A non-exhaustive list of WebGL and WebGPU frameworks and libraries. It is mostly for learning purposes as some of the libraries listed are wip/outdated/not maintained anymore.
Engines and libraries
- three.js: JavaScript 3D library
- stack.gl: an open software ecosystem for WebGL, built on top of browserify and npm.
- PixiJS: Super fast HTML 5 2D rendering engine that uses webGL with canvas fallback
- Pex: Pex is a javascript 3d library / engine allowing for seamless development between Plask and WebGL in the browser.
- Babylon.js: a complete JavaScript framework for building 3D games with HTML 5 and WebGL
- Filament: Filament is a real-time physically based rendering engine for Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, macOS and WASM/WebGL
- ClayGL: A WebGL graphic library helping you to build scalable Web3D applications
- AwayJS: AwayJS is a graphics library for javascript written in typescript
- SceneJS: An extensible WebGL-based engine for high-detail 3D visualisation
- Blend4Web: a tool for interactive 3D visualization on the Internet
- PlayCanvas: JavaScript game engine built on WebGL and WebVR
- Turbulenz: Turbulenz is a modular 3D and 2D game framework for making HTML5 powered games for browsers, desktops and mobile devices.
- Hilo3d: a WebGL Rendering Engine.
- litescene: A WebGL 3D Engine library with component-based node hierarchy. Used by WebGLStudio.
- Two.js: A renderer agnostic two-dimensional drawing api for the web.
- webgl-operate: A TypeScript based WebGL rendering framework.
- Rhodonite: Rhodonite Web3D Library in TypeScript
- Zogra: A simple WebGL2 renderer.
- Zea: high-performance, modular, and open-source 3D graphics engine SDK for supporting CAD and BIM models in web applications.
Toolkits and micro frameworks
- regl: Fast functional WebGL
- lightgl.js: A lightweight WebGL library
- TWGL: A Tiny WebGL helper Library
- p5.js: a new interpretation of Processing, not an emulation or port.
- Four: a slightly higher level graphics API based on WebGL 1.0
- TDL: TDL is a low-level library for WebGL apps (see TWGL)
- KickJS: A WebGL game engine for modern web-browsers
- nanogl: webgl micro framework
- Alfrid: A WebGL tool set
- Medium: Progressive WebGL toolkit for art
- PicoGL.js: A minimal WebGL 2-only rendering library
- O-GL: Minimal WebGL framework
- mini-webgl: Mini toy WebGL library
- phenomenon-px: The fastest way to create pixel shaders.
- zen-3d: JavaScript 3D library.
- GLOW: GLOW is a WebGL wrapper, which focuses on easy creation and use of shaders.
- Helix: A Javascript 3D engine.
- GrimoireJS: A WebGL framework for Web development.
- litegl.js: Lightweight Javascript WebGL library for handling Context, Meshes, Textures and Shaders.
- CraZyPG: lowlevel webgl2.0 library
- GLBoost: A Useful WebGL Library for Small Turning
- RedCube.js: WebGL2 rendering library.
- RedGL2: RedGL - JavaScript 3D library
- gi-voxels: WebGL Voxel Cone Tracing
- artgl: TypeScript 3D framework. Building blocks & infrastructure for Web 3D application.
- Squareroot.js: A 2d/3d engine for WebGL and Canvas rendering and animation
- gl3: webgl helper library
- wwg: Simple WebGL wrapper
- glTips: Useful, cherry-pickable, and CC0 (public domain like) licensed WebGL routine code snippets.
- dan-shari-gl: minimum webgl framework developed with TypeScript
- hwoa-rang-gl: Lightweight WebGL Library written in Typescript
- desenha: A barebones WebGL framework.
Path Tracing
- Snelly: A system for physically-based SDF (signed distance field) pathtracing in WebGL
- Ashes: WebGL2.0 3D Engine & ECS & RayTracing
Tools build on top of...
- WhitestormJS: Super-fast 3D framework for Web Applications & Games. Based on Three.js
- Phaser: Phaser is a fast, free, and fun open source HTML5 game framework. It uses a custom build of Pixi.js.
- OSG.js: Javascript Implementation of OpenSceneGraph
- Ammo.js: Direct port of the Bullet physics engine to JavaScript using Emscripten
- gl-engine: an experimental ES6 WebGL engine built on stack.gl
- GLAM: glam (GL A nd M arkup) is a declarative language for creating 3D web content.
- potree: WebGL point cloud viewer for large datasets
- plotly.js: Built on top of d3.js and stack.gl, plotly.js is a high-level, declarative charting library.
- threeify: threeify is a Typescript 3D library loosely based on three.js.
- ROYGBIV: A 3D engine for the Web
- shree: lite three.js
- Taro: A lightweight 3D game engine for the web.
Maps and visualizations
- Deck.gl: WebGL based visualization layers
- LumaGL: A JavaScript WebGL Framework for Data Visualization
- Cesium: Open-source library for world-class 3D globes and maps.
- xeogl: A data-driven 3D visualization engine on WebGL
- PhiloGL: A WebGL Framework for Data Visualization, Creative Coding and Game Development
- MathBox: Presentation-quality WebGL math graphing
- VTK: Visualization Toolkit for the Web
- Apache ECharts: A powerful, interactive charting and data visualization library for browser
- Troika: A JavaScript framework for interactive 3D and 2D visualizations
- @antv/g: A powerful rendering engine for AntV implemented with Canvas2D / SVG / WebGL / WebGPU.
VR
- A-Frame: A web framework for building virtual reality experiences.
- PlayCanvas: JavaScript game engine built on WebGL and WebVR
Missing PlayCanvas which has MIT open source engine and collaborative tools in a cloud. Not many engines have tools. And does VR. And is used commercially for visualizations, product customizers, games, ads, and many other things.
Missing Blend4Web as well.
Turbulenz.
But list has loads of libs that actually not in development anymore, which probably worth reconsidering.