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WebGL

A JavaScript API for rendering 3D graphics within any compatible web browser
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What is WebGL?

It is integrated completely into all the web standards of the browser allowing GPU accelerated usage of physics and image processing and effects as part of the web page canvas. Its elements can be mixed with other HTML elements.
WebGL is a tool in the Javascript UI Libraries category of a tech stack.

Who uses WebGL?

Companies
28 companies reportedly use WebGL in their tech stacks, including Scale, HHEY, and Eazel Web Service.

Developers
145 developers on StackShare have stated that they use WebGL.

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Decisions about WebGL

Here are some stack decisions, common use cases and reviews by companies and developers who chose WebGL in their tech stack.

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WebGL Alternatives & Comparisons

What are some alternatives to WebGL?
OpenGL
It is a cross-language, cross-platform application programming interface for rendering 2D and 3D vector graphics. The API is typically used to interact with a graphics processing unit, to achieve hardware-accelerated rendering.
HTML5
HTML5 is a core technology markup language of the Internet used for structuring and presenting content for the World Wide Web. As of October 2014 this is the final and complete fifth revision of the HTML standard of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). The previous version, HTML 4, was standardised in 1997.
D3.js
It is a JavaScript library for manipulating documents based on data. Emphasises on web standards gives you the full capabilities of modern browsers without tying yourself to a proprietary framework.
three.js
It is a cross-browser JavaScript library and Application Programming Interface used to create and display animated 3D computer graphics in a web browser.
WebAssembly
It is an open standard that defines a portable binary code format for executable programs, and a corresponding textual assembly language, as well as interfaces for facilitating interactions between such programs and their host environment.
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WebGL's Followers
197 developers follow WebGL to keep up with related blogs and decisions.