Mozilla has released Firefox 4 Beta 8 with WebGL activated by default. WebGL brings 3D graphics to Firefox 4 opening the door for developers to create vivid games and new kinds of visualizations and experiences for the web. Mozilla claims Firefox 4 supports WebGL for a large number of built-in graphics cards on Mac and Windows.
If you are experiencing any issues while trying the Demos of WebGL in Firefox, check you’ve installed the latest DirectX drivers from Microsoft and ensure your graphic card supports OpenGL 2.0 drivers.
List of WebGL Supported browsers with version numbers:
- Firefox 4.0+
- Google Chrome 9.0+
- Opera 12+
- Safari 5.1+
- Internet Explorer 11+
Note: You must note users’ devices must have supported hardware for these WebGL features.
Mozilla has enabled WebGL 2.0 support in Firefox from version 51.
If you wish, you can disable WebGL in Firefox, here is how.
Find OpenGL Version on your Computer with GLview
How to disable WebGL in Firefox
- Type about: config in the Firefox address bar
- Select the checkbox and click “Accept the Risk and Continue”
- Type ‘Webgl’ in the Filter box and change
webgl.disabledthe preference value to true.
3. Restart the Firefox browser, WebGL has been disabled in the Firefox browser.
To re-enable WebGL in Firefox again, change webgl.disabled pref value to false.
Also read: how to disable WebGL in Chrome.
