Overview

luma.gl is packaged and published as a suite of composable npm modules, so that applications can choose what functionality they need.

Module	Usage	Description
@luma.gl/core	Required	The "Abstract" Device API (implemented by both the webgpu and webgl modules).
@luma.gl/webgl	Required *	Device adapter implemented using the WebGPU API. Enables creation of WebGPU resources
@luma.gl/webgpu	Required *	Device adapter implemented using the WebGL API. Enables creation of WebGL resources.
@luma.gl/engine	Recommended	A set of WebGPU/WebGL independent core 3D engine style classes built on top of @luma.gl/core.
@luma.gl/shadertools	Recommended	System for modularizing and composing shader code, shader module system, transpiler, shader modules.
@luma.gl/gltf	Optional	glTF scenegraph loading and instantiation etc.
@luma.gl/test-utils	Optional	Test setups, in particular support for rendering and comparing images.

* At least one backend, either WebGL or WebGPU, must be installed to enable GPU resource creation.

luma.gl also publishes a legacy moduls that should be avoided in new applications.

Legacy Module	Status	Description	Replacement
@luma.gl/constants	Deprecated	WebGL constants.	No longer used in luma.gl v9.