is opengl removed yet?

Asked on 2025-06-12

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OpenGL has not been removed yet, but Apple has been focusing on its own graphics and compute API, Metal, which is designed to take full advantage of Apple hardware. Metal provides a more modern and efficient way to handle graphics and compute tasks on Apple platforms. For web-based graphics, Apple is promoting WebGPU, which offers better performance and flexibility compared to WebGL, and is closely aligned with Metal.

If you're developing for Apple platforms, it's recommended to use Metal for native applications and WebGPU for web applications to ensure the best performance and access to the latest features.