A curated list of WebXR links and resources.
WebXR comprises a group of standards that allow browsers to access virtual and augmented reality devices, enabling developers to create immersive content that's easily accessible online, without the need for installations or storefront curation.
- Standout Projects
- Art
- Audio
- Avatars
- Communities
- Content Hubs
- Development
- Learning Resources
- Social Spaces
- Web3XR
Impressive and notable WebXR projects.
- Hello WebXR - Made to commemorate the release of the WebXR 1.0 API, showcases just a bit of what's possible with WebXR.
- Moonrider - A rhythm game built by Supermedium similar to Beat Saber.
- Dudes! - A 3D voxel engine built by Daniel Esteban with three.js and C compiled to WASM. It features WebXR support, physics, pathfinding, a multiplayer-enabled VR sculpting mode with the ability to import/export creations, and more.
Projects centered around artistic creations.
- Brushwork VR - A VR app that simulates the process of painting with a virtual canvas, palette, color mixing, and more.
- Silk Brush - A port of Tilt Brush to WebXR with plans for future extensions.
- VARTISTE - A virtual reality app for 2D drawing and image editing, and 3D model texturing.
Projects centered around audio and audiovisual experiences.
- beats - A semi-collaborative app with various rooms where anyone can create or modify an existing musical loop.
- Cybr - Offers a platform for live immersive listening parties. The recorded portions of their first listening party are still available to view.
- Fathom VR - A WebXR version of the music discovery app Fathom, which lets you search for and explore clouds of related artists with spatialized audio.
- Helicon - An immersive introduction to polyrhythms.
- TRACK - A linear ride through an immersive audiovisual experience developed by Little Workshop.
Resources for creating and utilizing 3D avatars in immersive experiences.
- Exokit Avatars - A web-based avatar system that can load humanoid avatars in multiple different model formats and features arm+leg IK, facial animation via visemes, and more.
- ReadyPlayerMe - Lets you quickly and easily create a 3D avatar online that you can download in glTF format.
- VRoid - Lets you create anime-styled 3D avatars that export to the highly-compatible .vrm format.
Where WebXR developers gather, ask questions, share projects, etc.
- WebXR Discord - The official Discord server for all things WebXR, with over 1000 members.
- BabylonJS Forum - Official babylon.js forum.
- three.js Forum - Official three.js forum.
- PlayCanvas Forum - Official PlayCanvas forum.
- r/WebVR - Initially the main subreddit for WebVR discussion, now features general WebXR content along with r/WebXR.
Sites dedicated to gathering, indexing, and publishing WebXR content.
- 2WSZ - An aggregator for WebXR content featuring ratings, a recommendation system, and both English and Korean language support.
- Construct Arcade - A curated hub of WebXR games, with games from both outside developers and in-house developers at Vhite Rabbit.
- XR Swim - An aggregator site for both WebXR and Web3 content.
- XRSites - An aggregator for WebXR games and experiences.
The tools that make WebXR content possible.
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Godot - A cross-platform, open-source engine with WebXR support as of version 3.2.4.
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nunuStudio - A multiplatform, open-source engine built on three.js that can be used natively or in the browser.
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PlayCanvas - A browser-based WebGL engine with support for WebXR content, mobile browsers, collaborative editing, and more.
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Sumerian - Amazon's browser-based engine that allows for easy creation of WebXR content and integration with AWS services.
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Unity - A highly popular game engine with community packages that enable content to be exported for WebXR.
- WebXR Export - Exporter by De-Panther
- SimpleWebXR - Exporter by Rufus31415
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Wonderland Engine - A cross-platform engine dedicated to producing WebXR content utilizing a WebAssembly runtime.
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A-Frame - Lets you create VR experiences using declarative HTML and custom JavaScript components built on top of three.js.
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babylon.js - A powerful and feature-rich rendering engine packaged into a JavaScript framework.
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JanusWeb - An in-browser implementation of JanusVR that lets you build social VR experiences.
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LÖVR - A Lua-based framework that lets you create VR content across web and native platforms.
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p5.xr - An add-on for the library p5.js that allows you to create immersive p5 sketches.
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react-three-fiber - A React renderer for three.js. Additional WebXR-specific hooks and components are available in React XR as well.
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Spaces VR - A front end framework for quickly creating VR websites built on react-three-fiber.
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three.js - A JavaScript library for rendering 3D content with WebGL that powers many existing WebXR experiences and tools.
- Verge3D - A toolkit that allows 3D artists to export their scenes and create immersive web experiences with ease.
Courses and tutorials for creating WebXR content.
- Learn A-Frame (VR) - A roughly 6-hour Codecademy course written in partnership with A-Frame.
- babylon.js Guided Learning - Detailed text and video tutorials that complement the other instructional pages in the documentation.
Projects focused on creating social spaces for users to gather and/or collaborate in.
- Dreamwave - A web-based platform for hosting scalable virtual events. Powered the virtual music festival Secret Sky 2021.
- FRAME - A platform focused on enabling easy 3D collaborations in a virtual space.
- Hubs - Mozilla's platform for enabling users to gather and collaborate virtually.
- Muse - Provides a no-code way to build 3D websites that others can visit.
- Raspberry Dream Land - A multi-sensory WebXR events platform for facilitating an all-inclusive, safe, and explorative space for radical self-expression, progressive arts and entertainment, social interactions and virtual relationships.
Projects at the intersection of WebXR and crypto/blockchain technologies.
- 3XR - A project by microchipgnu that has integrated with Mintbase to create virtual galleries for NFT artwork on NEAR.
- Cryptovoxels - A virtual world powered by Ethereum where players can buy land, build stores, display art, and more.
- glry.xyz - A site that hosts virtual galleries for NFT art on the Tezos blockchain.
- Somnium Space Web - A web viewer that allows you to explore parcels from Somnium Space in your browser, with VR support on the Oculus Quest browser.
- vrland - A platform for gathering and virtual showcases that supports displaying of NFTs.
- Webaverse - An open-source virtual world powered by Ethereum with support for custom avatars focused on digital ownership, an open economy, and interoperability.