PlayCanvas Editor

The PlayCanvas Editor is the most advanced WebGL authoring environment available. It's packed full of features to help speed up your development and stay ahead of the competition.

Realtime collaboration

Create apps faster using Google Docs-style realtime collaboration

Zero compile time

PlayCanvas is a JavaScript game engine so there is no 'compile' step meaning you can iterate incredibly quickly

On device development and testing

Test your applications directly on mobile and tablet hardware. Code and assets live update on your device for fast iteration times.

Easy debugging and profiling

Use your browser's developer tools to trivially debug and profile your applications

PlayCanvas Engine

The open-source PlayCanvas Engine is the world's most advanced WebGL game engine. Use JavaScript to program anything from simple 2D games to advanced 3D graphics simulations. All written in standards-compliant, cross-platform HTML5 for every major browser and device.

Open source

The PlayCanvas Engine is open sourced on GitHub under MIT

Tiny engine footprint

The PlayCanvas Engine has a tiny footprint that loads and executes incredibly quickly

Mobile optimized

The PlayCanvas Engine gives incredible performance, even on devices such as the iPhone 4S.

Zero compile time

PlayCanvas is a JavaScript game engine so there is no 'compile' step meaning you can iterate quickly.

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WebGL 2 support

The PlayCanvas Engine uses the most up to date version of the WebGL API and is able to drop back to WebGL 1 when required

Asynchronous asset streaming

Enable applications to load faster by deferring loading of non-essential assets

Powerful audio API

Positional sound with easy API that allows you to hook up WebAudio filters

Entity-component system

Build applications quickly with an easy to use application framework

Physically based rendering

Realistic rendering using the latest techniques in realtime 3D graphics

One-click publishing

Publish PlayCanvas apps live to the web with a single click

Shader chunk system

Partial and full shader customization support: tweak parameters, override chunks of standard shader or write your own GLSL

GPU skinning

Hardware accelerated character animation

GPU particle system

Hardware accelerated particle effects system

Runtime lightmap generation

Have dozens of high-resolution shadowed static lights, without having to download a lightmap over network

Static lighting optimizations

Use hundreds of static lights with specular on any platform

Blend shape animation

Support for blend shape animation on your models

Soft shadows and light cookies

Select from multiple shadow casting algorithms to suit your performance needs. Light cookies enable cool effects cheaply.

Asset importer and manager

Import assets including 3D models and animations (FBX, OBJ, DAE, 3DS), textures including HDR textures, audio files and more

Linear & HDR graphics pipeline

Linear & HDR pipeline: gamma-correct, tonemapped rendering, support for HDR cubemaps and lightmaps

Input device API

Support any input device including keyboard, mouse, gamepads or touchscreens

Signed distance field font render

Convert TTF/OTF/etc fonts into font assets and render crisp text into PlayCanvas scenes

Rigid body physics engine

Enable applications to load faster by deferring loading of non-essential assets

Response user interface tools

Components that allow you to create your own responsive 2D or 3D UIs

WebVR support

Support for the latest WebVR standards to generate room-scale and mobile VR experiences

On-device development & testing

Fast iteration time using real-time updating on mobile devices

Powerful asset filtering

Search and filter your large asset collection for quick development

Realtime editing of scenes

See changes from your team mates instantly with our Google-docs style collaboration features.

Cubemap prefiltering

Set up image-based lighting with the click of a button

In-app visual profiler

Profiler overlay which displays graphs, timings and stats in realtime for your PlayCanvas application

One-click texture compression

Compress all your project's textures to DXT, PVR and ETC1 with a single click

Material editor

Quickly and easily tweak materials visually in realtime

Multi-platform support

Run the Editor on any device: desktop, laptop, tablet or mobile