Package

gl

Creates a WebGL context without a window

v8.1.6, 29 Oct 2024BSD-2-ClauseCommonJSTypes: None3D, WebGL and game engines

$ npm install gl

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 77k; -65% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 7; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 1 year ago; v8.1.6
GitHub stars: 1.9k; 185 forks
Open issues / PRs: 71 / 8
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 23

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21

Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

77,037 downloads last week, 287,588 in the last month. The 12-month change of -65% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: -
Latest version: 8.1.6, 29 Oct 20241 year ago
First published: -
Last push to GitHub: 25 May 2026122 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 71
Open pull requests: 8
Commits, last 52 weeks: 23
Dependents on npm: 108

Major versions

Recent releases

Compatibility

Module format: CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: None
Node.js engine range: >=18.0.0
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 19.5 MB
Dependencies (7): nanbindingsnode-abinode-gypbit-twiddleglsl-tokenizerprebuild-install

Install

npm install gl

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/gl@8.1.6/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/gl@8.1.6/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/gl@8.1.6

Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.