ANGLE (software)

The project started as a way for Google to bring full hardware acceleration for WebGL to Windows without relying on OpenGL graphics drivers. Google initially released the program under the BSD license.{{cite web|last=Shankland |first=Stephen |url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20000756-264.html |title=Google aims for easier 3D Web on Windows – CNET |publisher=News.cnet.com |date=25 March 2014 |accessdate=5 August 2014}}

The current production version (2.1.x) implements OpenGL ES 2.0, 3.0,

3.1 and EGL 1.5, claiming to pass the conformance tests for both. Work was started on then future OpenGL ES 3.0 version, for the newer Direct3D 11 backend.https://angleproject.googlecode.com/files/ANGLE%20and%20Cross-Platform%20WebGL%20Support.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811101705/https://angleproject.googlecode.com/files/ANGLE%20and%20Cross-Platform%20WebGL%20Support.pdf |date=11 August 2014 }}.

The capability to use ANGLE in a Windows Store app was added in 2014. Microsoft contributed support for lower feature levels to the project. Supporting CoreWindow and SwapChainPanel in ANGLE's EGL allows applications to run on Windows 8.1, Windows Phone 8.1, and later.{{cite web|url=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=618387 |title=ANGLE for Windows Store Wiki |publisher=Microsoft Corp.}}

ANGLE is currently used in a number of programs and software.

• Chromium and Google Chrome.{{cite web|url=http://www.geeks3d.com/20130611/webgl-how-to-enable-native-opengl-in-your-browser-windows/ |title=(WebGL) How to Enable Native OpenGL in your Browser (Windows) |publisher=Geeks3D |date= 11 June 2013|accessdate=5 August 2014}} Chrome uses ANGLE not only for WebGL, but also for its implementation of the 2D HTML5 canvas and for the graphics layer of the Google Native Client (which is OpenGL ES 2.0 compatible).
• Safari web browser uses ANGLE as basis for its WebGL implementation.
• Firefox uses ANGLE as the default WebGL backend on Windows.
• Qt 5 uses ANGLE as the default renderer for its OpenGL ES 2.0 API wrapper and other Qt elements which use it on Windows.
• Godot uses ANGLE as an option for compatibility renderer for Windows and MacOS platforms starting with Godot 4.2{{cite web|url=https://godotengine.org/article/dev-snapshot-godot-4-2-dev-6/ |title=Dev snapshot: Godot 4.2 dev 6}}{{cite web | url=https://github.com/godotengine/godot/pull/72831 | title=[macOS/Windows] Add optional ANGLE backed OpenGL renderer support (Runtime backend selection). By bruvzg · Pull Request #72831 · godotengine/Godot | website=GitHub }}
• Candy Crush Saga uses ANGLE as the default renderer in its Windows Store version of the application.
• Cocos2d uses ANGLE as its rendering engine for applications published to the Windows Store.
• ANGLE for Windows Store{{cite web|url=http://www.nuget.org/packages/ANGLE.WindowsStore/ |title=ANGLE for Windows Store – NuGet Package |publisher=www.nuget.org |date=29 May 2015}} provides Windows developers precompiled ANGLE binaries via a NuGet package.
• Stellarium provides two versions for Windows: the default version uses OpenGL, the alternative version uses ANGLE as the renderer.{{cite web|url=https://answers.launchpad.net/stellarium/+faq/2570|title=FAQ #2570 : Questions : Stellarium|website=answers.launchpad.net|date=19 July 2014 }}
• Shovel Knight uses ANGLE as rendering engine, as seen in final credits.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60TaTg1RmrQ|title=Shovel Knight (Credits) (PC)|last=VideoGameCredits|date=27 June 2014|publisher=|via=YouTube}}
• RuneScape NXT client uses ANGLE to provide a DirectX 9 compatibility mode for older graphics cards.{{cite web|url=http://services.runescape.com/m=news/a=12/dev-blog--nxt---can-i-run-it|title=Dev Blog - NXT - Can I Run It? - News - RuneScape|last=Jagex|website=services.runescape.com|date=2 February 2016 }}
• Krita started using ANGLE as the rendering engine on Windows starting on version 3.3.0.{{cite web|url=https://krita.org/en/item/krita-3-3-0/|title=Krita 3.3.0 - Krita|first=Krita|last=Foundation|website=krita.org|date=28 September 2017 }}
• Microsoft Edge has ANGLE as a rendering option in the "Standards Preview" page in Windows Insider build 17025.
• Grand Theft Auto V included ANGLE in the installation, normally at Systemdrive.
• OpenRA uses ANGLE for rendering on Windows{{cite news |last1=Chote |first1=Paul |title=Playtest 20210131 |url=https://www.openra.net/news/playtest-20210131/ |work=OpenRA |date=31 January 2021}}
• SolveSpace uses ANGLE on Windows.
• GameMaker: Studio uses ANGLE at compile-time to convert GLSL ES shaders to HLSL9 for the old Windows 32-bit export module.

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• {{Official website|http://angleproject.org}}

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