XRWebGLBinding

Limited availability

This feature is not Baseline because it does not work in some of the most widely-used browsers.

Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

The XRWebGLBinding interface is used to create layers that have a GPU backend.

Constructor

XRWebGLBinding()

Creates a new XRWebGLBinding object for the specified XR session and WebGL rendering context.

Instance properties

XRWebGLBinding.nativeProjectionScaleFactor Read only

The scaleFactor that was passed in during the construction of the projection layer. The native buffer size is scaled by this number.

Instance methods

XRWebGLBinding.createCubeLayer()

Returns an XRCubeLayer object, which is a layer that renders directly from a cubemap, and projects it onto the inside faces of a cube.

XRWebGLBinding.createCylinderLayer()

Returns an XRCylinderLayer object which is a layer that takes up a curved rectangular space in the virtual environment.

XRWebGLBinding.createEquirectLayer()

Returns an XREquirectLayer object which is a layer that maps equirectangular coded data onto the inside of a sphere.

XRWebGLBinding.createProjectionLayer()

Returns an XRProjectionLayer object which is a layer that fills the entire view of the observer and is refreshed close to the device's native frame rate.

XRWebGLBinding.createQuadLayer()

Returns an XRQuadLayer object which is a two-dimensional object positioned and oriented in 3D space.

XRWebGLBinding.getDepthInformation()

Returns an XRWebGLDepthInformation object containing WebGL depth information.

XRWebGLBinding.getReflectionCubeMap()

Returns a WebGLTexture object containing a reflection cube map texture.

XRWebGLBinding.getSubImage()

Returns an XRWebGLSubImage object representing the WebGL texture to render.

XRWebGLBinding.getViewSubImage()

Returns an XRWebGLSubImage object representing the WebGL texture to render for an XRView.

Specifications

Specification
WebXR Layers API Level 1
# XRWebGLBindingtype

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
XRWebGLBinding
Experimental
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 89 (Release date: 2021-03-02)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 89 (Release date: 2021-03-04)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 75 (Release date: 2021-03-24)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 89 (Release date: 2021-03-02)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 63 (Release date: 2021-04-16)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 15 (Release date: 2021-08-13)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 89 (Release date: 2021-03-02)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
XRWebGLBinding() constructor
Experimental
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 89 (Release date: 2021-03-02)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 89 (Release date: 2021-03-04)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 75 (Release date: 2021-03-24)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 89 (Release date: 2021-03-02)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 63 (Release date: 2021-04-16)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 15 (Release date: 2021-08-13)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – Full support
WebView Android 89 (Release date: 2021-03-02)
footnote Full support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
createCubeLayer
Experimental
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 147 (Release date: 2026-04-10)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 131 (Release date: 2026-04-29)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
createCylinderLayer
Experimental
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 147 (Release date: 2026-04-10)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 131 (Release date: 2026-04-29)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
createEquirectLayer
Experimental
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 147 (Release date: 2026-04-10)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 131 (Release date: 2026-04-29)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
createProjectionLayer
Experimental
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 147 (Release date: 2026-04-10)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 131 (Release date: 2026-04-29)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
createQuadLayer
Experimental
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 147 (Release date: 2026-04-10)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 131 (Release date: 2026-04-29)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
foveateBoundTexture
Experimental
Chrome – No support
Chrome
footnote No support
Edge – No support
Edge
footnote No support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – No support
Opera
footnote No support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – No support
Chrome Android
footnote No support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
getCameraImage
Experimental
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 107 (Release date: 2022-10-25)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 107 (Release date: 2022-10-27)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 93 (Release date: 2022-11-17)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 107 (Release date: 2022-10-25)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 73 (Release date: 2023-01-17)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 21 (Release date: 2023-05-19)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
getDepthInformation
Experimental
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 90 (Release date: 2021-04-13)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 90 (Release date: 2021-04-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 76 (Release date: 2021-04-28)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 90 (Release date: 2021-04-13)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 64 (Release date: 2021-05-25)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 15 (Release date: 2021-08-13)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
getReflectionCubeMap
Experimental
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 90 (Release date: 2021-04-13)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 90 (Release date: 2021-04-15)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 76 (Release date: 2021-04-28)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 90 (Release date: 2021-04-13)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – Full support
Opera Android 64 (Release date: 2021-05-25)
footnote Full support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – Full support
Samsung Internet 15 (Release date: 2021-08-13)
footnote Full support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
getSubImage
Experimental
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 147 (Release date: 2026-04-10)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 131 (Release date: 2026-04-29)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
getViewSubImage
Experimental
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 147 (Release date: 2026-04-10)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 131 (Release date: 2026-04-29)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
nativeProjectionScaleFactor
Experimental
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 147 (Release date: 2026-04-10)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 131 (Release date: 2026-04-29)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support
usesDepthValues
Experimental
Chrome – Full support
Chrome 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Edge – Full support
Edge 147 (Release date: 2026-04-10)
footnote Full support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – Full support
Opera 131 (Release date: 2026-04-29)
footnote Full support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – Full support
Chrome Android 147 (Release date: 2026-04-07)
footnote Full support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support

Legend

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Full support
Full support
No support
No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.

See also