# Welcome to encantar.js!

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Enchant your users with **encantar.js**, a GPU-accelerated Augmented Reality engine for the web.

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## Features

* **AR everywhere**: encantar.js runs on Android, on iOS, and even on Desktop computers! Only a modern web browser is required.
* **Plugins**: use encantar.js with the 3D framework of your choice, including A-Frame, Babylon.js, Three.js and more!
* **Image tracking**: track detailed images such as book covers, cartoons and photos. No need of manual training!

## Why use encantar.js?

* **Device-agnostic**: no need of AR-capable devices. encantar.js runs in all modern web browsers. It's AR built from scratch with computer vision.
* **Fast and powerful**: encantar.js is GPU-accelerated. It uses WebGL2 and WebAssembly for turbocharged performance.
* **No need to download apps**: encantar.js is a WebAR engine. Users can access the AR experiences immediately.
* **Easy to get started**: encantar.js can be used with a `<script>` tag in your page. A static HTML page is enough to get started.
* **Open-source**: what are you waiting for? [Try it now!](../demos.md)

## Browser compatibility

encantar.js is compatible with all major web browsers:

| Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Opera | Safari* |
|:------:|:----:|:-------:|:-----:|:-------:|
| :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: | :heavy_check_mark: |

\* use Safari 15.2 or later.

encantar.js requires WebGL2 and WebAssembly, which are widely supported.

## About

encantar.js is developed by [Alexandre Martins](https://github.com/alemart) and released under the [LGPL](../license.md). It is based on [Speedy Vision](https://github.com/alemart/speedy-vision).