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FreeWRL development is supported by the Canadian Communications Research Centre (CRC).

Why should you use FreeWRL for your OSX/Linux 3D graphics needs?

Thanks for the trojan work on this - there is a large Mac community out there who is indebted to you. Well done and keep it up. -- David Murphy, Ireland.
FreeWRL \free-wuhr-ell\: (noun) 1. An essential tool for every Linux/Mac X3D/VRML toolbox. -- Robert "Exile In Paradise" Murphey, USA

FreeWRL not only enable us to run only OSS in our 3D modeling platform but also outclass other VRML/X3D plugins by its performances. -- Michel BRIAND, Myosotis Project Leader, Toulouse, France

FreeWRL has had an impressive track record, is here to stay. X3D Components get added, problems get resolved. Program with GLSL Shaders using the X3D Shaders Component, put your model exactly where you want them with the Geospatial Component, or just throw triangles to the screen as Extrusions, IndexedFaceSets, TriangleSets, Circle2D, Disk2D, Spheres, Boxes, Cubes; the list goes on and on.

With royalty free open standards, your models will continue to render, year after year.

Give FreeWRL a try, and please tell us what you think.

Your feedback is important to us. Contact information is available at the Contact page.

Latest News

December 18, 2009 Windows compatibility libraries updated; see the Windows download and build section:
Windows Build Notes
December 17, 2009 Intel-only Apple OS-X release is available. This release does NOT have a Safari Plugin yet - please wait a bit longer. Other releases, and other platforms coming.
November 16, 2009 An improved windows binary installer has been produced by Doug Sanden. It is available as "SetupFreeWRL-2009-Nov14.msi" in the downloads page.

November 9, 2009 A Windows binary installer has been released. This is Beta software; we would be more than happy to receive feedback. Go to the "download" page, and look for the Windows Binary, and follow the directions.

October 14 2009 The FreeWRL 1.22.5 OSX release had a problem with the initial package not containing libGLEW. I had hoped that this package had been rewritten when I had submitted a change to SourceForge, but it appears not to have propagated. So, I have just uploaded FreeWRL-1.22.5.1.UB.dmg to the downloads page; this should cure your libGLEW problems.

If you use FreeWRL in an interesting project, drop John Stewart (freewrl-09 -at- rogers.com) a note and tell us about it.

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This project is managed by John A. Stewart.

Please send bug reports to freewrl-09 --at-- rogers.com including the word ``freewrl'' on the subject line will make sure that I'll notice it. Also, see the FreeWRL home page at http://www.crc.ca/FreeWRL.

There is absolutely no warranty, express or implied for this software. For details on the conditions of use, see the FreeWRL distribution.

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Library General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA

DISCLAIMER: All information and programs presented on these pages is presented strictly on an as-is basis without an explicit or implicit warranty or guarantee of any kind, not even for fitness for any particular purpose. The FreeWRL logo is based on the Linux Penguin logo by Larry Ewing. All trademarks are owned by their respective owners.