ACMX2 for Windows

Built for high-performance visual processing

Offload complex glitch filters, fragment shaders, and video effects with your PC's GPU.

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GPU-Accelerated

OpenGL fragment shaders render complex effects at 60+ FPS.

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Live Camera or Video

Capture and process live webcam feeds or load any video file for real-time transformation.

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Shader Library & Editor

Load single shaders or full libraries. Built-in GLSL editor with syntax help, brackets, and auto-indent.

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Multipass & Crossfade

Chain multiple shader passes with smooth crossfade transitions and randomized multipass mode.

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MIDI Controller Support

Map hardware knobs and buttons to ACMX2 actions with the included MIDI Map Tool.

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Audio Reactive

Configurable sensitivity, channels, and pass-through for audio-driven visuals.

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3D Model Glitching

Native MX2 MXMOD parsing for real-time geometry glitching and 3D cube rendering modes.

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Qt6 Interface

Polished graphical launcher with persistent settings for shader, audio, GPU filter, and MIDI config.

Get ACMX2 for Windows

Version 2.13.0 — ready to run on Windows 10 and 11 (x64). Unzip and launch the Qt interface to start applying real-time GPU shaders to your webcam or video files.

⬇ Download ZIP (v2.1.0) All Releases

⚠️ Required Dependency: FFmpeg

To process and mux the video with sound, ACMX2 requires a static build of FFmpeg.

1. Download the ffmpeg-git-essentials.7z from gyan.dev.
2. Extract the archive and copy ffmpeg.exe (found in the bin folder) directly into your ACMX2 directory next to the executable.

Windows 10 or Windows 11 (64-bit)
Webcam or video file for input
FFmpeg Static Binary

Screenshots

A look at ACMX2 processing live webcam and video input with GPU shader stacks.

Documentation & Resources

Dive deeper — explore the shader browser, programming guide, and full API docs.

Shader Browser Browse and preview example GLSL shaders. Programming Guide Full PDF guide for writing shaders and filters. API Documentation Complete generated documentation. Linux Build Instructions for building ACMX2 on Linux. Source on GitHub Clone, build, and contribute on GitHub. Project Explained Technical overview of the ACMX2 architecture. libmx2 The MX Engine that powers ACMX2.

Command-Line Reference

ACMX2 ships with a full CLI alongside the Qt launcher. A subset of the most common options is listed below — see the full documentation for audio, MIDI, encoder, and GPU filter options.

Short	Long	Description
`-v`	`--help`	Display help message and exit
`-p`	`--path <dir>`	Assets path
`-r`	`--resolution <WxH>`	Window resolution, e.g. `1920x1080`
`-d`	`--device <index>`	Camera device index
`-c`	`--camera-res <WxH>`	Camera capture resolution
`-i`	`--input <file>`	Input video file
`-o`	`--output <file>`	Output video file
`-s`	`--shaders <file>`	Shader library index file
`-f`	`--fragment <file>`	Single fragment shader file
`-h`	`--shader <index>`	Initial shader index in library
`-u`	`--fps <fps>`	Frames per second
`-b`	`--bitrate <crf>`	Output bitrate in CRF
`-n`	`--fullscreen`	Fullscreen window (Escape to quit)
`-a`	`--repeat`	Loop video playback
`-w`	`--enable-audio`	Enable audio reactivity
	`--playlist <file>`	Shader playlist file
	`--cross-fade <seconds>`	Crossfade duration when switching shaders
	`--gpu-filter <indices>`	GPU filter indices (comma-separated)
	`--enable-3d`	Enable 3D Geometry rendering
	`--encode-codec <mode>`	`auto`, `software`, or `nvenc`