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Tracy Profiler

Ch 047.7of 22 Game Profiling Software
  1. 1Runs onAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
  2. 2CostsFree plan
  3. 3CPU profilingYes
  4. 4GPU profilingYes
  5. 5Memory profilingYes
  6. 6Frame-time analysisYes
  7. 7Remote profilingYes
  8. 8Supported platformsWindows, Linux, Android, FreeBSD, WSL, macOS, iOS, QNX; prebuilt profiler binaries for Windows, macOS, and Linux
8 lines stated Written from the maker's own pages: github.com
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Overview

Tracy Profiler is ranked #4 of 22 in game profiling software on Specifiction. It runs on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.

Tracy Profiler plans and pricing

All plans
Tracy Profiler Free 3-clause BSD license github.com · 30 Sept 2026

Compared on game profiling software

Free plan
Yesgithub.com
CPU profiling
Yesgithub.com
GPU profiling
Yesgithub.com
Memory profiling
Yesgithub.com
Frame-time analysis
Yesgithub.com
Remote profiling
Yesgithub.com
Supported platforms
Windows, Linux, Android, FreeBSD, WSL, macOS, iOS, QNX; prebuilt profiler binaries for Windows, macOS, and Linuxgithub.com

Facts

Purpose
Tracy is a real-time, nanosecond-resolution remote telemetry, hybrid frame and sampling profiler for games and other applications.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
Other captured data
It can profile memory allocations, locks and context switches, and attribute screenshots to captured frames.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
Third-party bindings
The project points to third-party bindings for Rust, Zig, C#, OCaml and Odin, among other languages.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
Distribution
GitHub releases include the user documentation as tracy.pdf and compiled Windows x64 binaries.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
Trace automation
The 0.14 release added a capture daemon that discovers Tracy clients over UDP and captures each to a separate file, plus a tool to merge multi-process traces.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
Merge limitation
The release notes say trace merging preserves zones, messages and plots, while GPU zones, memory events and call stacks are lost.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
AI assistant
The release notes describe an assistant integration that can run locally and analyze captured data; they state local setup is required and that running it locally keeps activity private.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
License
Tracy Profiler is licensed under the 3-clause BSD license.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
Maintainer
The license names Bartosz Taudul as the copyright holder for 2017–2026.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
Security
The 0.14.1 release notes say string-length encoding in the protocol was hardened.github.com · 29 Sept 2026
Other telemetry
It can profile memory allocations, locks and context switches, and attribute screenshots to captured frames.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Remote capture
The project describes Tracy as a remote telemetry profiler.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Automated capture
The 0.14 release added a capture daemon that discovers Tracy clients over UDP and captures each to its own file.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Trace merging
The 0.14 release added a tool to combine multi-process traces; the release notes say the implementation preserves zones, messages and plots, while GPU zones, memory events and call stacks are lost.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Sampling
The 0.14 release notes describe heuristic reconstruction of zone call stacks when sampling is enabled.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Assistant integration
The 0.14 release notes describe an LLM assistant integration using llama.cpp models and captured Tracy data for analysis.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Local privacy
The 0.13 release notes say the assistant runs locally on the user's system and that its activity stays private.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Downloads
The repository's releases provide the Tracy PDF documentation and compiled Windows x64 binaries as assets.github.com · 30 Sept 2026
Intended users
The project describes Tracy as a profiler for games and other applications.github.com · 30 Sept 2026

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