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OpenVRML
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<p>OpenVRML is a <a href="/facts/Free_and_open-source_software/1cHtjLCB">free and open-source software</a> project that makes it possible to view three-dimensional objects in the <a href="/facts/VRML/EkNXun7G">VRML</a> and <a href="/facts/X3D/4PHPbmHl">X3D</a> formats in Internet-based applications. The software was initially developed by Chris Morley; since 2000 the project has been led by Braden McDaniel. </p><p>OpenVRML provides a <a href="/facts/GTK%252B/oLpVm9pp">GTK+</a>-based plugin to render <a href="/facts/VRML/EkNXun7G">VRML</a> and <a href="/facts/X3D/4PHPbmHl">X3D</a> worlds in web browsers. Its libraries can be used to add VRML and X3D support to applications. The software is licensed under the terms of the <a href="/facts/GNU_Lesser_General_Public_License/AXwkz9x3">GNU Lesser General Public License</a> (LGPL) and distributed a <a href="/facts/GNU/HlAKKBdt">GNU</a>-style source package that is portable to most <a href="/facts/POSIX/mQkSt234">POSIX</a> systems with a <a href="/facts/C%252B%252B/Et0F2qn9">C++</a> compiler. The source distribution also includes project files for building on <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Microsoft Windows</a> with the freely-available <a href="/facts/Visual_C%252B%252B_Express/PPcsYlwS">Visual C++ Express</a> compiler. </p><p>Binary (compiled) versions of the software are available within the <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a> distributions <a href="/facts/Fedora_(operating_system)/LJ2ocge5">Fedora</a> and <a href="/facts/Debian/cBd93qfJ">Debian</a>, as well as under FreshPorts for <a href="/facts/FreeBSD/RKsFTm7F">FreeBSD</a> and <a href="/facts/Fink_(software)/dWBD0WqS">Fink</a> for <a href="/facts/Mac_OS_X/Y93vVpTm">Mac OS X</a>. </p><p>A number of software applications are designed to generate <a href="/facts/VRML/EkNXun7G">VRML</a> code; see for instance <a href="/facts/GNU_Octave/vVVq5evM">GNU Octave</a>. </p>