web_browsers:enable_webgl
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Web Browsers - Enable WebGL
Check caniuse.com/webgl to see whether your browser supports WebGL.
If your browser supports WebGL, follow these instructions to enable it:
Chrome
First, enable hardware acceleration:
- Go to chrome:settings. * Click the Advanced ▼ button at the bottom of the page. * In the System section, ensure the Use hardware acceleration when available checkbox is checked.
NOTE: You will need to relaunch Chrome for any changes to take effect.
—- Then enable WebGL: * Go to
chrome:flags. - Ensure that Disable WebGL is not activated.
NOTE: You will need to relaunch Chrome for any changes to take effect.
- In newer versions, this option of Disable WebGL will not be available, you will instead have to search for WebGL 2.0 (or some different version).
- Here you will have to change Default to Enabled in the drop down.
- [Try this if above doesn't work] Enable - Override software rendering list.
Then inspect the status of WebGL:
- Go to chrome:gpu. * Inspect the WebGL item in the Graphics Feature Status list. * The status will be one of the following: * Hardware accelerated — WebGL is enabled and hardware-accelerated (running on the graphics card). * Software only, hardware acceleration unavailable — WebGL is enabled, but running in software. See here for more info: “For software rendering of WebGL, Chrome uses SwiftShader, a software GL rasterizer.” * Unavailable — WebGL is not available in hardware or software. If the status is not “Hardware accelerated”, then the Problems Detected list (below the the Graphics Feature Status list) may explain why hardware acceleration is unavailable. —- If your graphics card/drivers are blacklisted, you can override the blacklist. WARNING: This is not recommended! (see blacklists note below). To override the blacklist: * Go to chrome:flags.
* Activate the Override software rendering list setting (you'll need to relaunch Chrome for any changes to take effect)
For more information, see: Chrome Help: WebGL and 3D graphics.
Firefox
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