VOGL is a

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for the OpenGL rendering API intended to be used in the development of video games. VOGL was originally written at RAD Game Tools and

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. VOGL is free and open-source software subject to the terms of the

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There is a graphical front-end implementing Qt5-based

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

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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 Debuggers Free software Free software programmed in C++ Software that uses Qt Valve Corporation Video game development software for Linux

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