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Is there any way to get OpenGL 4 to work within a node-webkit app? It would have to be OpenGL 4 and since it's running on a desktop app I would think there must be a way to get it to work. I can't seem to find anything online. All I find it about OpenGL ES, which won't cut it for what I'm thinking of testing out.

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node-webkit is just a Google Chrome bundled with html/css/js. Everything you can run in Chrome you can run in node-webkit, but nothing more. If you want to use graphics card in node-webkit your only option is to use WebGL.

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I suppose modifying the google chrome base (assuming it's open source) to allow OpenGL 4 would be a large feat huh. –  user441521 Feb 19 at 14:10
    
I mean since node-webkit is meant to run on the desktop there is no reason to have the OpenGL ES limitation. One should be able to implement OpenGL 4 support to webkit I would think. I'll have to do more research. –  user441521 Feb 19 at 14:18
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You can only use WebGL that implements OpenGL ES 2.0

Chrome uses the GPU to also render most of the webpage, css/js animations, etc..

Check this for more details on their dev guide: https://developer.chrome.com/native-client/devguide/coding/3D-graphics

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Webkit is open source right? Couldn't you modify it to use OpenGL 4? –  user441521 Feb 19 at 23:00
    
In theory yes, but that would probably take months of work from a single developer. Would be easier to just port your project from OpenGL 4 to ES. –  Trader Feb 20 at 10:48
    
Porting is not an option for what I'm looking at doing. –  user441521 Feb 22 at 21:29
    
Not to mention that node-webit is meant to be ran on the desktop. Why should it have a reduced OpenGL version? It shouldn't if you ask me. This would really make creating OPenGL game engine editors much much easier and run on a much wider array of hardware. –  user441521 Feb 23 at 18:33
    
Node-webkit merely bundles the web app and Chrome. The reason it has OpenGL is because Chrome only uses that with WebGL because of web standards. I would recommend to just use OpenGL in another language like C++ or Java if you need OpenGL 4. –  Trader Feb 24 at 13:53

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