🆚 Web Storage vs. WebGL

Web storage is a browser API and client-side key-value database that allows websites to store persistent data on users' devices.

WebGL is a cross-platform, royalty-free web standard that provides a low-level JavaScript API for rendering interactive 2D and 3D graphics directly in web browsers without plug-ins.

It is exposed through the HTML5 canvas element, uses a shader-based architecture with GLSL, runs on the GPU for hardware-accelerated rendering, and is supported by all major browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge.

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Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

• 🥇 Most popular in the United States in the Browser APIs category.
• 🥇 Most popular in the United Kingdom in the Browser APIs category.
• 🥇 Most popular in Germany in the Browser APIs category.
• 🥇 Most popular in France in the Browser APIs category.
• 🥇 Most popular in Japan in the Browser APIs category.

• ⭐ 4th most popular in China in the Browser APIs category.
• ⭐ 4th most popular in Iran in the Browser APIs category.
• ⭐ 6th most popular in Japan in the Browser APIs category.
• ⭐ 6th most popular in Hong Kong in the Browser APIs category.
• ⭐ 6th most popular in Slovenia in the Browser APIs category.

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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