Editing Shader caches

Modern consoles and their games make heavy use of precompiled shaders specific to their GPUs, and these shaders can't be run natively on PC hardware, so they need to be translated or recompiled. The simplest way to do this is to recompile them at runtime, but that's slow and can cause stuttering every time a new shader is loaded in the game. A mitigation to this stuttering is to compile the shaders asynchronously to the emulator, but this has its own drawback in that in the time it takes to compile the shader, the effect in-game that relies on it won't be shown. Another approach is to cache the system's raw shader pipeline and then compile the shaders before the game even starts. The only drawback here is that someone has to play through the game once to 'build' a cache that can be used by others.

When an emulator updates the way it handles shaders, it may break compatibility with previous shader caches; for this reason, the shader version is listed below.

Note: Please compress your shader caches with 7-Zip or WinRAR before uploading them.

==[[Cemu]]==
Put files in <code><cemuFolder>\shaderCache\transferable\</code>

Newer versions of Cemu leverage Vulkan 1.2 and asynchronous shaders in a way that it may be preferable on modern GPUs to use async shaders instead of a shader cache.
As of version 1.19.0, Cemu added support for Asynchronous Shader Compiling on their Vulkan API which can make shader compiling near instantaneous on modern hardware, so try enabling that before hunting for shader caches.
The current shader version is '''150''', but Cemu is backward-compatible from version '''149''' (Cemu version 1.7.0, 2017/05/16)
Cemu 1.25.0+ is not backward-compatible with any prior transferable cache.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ 
|-
! scope="col"|'''Game'''
! scope="col"|'''Link(s)'''
! scope="col"|'''Shader Version'''
! scope="col"|'''Shader Count'''
! scope="col"|'''Notes'''
|-
|Bayonetta 2
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/20bgf9quh4i1r5u/Bay2_Cemu_cache.7z/file Download]
|149
|1210
|-		
|Captain Toad Treasure Tracker
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/26lofjrtiyafs20/CTTT_Cemu_cache.7z/file Download]
|149
|2146
|-
|Devil's Third
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/fvtnvk6e5p470f7/DTrd_Cemu_cache.7z/file Download]
|149
|4421
|-
|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/w8nib3ljyrhqqxj/DKCTF_Cemu_cache.7z/file Download]
|149
|1950
|-
|Fast Racing NEO
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/cmumlu2uxr9rgkn/FRNeo_Cemu_cache.7z/file Download]
|149
|1776
|-
|Fatal Frame 5
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/kxsizfwykhvojrr/FF5_Cemu_cache.7z/file Download]
|149
|1023
|-
|Hyrule Warriors
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/cangyuo2rif3rl2/HW_Cemu_cache.7z/file Download]
|149
|1222
|-
|Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/ui8nk39lzdwbttm/KRC_Cemu_cache.7z/file Download]
|149
|3004
|-
|Mario Kart 8
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/mbcgc76i11t160u/MK8_Cemu_cache.7z/file Download]
|149
|12029
|-
|Mario Party 10
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/zvqyc6uepez6klu/MP10_Cemu_cache.7z/file Download]
|149
|1235
|-
|Mario Tennis
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/zvqyc6uepez6klu/MP10_Cemu_cache.7z/file Download]
|149
|1230
|-
|New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/d52i8zvmg0yryqe/NSMBU%2526L_Cemu_cache.7z/file Download]
|149
|886
|-
|Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/llgt39hr6khvpzg/NG3_Cemu_cache.7z/file Download]
|149
|868
|-
|Pikmin 3
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/yxa530re6yk9xqd/P3_Cemu_cache.7z/file Download]
|149
|2423
|-
|Splatoon
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/w3wutjwbg49uziz/Spl_Cemu_cache.7z/file Download]
|149
|6790
|-
|Star Fox Zero
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/zkxf2k7aodol1mb/SF0_Cemu_cache.7z/file Download]
|149
|384
|-
|Super Mario 3D World
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/5p64g9oz3bax6ox/SM3DW_Cemu_cache.7z/file Download]
|149
|4212
|-
|Super Mario Maker
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/pmk4gd3u83iukxj/SMM_Cemu_cache.7z/file Download]
|149
|584
|-
|Super Smash Bros. WiiU
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/am6hskifjtbkeej/SSBWiiU_Cemu_cache.7z/file Download]
|150
|4765
|-
|Tekken Tag Tournament 2
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/c9yp607sflfysx6/TTT2_Cemu_cache.7z/file Download]
|149
|1980
|-
| rowspan="4" |The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/chu14a4npy37azf/BOTW_Cemu_cache.7z/file Download]
|149
|9674
|-
|[https://files.catbox.moe/8tbhik.7z Download]
|150
|6500ish shaders, 11000 vulkan pipelines
|Incomplete, this is meant for Vulkan users (the cache above will still work with Vulkan) so they don't have to build pipelines.<br>Don't try to combine the pipelines with another cache, as they are incompatible.
|-
|[https://baiwanzhanshen.lanzouo.com/ivMEMxhzv5g Download]
|150
|9627 shaders, 32609 vulkan pipelines
|Almost perfect, JPN version of ''Breath of the Wild'' for the Cemu 1.25, other region versions can use the OpenGL shaders, change its name, for example, change 9300 to 9500. <br>The Vulkan pipelines will increase with your hardware driver update.
|-
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/oqht99ggzm2ty82/shaderCache.7z/file Download]
|150
|9430 shaders, 56354 vulkan pipelines
|US version of zelda breath of the wild game played through with Cemu version 1.26.2f using Vulkan Graphics API, this is the entire shaderCache folder.
|-
|The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/dq4mzme6dvq0ug2/ZTP_Cemu_cache.7z/file Download]
|149
|2635
|-
|The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker HD
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/9t8byc6bhfqbvxd/ZWW_Cemu_cache.7z/file Download]
|149
|11835
|-
|Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/hetcupuuc6v4wsw/TMSFE_Cemu_cache.7z/file Download]
|149
|2438
|-
|Xenoblade
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/lu8myygyvldvr8b/Xeno_Cemu_cache.7z/file Download]
|149
|17592
|-
|Yoshi Wolly World
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/qm2nasf3wn1dw7b/YWW_Cemu_cache.7z/file Download]
|149
|5002
|}

==[[RPCS3]]==
Put the raw and pipeline folders in <code><RPCS3Folder>\cache\<gameSerial>\ppu-<hash>-EBOOT.BIN\shaders_cache\</code>

Current shader version is v1.94 (2022/12/11)<ref>[https://github.com/RPCS3/rpcs3/blob/master/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VKGSRender.cpp#L714 RPCS3's shader version source on Github]</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ 
|-
! scope="col"|'''Game'''
! scope="col"|'''Link(s)'''
! scope="col"|'''Shader Version'''
! scope="col"|'''Shader Count'''
! scope="col"|'''Renderer'''
! scope="col"|'''Notes'''
|-
|God of War III
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/2dg1c4yws75zcge/God_of_War_III_%252801.03%2529.7z/file Download]
|v1.94
|9330
|Vulkan
|
|-
|Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/i0hoxv1w0ezq3jr/R%2526CACiT_RPCS3_cache.7z/file Download]
|<abbr title="2022/03/17 - 2022/12/11">v1.93</abbr>
|1191
|Vulkan
|
|-
|Ratchet and Clank: Into the Nexus
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/zdanba72rjqdif6/R%2526CItN_RPCS3_cache.7z/file Download]
|v1.93
|1150
|Vulkan
|
|-
|Skylanders Giants
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/9zjssbiqes9ops6/SKYGIANTS_Shaders.7z/file Download]
|v1.94
|2831
|Vulkan
|}

==[[Xenia]]==
Put the files in <code><XeniaFolder>\cache\shaders\shareable</code>

Current shader version is 20220720<ref>[https://github.com/xenia-project/xenia/blob/master/src/xenia/gpu/dxbc_shader_translator.h#L116 Xenia's shader version source on Github]</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ 
|-
! scope="col"|'''Game'''
! scope="col"|'''Link(s)'''
! scope="col"|'''Shader Version'''
! scope="col"|'''Renderer'''
! scope="col"|'''Notes'''
|-
|Lost Odyssey
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/wkjg0bpagkc7u2i/LostOdysseyXenia2.zip/file Download]
|20220720
|DX12 ROV
|100% Full Playthrough (Discs 1-4) 
Xenia Canary Build December 25 2022 (9f0d3d4)
|-
|Gears of War 2
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/gfs7cqsc2i31gkp/gow2_xenia_shaders.zip/file Download]
|20220720
|DX12 ROV
|Full Playthrough of Main Campaign
|-
|Gears of War 3
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/6nt15znflol7uc7/GOW3_Xenia.rar/file Download]
|20220720
|DX12 ROV
|Full Playthrough
|-
|Gears of War Judgment
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/e2fdnilu7b5h4eo/GoWJudgment_Shader.rar/file Download]
|20220720
|DX12 ROV
|Full Playthrough Judgment/Aftermath
|-
|Red Dead Redemption
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/hal62gtwylp0j44/RDR_Shaders.rar/file Download]
|20220720
|DX12 ROV
|Full Playthrough of Main Campaign and Undead Nightmare
|-
|WET
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/xf8mnz0eg9r6hq3/wet_xenia_shaders.zip/file Download]
|20220720
|DX12 ROV
|Full Playthrough of Main Campaign
|}

==[[Citra]]==
Put files in <code><user>\shaders\opengl\transferable\</code>

Current shader version is 1 (2019/09/07)<ref>[https://github.com/citra-emu/citra/blob/master/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_shader_disk_cache.cpp#L34 Citra's shader version source on Github]</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ 
|-
! scope="col"|'''Game'''
! scope="col"|'''Link(s)'''
! scope="col"|'''Shader Version'''
! scope="col"|'''Shader Count'''
|-
|Animal Crossing: New Leaf
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/5rjjnuy69wgycls/ACNL_Citra_cache.7z/file Download]
|1
|1403
|-
|Mario Kart 7
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/cfydpl4j200069n/MK7_Citra_cache.7z/file Download]
|1
|299
|-
|New Super Mario Bros. 2
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/wkwijx072da7wzb/NSMB2_Citra_cache.7z/file Download]
|1
|1308
|-
|Pokemon: Ultra Sun
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/3ytjj0kiuehluck/PUS_Citra_cache.7z/file Download]
|1
|703
|-
|Super Mario 3D Land
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/ql6q85wxdpjhawo/SM3DL_Citra_cache.7z/file Download]
|1
|1379
|-
|Super Smash Bros. 3DS
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/yifrpql6mm4kmhh/SSB3DS_Citra_cache.7z/file Download]
|1
|3312
|-
|The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/ky48v512bici5nt/LoZOoT3D_Citra_cache.7z/file Download]
|1
|426
|-
|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/jtlv8t6h6heigig/LoZMM3D_Citra_cache.7z/file Download]
|1
|2211
|-
|Tomodachi Life
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/0fzc1a0b0pp9vvu/TL_Citra_cache.7z/file Download]
|1
|10123
|}

==[[Ryujinx]]==
Right click the game in Ryujinx's game list, Cache Management > Open Shader Cache Directory, and extract the zip there.

To share: Right click the game in Ryujinx's game list, Cache Management > Open Shader Cache Directory and zip all the files named "guest" and "shared". Use the title ID as filename (check the file path for a folder with a name that resembles 010015100b514000).

* '''Don't upload shaders if you used mods.'''
* '''Vendors seem to matter, so if your card is AMD and there's only an NVIDIA shader cache available, add another entry, and vice-versa. Don't just replace caches from different vendors.'''

Current shader version is 1.1 (2023/10/23)<ref>[https://github.com/Ryujinx/Ryujinx/blob/b1f8f868f6fdec87bd3342ac379594bd695cbbfd/src/Ryujinx.Graphics.Gpu/Shader/DiskCache/DiskCacheGuestStorage.cs#L12 Ryujinx's shader version source on Github]</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ 
|-
! scope="col"|'''Game'''
! scope="col"|'''Link(s)'''
! scope="col"|'''Shader Version'''
! scope="col"|'''Vendor'''
! scope="col"|'''Shader Count'''
|-
|Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/f24raqnu55yi2es/0100309016e7a000.zip/file Download]
|1.1
|AMD
|579
|-
|Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/5hccsp9a3xmmv1p/0100f9f00c696000.zip/file Download]
|1.1
|AMD
|7521
|-
|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/4ocg3snb80rjbl8/0100c1f0051b6000.zip/file Download]
|1.1
|Apple
|784
|-
|Mario Kart 8
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/uzrrsa9dlgkhrr4/0100152000022000.zip/file Download]
|1.1
|NVIDIA
|4213
|-
|Metroid Dread
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/pjrf5zlt8o3u1yv/010093801237C000.zip/file Download]
|1.1
|NVIDIA
|401
|-
|Pokémon Sword
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/bg76b5d5x53x89w/0100abf008968000.zip/file Download]
|1.1
|AMD
|26042
|-
|Super Mario Bros. Wonder
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/wisclvjbc2rglk1/010015100b514000.7z/file Download]
|1.1
|NVIDIA
|4169
|-
|Super Mario Bros. Wonder
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/9l3q6ndy5y4j1ex/010015100b514000.zip/file Download]
|1.1
|AMD
|4119
|-
|Super Mario Bros. Wonder
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/2rr60np9zct5x0d/010015100b514000.zip/file Download]
|1.1
|Intel
|7773
|-
|Super Mario Odyssey
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/2k8s0hrn5yexd02/0100000000010000.zip/file Download]
|1.1
|NVIDIA
|14040
|-
|Super Mario RPG
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/r523y1o9j11q9ym/0100bc0018138000.zip/file Download]
|1.1
|Apple
|822
|-
|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/oi3et9c0ofn9v3n/SSBU_Shader_Cache.zip/file Download]
|1.1
|NVIDIA
|19485
|-
|Master Detective Archives: Rain Code
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/ym7z5oc979j6fjg/0100149019460000.zip/file Download]
|1.1
|AMD
|4085
|-
|Xenoblade Chronicles 2
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/hetrwsxsa37se7s/0100e95004038000.rar/file Download]
|1.1
|NVIDIA
|4517
|}

'''Dump from defunct RyuSAK servers. Have in mind that some shaders might be broken (such as Mario Kart 8).'''

Avoid re-uploading these shaders to the list above.

*[https://www.mediafire.com/file/vpyvasmyelkv8m9/Shaders.zip.001/file Download Part 1]

*[https://www.mediafire.com/file/qyv600io6sczyna/Shaders.zip.002/file Download Part 2]

==[[Yuzu]]==
NOTE: Yuzu is no longer being maintained and shutdown their services (including all repositories) [[History_of_emulation#Lawsuits|because of legal troubles]].

Right click the game in Yuzu's game list and click <code>Open Transferable Pipeline Cache</code> and copy/paste the .bin file.

Current shader version is '''11''' (2024/1/27). Use version 1659 and below to get shader version '''10'''<ref>yuzu [https://github.com/yuzu-emu/yuzu/blob/master/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_pipeline_cache.cpp#L57 Vulkan] and [https://github.com/yuzu-emu/yuzu/blob/master/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_shader_cache.cpp#L54 OpenGL] shader version source on GitHub</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+ 
|-
! scope="col"|'''Game'''
! scope="col"|'''Link(s)'''
! scope="col"|'''Shader Version'''
! scope="col"|'''Shader Count'''
|-
|Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/yg32rs0pb8wuqcy/Crash_Team_Racing_Nitro-Fueled_vulkan_shaders.rar/file Vulkan]
|<abbr title="2021/07/25 - 2022/08/31">5</abbr>
|954
|-
|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/tg25mm6bgzj79tj/Donkey_Kong_Country_Tropical_Freeze_vulkan_shaders.rar/file Vulkan]
|5
|1084
|-
|Fire Emblem Three Houses
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/fnqw4npc9zhy1g6/FETH+yuzu+ogl+hades+cache.7z/file OpenGL]
|5
|247
|-
|Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/69iabzk29rjpgat/HWAoC+yuzu+1162.7z/file Vulkan]
|10
|1162
|-
|Kirby and the Forgotten Land
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/q6xbq4mztg5jrzl/vulkan+kirby.rar/file Vulkan]
|5
|6683
|-
| rowspan="2" |Luigi's Mansion 3
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/hya90bycn41wt5k/LM3+yuzu+ogl+hades+cache.7z/file OpenGL]
|5
|1015
|-
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/dmnlb7gm2h40ix1/vulkan.rar/file Vulkan]
|5
|1946
|-
|LEGO Harry Potter Collection
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/5cr4uretmuc5ryj/LEGO_Harry_Potter_Collection_vulkan_shaders.rar/file Vulkan]
|5
|3181
|-
|Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/hcy2hy2if9p4f9r/Mario_and_Sonic_Olympics_vulkan_shaders.rar/file Vulkan]
|5
|545
|-
|Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/b7vj9wtcpd0qs1x/Mario_Kart_8_Deluxe_vulcan_shaders.rar/file Vulkan]
|10
|7843
|-
|Metroid Dread
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/l3gceinbbadawsr/MD_yuzu_cache.7z/file Vulkan]
|5
|490
|-
|Metroid Prime Remastered
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/kj57f0n834kfr67/010012101468c000.zip/file/file Vulkan]
|10
|2323
|-
|New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/phyg2argivss3x4/New_Super_Mario_Bros_U_Deluxe_vulkan_shaders.rar/file Vulkan]
|5
|1308
|-
|Nickelodeon Kart Racers
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/pxteaxt401cmiqj/Nickelodeon_Kart_Racers_vulkan_shaders.rar/file Vulkan]
|5
|437
|-
|Pokemon Legends: Arceus
|
|10
|5752
|-
|Pokemon Shield
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/7sc7mx1eseeq43t/swsh_vulkan.rar/file Vulkan]
|5
|13169
|-
|Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/gvnoy8002p3q0us/Super_Mario_3D_World_vulkan_shaders.rar/file Vulkan]
|5
|7178
|-
|Super Mario Bros. Wonder
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/r68hq3vzuyp8mx6/010015100b514000.zip/file Vulkan]
|10
|17531
|-
|Super Mario Odyssey
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/2ywi1d3tqh48g1r/Super_Mario_Odyssey_Yuzu_Vulkan_cache_%2528FULL_GAME%2529.7z/file Vulkan]
|5
|28852
|-
| rowspan="2" |Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/fsoo24g2j0z58sn/SSBU_yuzu_ogl_hades_cache.7z/file OpenGL]
|5
|11803
|-
|[https://www.mediafire.com/folder/dle5wyb06a0im/01006a800016e000 Vulkan]
|10
|14529
|-
|The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
|[https://mega.nz/file/cvFXDSgD#8jEbzCBQblR1_uDjlfdi6SXfy6i5id38M_eZJCh61eM/ Vulkan]
|10
|52239
|-
|The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD
|
|10
|337
|-
|The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
|[https://www.mediafire.com/file/f0yekhllc1t7jnd/0100f2c0115b6000.7z/file Vulkan]
|11
|54945
|-
|Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna
|[https://mega.nz/file/HmxEmKyS#1nKxzyUJVBNPazNVpmAWipjcjFILIzoI9fPLusYm3Cw Vulkan]
|5
|19369
|}

==References==
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