> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://devdocs.xbox.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# PIX extensibility APIs (HLSL and mesh viewer)

> Extend PIX with the HLSL extensibility API and mesh viewer plugins to add custom visualizations, capture logic, and analysis to your GPU captures.

Explore extensibility topics for XBOX game development.

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    When developing your extensions, you can rely on :
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    Assuming you have setup paths to your extension shaders in the settings, you can now see your extensions to the mesh viewer listed in the…
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    Mesh and texture viewers extensibility is currently a preview feature.
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    Assuming you have setup paths to your extension shaders in the settings, you can now see your extensions to the texture viewer listed in…
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    Please note that extensibility is currently a preview feature.
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## See also

* [Gpu](/tools/tools-console/pix/gpu/index)
* [Gpu trace](/tools/tools-console/pix/gpu-trace/index)
* [Shader explorer](/tools/tools-console/pix/shader-explorer/index)


## Related topics

- [NDA topic directory - live Microsoft Learn links](/nda/nda-topic-directory.md)
- [PIX GPU capture and performance analysis](/tools/tools-console/pix/gpu/index.md)
- [Xdd2024](/build/core-features/graphics/overviews/presentations/xdd2024/index.md)
- [PIX on XBOX and Windows for GDK titles](/tools/tools-console/pix/index.md)
- [PIX Shader Explorer for GPU shader analysis](/tools/tools-console/pix/shader-explorer/index.md)