evanw/lightgl.js

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1570 stars · 149 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

lightgl.js is a lightweight JavaScript library that wraps WebGL to make it easier to quickly prototype 3D graphics applications in the browser. It provides a low-level API with OpenGL-style conveniences like a modelview/projection matrix stack, built-in GLSL uniforms, and immediate mode, without a scene graph.

Use cases

• prototype WebGL 3D graphics in the browser
• draw rotating cubes and meshes with shaders
• render to a texture
• implement a first-person camera
• use OpenGL immediate mode in JavaScript
• learn WebGL and shader programming

When to choose

• you want a minimal, low-level WebGL wrapper without a scene graph
• you're prototyping or learning WebGL/OpenGL concepts
• you prefer OpenGL-style matrix stacks and immediate mode

When to avoid

• you need a full 3D engine with scene graphs, lighting, and asset pipelines
• you want an actively maintained library with modern WebGL2/WebGPU support
• you need high-level abstractions like Three.js provides

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

graphics game-engine graphics web-development browser webgl opengl 3d-graphics shaders matrix-math prototyping game-development javascript web

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