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3D product viewers

Web-based game platforms

CAD software licensing

Medical imaging SaaS tools

Visualization dashboards

Continued maintenance for compatibility

Better debugging tools

Potential hybrid with WebGPU backends

Improved tooling ecosystems

Long-term coexistence with WebGPU

You need compute shaders (use WebGPU)

Simple 2D graphics only

Heavy GPU compute workloads

High-precision rendering

Legacy browsers with no WebGL support

WebGL enables real-time GPU rendering in browsers using JavaScript.

It is based on OpenGL ES, with programmable shaders in GLSL.

Used widely for games, visualization, and simulations.

Large ecosystem of engines and libraries.

Still essential, although WebGPU is the modern successor.

Is WebGL still relevant?

Yes - despite WebGPU, WebGL is widely supported and still used.

Is WebGL difficult?

Low-level, but libraries like Three.js simplify it.

Does WebGL require plugins?

No - native browser API.

Does WebGL work on mobile?

Yes - with limitations.

Is WebGL going to be replaced?

WebGPU is the future, but WebGL will coexist for years.