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=== Safari === | === Safari === | ||
WebGL is supported on Mac OS X 10.6 in the [http://nightly.webkit.org/ WebKit nightly builds]. | WebGL is supported on Mac OS X 10.6 in the [http://nightly.webkit.org/ WebKit nightly builds] or in Safari 6. | ||
After downloading and | After downloading, installing, and the browser, you can enable WebGL through the Develop menu. To enable the Develop menu, go to Safari->Preferences and on the Advanced tab ensure that the "Show Develop menu in menu bar" checkbox has been checked. | ||
Once the Develop menu is enabled WebGL support can be toggled with the Develop->Enable WebGL menu option. | |||
=== Chrome / Chromium === | === Chrome / Chromium === | ||
Revision as of 20:33, 7 December 2012
The WebGL 1.0 specification has recently been released, and the latest builds of several browsers are close to reaching full conformance. Here are instructions on how to obtain a copy of a browser supporting the WebGL specification. As various implementations reach 100% conformance, expect that browsers will have this functionality built in to their latest releases, and not require any manual steps to enable it.
Firefox
WebGL is supported in Firefox/4.0
For testing/debugging purposes, software rendering can be used through OSMesa (off-screen Mesa), by setting the "webgl.osmesalib" variable to point to the OSMesa shared library (typically /usr/lib/libOSMesa.so). Note that the OSMesa library is required to use "gl" prefixes, not "mgl".
You can also try setting the "webgl.force-enabled" variable to true if WebGL is not working. Variables can be accessed by typing "about:config" in the address bar.
Safari
WebGL is supported on Mac OS X 10.6 in the WebKit nightly builds or in Safari 6.
After downloading, installing, and the browser, you can enable WebGL through the Develop menu. To enable the Develop menu, go to Safari->Preferences and on the Advanced tab ensure that the "Show Develop menu in menu bar" checkbox has been checked.
Once the Develop menu is enabled WebGL support can be toggled with the Develop->Enable WebGL menu option.
Chrome / Chromium
WebGL is available in the stable releases of Chrome and Chromium for desktop platforms. Chromium is included in many software repositories for Linux based systems. Chrome for Mobile does not yet support WebGL due to known limitations with existing graphics drivers.
Please report issues you find to either the public WebGL mailing list or via the Chromium issue tracker.
Opera
WebGL is supported in Opera 12 beta but you must enable it in the user preferences. Enter opera:config in the address bar. In the User Prefs section set both Enable Hardware Acceleration and Enable WebGL to 1. Scroll to the bottom of the list of user preferences and click the Save button. Restart the browser.