<s>
ANGLE	O
(	O
Almost	B-Language
Native	I-Language
Graphics	I-Language
Layer	I-Language
Engine	I-Language
)	O
is	O
an	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
,	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
graphics	B-Device
engine	I-Device
abstraction	B-Architecture
layer	I-Architecture
developed	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
ANGLE	O
translates	O
OpenGL	B-Application
ES	I-Application
2/3	O
calls	O
to	O
DirectX	O
9	O
,	O
11	O
,	O
OpenGL	B-Application
or	O
Vulkan	O
API	O
calls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
a	O
portable	O
version	O
of	O
OpenGL	B-Application
but	O
with	O
limitations	O
of	O
OpenGL	B-Application
ES	I-Application
standard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
API	O
is	O
mainly	O
designed	O
to	O
bring	O
up	O
a	O
high-performance	O
OpenGL	B-Application
compatibility	O
to	O
MS	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
to	O
web	B-Application
browsers	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Chromium	B-Language
by	O
translating	O
OpenGL	B-Application
calls	O
to	O
Direct3D	B-Application
,	O
which	O
has	O
much	O
better	O
driver	B-Application
support	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
there	O
are	O
two	O
backend	O
renderers	O
for	O
ANGLE	O
:	O
the	O
oldest	O
one	O
uses	O
Direct3D	B-Application
9.0c	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
newer	O
one	O
uses	O
Direct3D	B-Application
11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ANGLE	O
is	O
currently	O
used	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
(	O
it	O
's	O
embedded	O
into	O
the	O
Blink	B-Language
browser	I-Language
engine	I-Language
)	O
,	O
Firefox	B-Application
,	O
Edge	B-Application
,	O
WebKit	B-Language
,	O
and	O
the	O
Qt	B-Language
Framework	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
engine	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
by	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
for	O
compatibility	O
with	O
apps	O
ported	O
from	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
Apple	O
team	O
contributed	O
a	O
Metal	B-Library
API	I-Library
backend	O
for	O
the	O
ANGLE	O
so	O
Apple	O
devices	O
could	O
run	O
on	O
their	O
native	O
graphics	O
APIs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ANGLE	O
is	O
distributed	O
under	O
a	O
BSD-license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
project	O
started	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
bring	O
full	O
hardware	O
acceleration	O
for	O
WebGL	B-Library
to	O
Windows	B-Application
without	O
relying	O
on	O
OpenGL	B-Application
graphics	O
drivers	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
initially	O
released	O
the	O
program	O
under	O
the	O
BSD	B-Operating_System
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
production	O
version	O
(	O
2.1.x	O
)	O
implements	O
OpenGL	B-Application
ES	I-Application
2.0	O
,	O
3.0	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
3.1	O
and	O
EGL	B-Application
1.5	O
,	O
claiming	O
to	O
pass	O
the	O
conformance	O
tests	O
for	O
both	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Work	O
was	O
started	O
on	O
then	O
future	O
OpenGL	B-Application
ES	I-Application
3.0	O
version	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
newer	O
Direct3D	B-Application
11	O
backend	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
capability	O
to	O
use	O
ANGLE	O
in	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
app	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supporting	O
CoreWindow	O
and	O
SwapChainPanel	O
in	O
ANGLE	O
's	O
EGL	B-Application
allows	O
applications	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
8.1	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Phone	O
8.1	O
,	O
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chromium	B-Language
and	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chrome	B-Application
uses	O
ANGLE	O
not	O
only	O
for	O
WebGL	B-Library
,	O
but	O
also	O
for	O
its	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
2D	O
HTML5	B-Language
canvas	I-Language
and	O
for	O
the	O
graphics	O
layer	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Native	B-Application
Client	I-Application
(	O
which	O
is	O
OpenGL	B-Application
ES	I-Application
2.0	O
compatible	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Safari	B-Application
web	I-Application
browser	I-Application
uses	O
ANGLE	O
as	O
basis	O
for	O
its	O
WebGL	B-Library
implementation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Firefox	B-Application
uses	O
ANGLE	O
as	O
the	O
default	O
WebGL	B-Library
backend	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Qt	B-Language
5	B-Application
uses	O
ANGLE	O
as	O
the	O
default	O
renderer	O
for	O
its	O
OpenGL	B-Application
ES	I-Application
2.0	O
API	O
wrapper	O
and	O
other	O
Qt	B-Language
elements	O
which	O
use	O
it	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Candy	B-Application
Crush	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
uses	O
ANGLE	O
as	O
the	O
default	O
renderer	O
in	O
its	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cocos2d	B-Application
uses	O
ANGLE	O
as	O
its	O
rendering	O
engine	O
for	O
applications	O
published	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ANGLE	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
provides	O
Windows	B-Application
developers	O
precompiled	O
ANGLE	O
binaries	O
via	O
a	O
NuGet	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stellarium	B-Application
provides	O
two	O
versions	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
:	O
the	O
default	O
version	O
uses	O
OpenGL	B-Application
,	O
the	O
alternative	O
version	O
uses	O
ANGLE	O
as	O
the	O
renderer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shovel	B-Application
Knight	I-Application
uses	O
ANGLE	O
as	O
rendering	O
engine	O
,	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
final	O
credits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RuneScape	B-Protocol
NXT	O
client	O
uses	O
ANGLE	O
to	O
provide	O
a	O
DirectX	O
9	O
compatibility	O
mode	O
for	O
older	O
graphics	B-Device
cards	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Krita	B-Application
started	O
using	O
ANGLE	O
as	O
the	O
rendering	O
engine	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
starting	O
on	O
version	O
3.3.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
has	O
ANGLE	O
as	O
a	O
rendering	O
option	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Standards	O
Preview	O
"	O
page	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Insider	I-Application
build	O
17025	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
V	I-Application
included	O
ANGLE	O
in	O
the	O
installation	O
,	O
normally	O
at	O
Systemdrive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SolveSpace	B-Algorithm
uses	O
ANGLE	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameMaker	B-Operating_System
:	I-Operating_System
Studio	I-Operating_System
uses	O
ANGLE	O
at	O
compile-time	O
to	O
convert	O
GLSL	O
ES	O
shaders	O
to	O
HLSL9	O
for	O
the	O
old	O
Windows	B-Application
32-bit	O
export	O
module	O
.	O
</s>
