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Grayscale UI shader

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Turn any UI element into grayscale with this free shader. Supports URP and Built-in, with full control over saturation, gain, stencil, alpha clip, and color mask.

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About this asset

Grayscale UI Shader is a free utility shader designed to turn any UI element into grayscale. It’s ideal for status indicators, locked content effects, or stylistic choices in your interface.

This shader works with both URP and Built-in render pipelines. It offers full control over image saturation and gain, allowing you to fine-tune the grayscale appearance. It also supports advanced UI features like alpha clipping, stencil buffer configuration, and color mask control, making it suitable for complex UI systems.

Use it to add polish, visual feedback, or accessibility features to your UI with minimal setup.

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Technical details

  • Render Pipelines: URP, Built-in
  • Minimum Unity Version: 2022.1
  • Tested Platforms: Windows, Mac, Android
  • TextMeshPro Support: Not required, but compatible with any UI image or text
  • Material Parameters:Saturation: Controls how much color is preserved (0 = full grayscale)
    Gain: Multiplies final brightness
    Use Alpha Clip: Enables alpha-based transparency cutoff
    Full support for Stencil Buffer and Color Mask configurations

Compatibility

Render pipelines supported in each Unity version
Unity version Built-in URP HDRP
6000.1.7f1 Compatible Compatible Not listed

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