Does webgl work on chrome on a mac?

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chadn picture chadn · Feb 28, 2013 · Viewed 43.7k times · Source

I got webgl to work on safari, but can't get it to work on chrome. I use this to test

http://get.webgl.org/

On safari, it works only after enabling webgl, see http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11926

On chrome, it says "Hmm. While your browser seems to support WebGL, it is disabled or unavailable. If possible, please ensure that you are running the latest drivers for your video card"

I was hoping there might be a way to enable webgl in chrome the way it's enabled in safari.

I am on Mac OS X 10.8.2, using Macbook pro retina (NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M), Chrome version 24.0.1312.57. My video card is not on a blacklist (but not on any whitelist, either) www.khronos.org/webgl/wiki/BlacklistsAndWhitelists

Answer

Paul picture Paul · Apr 18, 2015

Enable "Use hardware acceleration when available" in the Chrome settings.

I had the same problem on a mid-2012 Macbook Air. Here's how I fixed it.

  • Go to chrome://settings/
  • "Show advanced settings" (link at the bottom)
  • System (second-to-last at the bottom)
  • Enabled the checkbox for "Use hardware acceleration when available."
  • Restart Chrome (required for me)

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