Shader Forge is now open-source and free to all developers

Unity plugin Shader Forge has contributed to the stylish looks of games such as The Chinese Room’s Dear Esther and Monomi Park’s Slime Rancher, and until today, it has cost $90. Developer Freya Holmér announced that it is now a free, open-source tool, and released the code on GitHub. Shader Forge is available in the Unity Asset Store.

Holmér has decided to pursue other projects, and she decided to make the tool free and open-source because she no longer has the bandwidth to support it anymore. In addition to creating the plugin, Holmér cofounded the indie studio Neat Corporation, which is making the VR game Budget Cuts.