No. 9 of 22 ·Game Profiling Software

apitrace

Windows · Mac · Linux

Freedom report

Three barsScore 6.5

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

apitrace is ranked #9 of 22 in game profiling software on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Open-source apitrace Free source clone; binaries for Windows and Linux architectures apitrace.github.io · 1 Oct 2026

Compared on game profiling software

Free plan: Yes
CPU profiling: Yes
GPU profiling: Yes
Frame-time analysis: Yes
Render API capture: Yes
Supported platforms: Linux, OS X, Windows

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The record

Purpose: apitrace traces OpenGL, Direct3D, and DirectDraw API calls to files.
Replay: Recorded calls can be replayed on any machine and, for OpenGL, on any operating system.
Analysis: The tools inspect state, view framebuffers and textures, view call data, edit trace files, and profile trace performance.
API coverage: The feature matrix covers OpenGL 1.0–4.5, OpenGL ES 1.0–3.0, Direct3D 7–11.x, and DirectDraw with varying trace, replay, inspection, and profiling support.
Operating systems: The OS matrix lists Linux, OS X, and Windows for tracing, replay, CLI, and GUI use.
Downloads: The project provides latest Windows and Linux binaries for x86_64 and Arm64, plus Windows x86 binaries.
Source availability: apitrace is open-source, hosted on GitHub, and can be cloned with its submodules.
Backtrace capture: Call-stack capture for OpenGL calls is available on Android and Linux.
Profiling: Command-line profiling can record frame, GPU, CPU, and pixels-drawn data, with shader-profile formatting available through a script.
Annotations: OpenGL traces can use several debug and marker extensions, including GL_KHR_debug and GL_EXT_debug_marker.
Remote replay: qapitrace has rudimentary support for replaying traces on a remote target device.
Known limitation: Programmatic Direct3D capture interfaces are currently unsupported.
Support: The homepage links to a manual, bug-reporting guide, source-hacking guide, wiki, and mailing list.
Maintenance: The project says it is maintained, but the maintainer has very little time and addresses patches, issues, and requests as time permits.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Game Profiling Software in 2026#9 of 22

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Sources

apitrace.github.io· checked 1 Oct 2026
github.com/apitrace/apitrace/blob/master/docs/USAG· checked 1 Oct 2026
github.com/apitrace/apitrace· checked 1 Oct 2026