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Optick

Ch 067.4of 22 Game Profiling Software
  1. 1Runs onAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3CPU profilingYes
  4. 4GPU profilingYes
  5. 5Frame-time analysisYes
  6. 6Render API captureYes
  7. 7Supported platformsWindows, Linux, macOS, Xbox, PS4, Android
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Overview

Optick is ranked #6 of 22 in game profiling software on Specifiction. It runs on Android, Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

Optick plans and pricing

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MIT License Free free of charge · use, copy, modify, publish and distribute permitted raw.githubusercontent.com · 30 Sept 2026

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Supported platforms
Windows, Linux, macOS, Xbox, PS4, Androidoptick.dev

Facts

Product
Optick is a super-lightweight C++ profiler for games.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Core tools
It provides instrumentation, switch-contexts, sampling and GPU counters for performance analysis and optimization.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Desktop builds
Build configurations are listed for Windows x64 with MSVC, Linux x64 with Clang or GCC, and macOS x64 with Clang or GCC.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Instrumentation
Instrumentation works on Windows, Linux, macOS, Xbox and UE4 in the repository feature table.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Context switching
Switch-context tracing uses ETW on Windows, FTrace on Linux and DTrace on macOS.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Integration
Basic integration uses OPTICK_FRAME, OPTICK_EVENT and OPTICK_THREAD macros in application code.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Build configuration
optick.config.h can enable or disable features for specific configurations or platforms, including disabling Optick in final builds.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Dynamic linking limit
When using multiple DLLs in one executable, the repository says Optick must be added to a common dynamic library compiled with OPTICK_EXPORT because static linking will not work.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Prebuilt binary
Each release packages a precompiled OptickCore.dll.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Unreal Engine
Optick provides plugins for Unreal Engine 4 and Unreal Engine 5.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Latest release feature
Optick v1.4.0 added support for Unreal Engine 5.0.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Android
The v1.3.0 release notes list Android support in the core.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Former name
The project says Brofiler was renamed to Optick starting with v1.2.0.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
License limitation
The MIT license states that the software is provided as-is without warranty.raw.githubusercontent.com · 30 Sept 2026

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