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Draco.js. Load compressed 3D models in the browser without extra downloads or setup.

mrdoob.github.io/draco.js

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Updates

June 2026

demo: add KTX2Loader so basis-compressed glTF textures load Jun 10
demo: count the wasm download in load Jun 10
demo: itemize load and measure the loaders cold Jun 10
build: regenerate bundle after removing dead decoder code Jun 10
refactor: remove unreachable point-cloud path and dead decoder methods Jun 10
build: regenerate bundle with the rANS entropy-path speedups Jun 10
perf: fill short rANS lookup-table runs with a manual loop Jun 10
perf: read rANS probability bytes through a local cursor Jun 10
demo: use the WASM blue for the JS accent in the viewer Jun 7
docs: trim README to a more minimal set of sections Jun 7
docs: refresh README size numbers and 2.2-only status Jun 7
build: regenerate bundle after dropping pre-2.2 decode paths Jun 7
refactor: drop pre-2.2 mesh bitstream decode paths Jun 7
refactor: drop the deprecated tex-coords prediction scheme Jun 7
style: trim comments to essentials and normalize file headers Jun 6
build: regenerate bundle after comment trim and banner shrink Jun 6
build: shrink the bundle license banner Jun 6
refactor: inline position cache into predictors, mirroring C++ structure Jun 6
build: regenerate bundle after inlining the position cache Jun 6
docs: note the network-overhead win on slow connections Jun 6