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apitrace

Ch 077.3of 22 Game Profiling Software
  1. 1Runs onLinux, Mac, Windows
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3CPU profilingYes
  4. 4GPU profilingYes
  5. 5Frame-time analysisYes
  6. 6Render API captureYes
  7. 7Supported platformsLinux, OS X, Windows
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Overview

apitrace is ranked #7 of 22 in game profiling software on Specifiction. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

apitrace plans and pricing

All plans
Open-source apitrace Free source clone; binaries for Windows and Linux architectures apitrace.github.io · 1 Oct 2026

Compared on game profiling software

Free plan
Yesapitrace.github.io
CPU profiling
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GPU profiling
Yesapitrace.github.io
Frame-time analysis
Yesapitrace.github.io
Render API capture
Yesapitrace.github.io
Supported platforms
Linux, OS X, Windowsapitrace.github.io

Facts

Purpose
apitrace traces OpenGL, Direct3D, and DirectDraw API calls to files.apitrace.github.io · 1 Oct 2026
Replay
Recorded calls can be replayed on any machine and, for OpenGL, on any operating system.apitrace.github.io · 1 Oct 2026
Analysis
The tools inspect state, view framebuffers and textures, view call data, edit trace files, and profile trace performance.apitrace.github.io · 1 Oct 2026
API coverage
The feature matrix covers OpenGL 1.0–4.5, OpenGL ES 1.0–3.0, Direct3D 7–11.x, and DirectDraw with varying trace, replay, inspection, and profiling support.apitrace.github.io · 1 Oct 2026
Operating systems
The OS matrix lists Linux, OS X, and Windows for tracing, replay, CLI, and GUI use.apitrace.github.io · 1 Oct 2026
Downloads
The project provides latest Windows and Linux binaries for x86_64 and Arm64, plus Windows x86 binaries.apitrace.github.io · 1 Oct 2026
Source availability
apitrace is open-source, hosted on GitHub, and can be cloned with its submodules.apitrace.github.io · 1 Oct 2026
Backtrace capture
Call-stack capture for OpenGL calls is available on Android and Linux.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
Profiling
Command-line profiling can record frame, GPU, CPU, and pixels-drawn data, with shader-profile formatting available through a script.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
Annotations
OpenGL traces can use several debug and marker extensions, including GL_KHR_debug and GL_EXT_debug_marker.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
Remote replay
qapitrace has rudimentary support for replaying traces on a remote target device.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
Known limitation
Programmatic Direct3D capture interfaces are currently unsupported.github.com · 1 Oct 2026
Support
The homepage links to a manual, bug-reporting guide, source-hacking guide, wiki, and mailing list.apitrace.github.io · 1 Oct 2026
Maintenance
The project says it is maintained, but the maintainer has very little time and addresses patches, issues, and requests as time permits.apitrace.github.io · 1 Oct 2026
License
The GitHub repository identifies the project license as MIT.github.com · 1 Oct 2026

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