VOGL

For other uses, see VOGL (disambiguation).

VOGL

Original author(s)	RAD Game Tools and Valve
Initial release	March 12, 2014 (2014-03-12)
Repository	github.com/ValveSoftware/vogl
Written in	C++
Type	Debugger
License	MIT License
Website	github.com/ValveSoftware/vogl

Mesa 3D comprises an implementation of OpenGL as well as the user-space device drivers. There are additional components inside the Linux kernel: the DRM and the KMS.

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

VOGL high-level goals

• 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

See also

• Valgrind
• Linux as a gaming platform

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
• Rich Geldreich's Blog