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Khronos Group

Free tool lets users view glTF and GLB files in augmented reality, with PBR materials. Source code available to other app developers.

Sunday, December 10th, 2023

Real-time 3D file format gets new extensions for PBR material properties like index of refraction.

Wednesday, July 14th, 2021

New visual standards program is already being adopted by model sites like CGTrader and Sketchfab.

Thursday, June 10th, 2021

Developer can now influence development of key graphics standards used in Blender like OpenCL, OpenXR.

Thursday, October 22nd, 2020

New spec aims to reboot the GPU compute API for a new generation of CG tools. SDK now available.

Wednesday, September 30th, 2020

The Vulkan Ray Tracing extensions are now available as stable builds, along with an updated SDK and AMD and Nvidia GPU drivers.

Thursday, March 19th, 2020

Download 3D scans of objects from leading US museums in OBJ and glTF format under a CC0 licence.

Sunday, March 1st, 2020

FBX developer to join open standards body's 3D Formats Working Group to support development of the glTF file format.

Thursday, July 25th, 2019

Texture-painting tool gets export to Adobe's Project Felix, glTF 2.0 support, new Auto-Backup plugin.

Friday, September 29th, 2017

Open format for exchanging 3D assets between game engines or web apps now supports physically based rendering.

Saturday, June 17th, 2017

DirectX and Vulkan competitor to spread from iOS to desktop Macs as part of OS X El Capitan this fall.

Thursday, June 11th, 2015

Watch an early alpha demo of the next-gen graphics API running on a PowerVR Rogue mobile GPU.

Thursday, March 5th, 2015

Unity staff proclaim The Khronos Group's new normal-supporting compression technology awesome.

Wednesday, August 29th, 2012