Free, open-source CRT, VHS, film, glitch, dithering, and retro post-processing for Unity.

Install · Quick start · Documentation · Releases

Ghosting, jitter, and dither	Posterize, RGB bleed, and virtual resolution

CrowFX turns a Unity camera into a complete real-time image-effects stack. Build convincing CRT displays, VHS and composite video, film damage, PSX-style color and dithering, analog-horror footage, digital glitches, LCD artifacts, and polished cinematic looks — from one searchable inspector.

Highlights

• 88 curated looks across 11 categories, searchable, with non-destructive preview
• High-fidelity simulation of CRT, VHS, composite video, film, lens, sensor, LCD, and codec artifacts
• Live per-section previews that run the real stage shader, so every control moves the image
• Only what you use — disabled effects add no render passes
• Built to share — profiles and preset assets that travel with your project

Installation

OpenUPM

openupm add com.luci0n.crowfx

Git URL

In Unity, open Window > Package Manager, select + → Add package from git URL, and enter:

https://github.com/Luci0n/CrowFX-Unity-Image-Effects.git?path=CrowFX

Release package

Download a .unitypackage from Releases and import it through Assets > Import Package > Custom Package.

Quick start

1. Add CrowImageEffects to a camera.
2. Open Look Library in the inspector and preview a look, or build a stack from individual sections.
3. Select Apply to commit a preview.
4. Save reusable configurations as CrowFXProfile or CrowFXPresetAsset assets.

Effects

Sampling & Grid · Pre-Grade · Lens & Sensor · Film · Posterize & Palette · Dithering · RGB Bleed & Jitter · Ghosting · Motion & Datamosh · Edges & Sharpening · Digital Video · VHS Tape · Composite Signal · CRT Display · LCD Display · Masks

See Effects for what each family does and the order they run in.

Compatibility

Built for the Built-in Render Pipeline on Unity 2022.3 LTS or newer. URP and HDRP adapters are experimental — see Pipelines before relying on them.

Documentation

• Inspector — sections, Solo/Mute/Bypass, live previews, multi-camera editing
• Effects — effect families, render order, signal domain, sampling
• Looks and presets — Look Library, bookmarks, profiles, preset assets
• Pipelines — Built-in, URP, HDRP, XR and stereo
• Performance and builds — quality tiers, validation, shader stripping

License

MIT