--- title: Jupyter-like Notebooks for Shaders slug: jupyter-like-notebooks-for-shaders published_date: 2026-03-03T07:56:00+00:00 tags: graphics, rust publish: true make_discoverable: true is_page: false meta_description: "web based GLSL shader notebooks: write fragment shaders in editable cells with live previews — like a Jupyter notebook but for shaders." --- TLDR: I made simple web based GLSL shader notebooks where you can write shaders in editable cells with live previews — like a Jupyter notebook but for shaders. You can try out the live demo at [shadertoy.armeet.ca](http://shadertoy.armeet.ca) and view the source code at [github.com/armeetj/shadertoy](https://github.com/armeetj/shadertoy). One of my friends had the idea to work on a simple IDE where he could type in something like `rectangle(10)` or `circle(10, red)` and have live-rendered previews show up inline in the editor. The idea was inspired by Strudel (you can write beats as code). The name for this project is inspired by the original [shadertoy](https://shadertoy.com) website, where users share GLSL shaders used to create some amazing graphics! You can paste any of these examples into my web renderer to edit and update them in realtime.