WebXR AR Module

Category: Device
Type: New or changed feature
Status: Enabled by default (Chrome 81)
Intent stage: Shipped

Breaking change: No
Enterprise impact: None
Spec maturity: Incubation
Web Platform Tests: Yes

WPT details: Results: https://wpt.fyi/results/webxr/ar-module?label=experimental&label=master&aligned Tests: https://github.com/web-platform-tests/wpt/tree/master/webxr/ar-module

Summary

WebXR AR Module brings Augmented Reality support to WebXR Device API.

Motivation

This module is a product of the Immersive Web Working Group, and is a prerequisite for AR features currently being prototyped in the Community Group separately: WebXR Hit Test: https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/4755348300759040 WebXR DOM Overlay: https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/6048666307526656 WebXR Plane Detection API: https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/5732397976911872 WebXR Anchors: https://www.chromestatus.com/feature/5129925015109632

Standards & signals

Specification: https://immersive-web.github.io/webxr-ar-module/
Firefox: Positive — Additional link: https://blog.mozvr.com/bringing-firefox-reality-to-hololens-2/
Safari: No signal
Web developers: Positive — Libraries such as Model Viewer (https://modelviewer.dev/examples/augmented-reality.html) and A-Frame (https://aframe.io/blog/webxr-ar-module/) have been implementing AR experiences behind experimental flags as it is a commonly requested feature.
Tracking bug: https://crbug.com/949296

Ecosystem

Web Platform Tests: https://wpt.fyi/results/?q=webxr%2Far-module
Chrome Platform Showcase: https://chrome-platform-showcase.paulkinlan-ea.deno.net/features
GenDN reference: https://gendn.paulkinlan-ea.deno.net/features
chrome.dev demos search: https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Achrome.dev+WebXR%20AR%20Module
MDN Web Docs: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/search?q=WebXR%20AR%20Module
Baseline status: https://webstatus.dev/?q=WebXR%20AR%20Module

Samples: https://storage.googleapis.com/chromium-webxr-test/latest.html?target=proposals/phone-ar.html https://immersive-web.github.io/webxr-samples/proposals/ https://modelviewer.dev/examples/augmented-reality.html

Explainers: https://github.com/immersive-web/webxr-ar-module/blob/master/ar-module-explainer.md

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