played og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # This free tool on Steam just gave me a reason to reinstall every single game I've ever played **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 5 min read · 19 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary ShaderGlass is a free tool available on Steam (originally from GitHub) that overlays more than 1200 visual shaders and filters on your screen, letting you apply CRT, VHS, NES/SNES, and handheld console effects to any game or video. It supports frame rate control, aspect ratio presets for emulation (NES, SNES, PAL, DOS, NTSC), and display scaling. The author found it especially effective for retro emulation, horror games, and even AAA titles like Cyberpunk 2077, though it reportedly runs poorly on Windows 10 with visual glitches and frame drops, working much better on Windows 11. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is ShaderGlass and what does it do for PC games? ShaderGlass is a free tool, originally released on GitHub and now available on Steam, that overlays a transparent shader window on your display so you can apply visual filters to any game or video you're watching. It includes over 1200 shaders, such as CRT scanlines, VHS effects, and handheld console filters, plus frame rate control and emulation aspect ratio options like NES, SNES, PAL, DOS, and NTSC. _Gamers exploring retro-style visual tweaks can find tool roundups like this on daily.dev._ ### Does ShaderGlass work well on Windows 10 or do I need Windows 11? ShaderGlass runs noticeably better on Windows 11 than Windows 10. On a Windows 10 PC, users may see persistent yellow borders around the overlay and frame rate drops in demanding games like Cyberpunk 2077, while switching to Windows 11 largely resolves these issues, sometimes requiring tweaks like disabling ray tracing for smoother performance. _Developers troubleshooting platform-specific tool quirks can track compatibility notes like this on daily.dev._ ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@ordinary\_person** · 0 upvotes > Is that CS2 ?? ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Your favorite retro games look wrong on modern screens, and only RetroArch's shader presets fix that](https://daily.dev/posts/your-favorite-retro-games-look-wrong-on-modern-screens-and-only-retroarch-s-shader-presets-fix-that-rpzcjsdfj) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Forget hunting for working CRTs, this is how I nailed the retro look for my emulation catalog](https://daily.dev/posts/forget-hunting-for-working-crts-this-is-how-i-nailed-the-retro-look-for-my-emulation-catalog-nexpkvwwh) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - 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