VOGL

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github.com/ValveSoftware/vogl

Written inC++Operating systemLinux, Microsoft Windows^[1]TypeDebuggerLicenseMIT License^[2]Websitegithub.com/ValveSoftware/vogl

VOGL is a debugger for the OpenGL rendering API intended to be used in the development of video games. VOGL was originally written at RAD Game Tools and Valve. VOGL is free and open-source software subject to the terms of the MIT License.

Description

There is a graphical front-end implementing Qt5-based GUI widgets.^[3]

VOGL was initially released with support for Linux operating systems only, but on April 23, 2014, additional support for Microsoft Windows was released.^[1]

Goals included:

Free and open-source
Steam integration
Vendor and driver version neutral
No special app builds needed
Frame capturing, full stream tracing, trace trimming
Optimized replayer
OpenGL usage validation
Regression testing, benchmarking
Robust API support: OpenGL v3/4.x, core or compatibility contexts
UI to edit captures, inspect state, diff snapshots, control tracing

VOGLperf is a benchmarking tool for Linux OpenGL games.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Rich Geldreich (April 23, 2014). "vogl Windows port, new regression test system, new vogl_chroot repo". Blog. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
^ "VOGL License". GitHub. 2019-03-04.
^ "couple vogl debugger/editor UI screenshots". 2014-03-21.
^ "VOGLperf on GitHub". GitHub. 2019-01-31.

External links

vogl's GitHub repository
Moving Your Games to OpenGL From 33:47 till the end of the video there is an introduction to VOGL
Moving Your Games to OpenGL Steam Dev Days 2014 Presentation PDF