Unity Shader Generator

To generate a Unity shader for URP or HDRP, you describe the desired visual effect, and the tool outputs a complete .shader file with ShaderLab/HLSL code and material setup instructions tailored to your project's render pipeline.

You can create visual effects like dissolve, toon shading, holograms, water, and triplanar mapping without manually writing HLSL by describing the effect, which generates the configurable properties and shader code automatically.

The shader generator works with Built-in, URP, and HDRP render pipelines by detecting your project setup and providing corresponding templates, references, and complete shader files adapted to the specific pipeline requirements.

You need a Unity project containing a manifest.json file in the Packages folder and write access to the Assets folder, allowing the tool to emit the generated .shader file and corresponding material assets directly into your project.

Setting up materials for a generated Unity shader involves using the provided material setup guidance output alongside the .shader file, ensuring the configurable properties are correctly applied to your meshes in the Unity editor.

Limitations include dependency on your project's render pipeline configuration and requiring write access to the Assets folder; complex, highly custom shader logic beyond the supported effect templates may still require manual HLSL intervention.