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Mirage is a Jetpack Compose library offering 29 zero-dependency AGSL shaders for animated gradients, noise fields, and image filters that run entirely on the GPU.

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Apache-2.0

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2026-07-05

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Why it is worth attention

It brings production-quality, WebGL-like procedural graphics and image filters to native Android without requiring WebView, GL surfaces, or external assets, using idiomatic Compose APIs.

Who it is for

  • Android developers using Jetpack Compose
  • UI designers needing GPU-accelerated visual effects
  • Developers building animated backgrounds or image processing apps
  • Open-source contributors interested in AGSL shader development

Use cases

  • Create animated mesh gradients or metaballs as composable backgrounds
  • Apply water, halftone, or paper texture filters to images via Modifier extensions
  • Add glowing borders or pulsing effects to UI components
  • Generate static or animated noise fields for dynamic wallpapers

Strengths

  • Zero runtime dependencies beyond Compose itself
  • All shaders are GPU-accelerated via AGSL RuntimeShader, with static shaders having zero per-frame cost
  • Fully parameterized with shared controls (speed, sizing, animation offset) and default presets
  • Includes both procedural fill composables and Modifier-based image filters that work on any composable content

Considerations

  • Requires Android 13 (API 33) to render shaders; fallback logic needed for older devices
  • Animated shaders incur a small per-frame uniform update cost, though static shaders are free
  • Shader algorithms are derived from Paper Shaders (GLSL to AGSL translation), not original work

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Description

✨ 29 ultra-fast, zero-dependency AGSL shaders for Jetpack Compose — animated gradients, noise fields, and image filters that run entirely on the GPU.

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