OpenGL Extensions Viewer for Mac6.3.0

Name: OpenGL Extensions Viewer
Rating: 4.4545 (23 reviews)

13 May 2021

Provides info about your OpenGL accelerator.

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What is OpenGL Extensions Viewer for Mac

OpenGL Extensions Viewer provides info about your OpenGL accelerator. Many OpenGL extensions, as well as extensions to related APIs, have been defined by vendors. The extension registry is maintained by SGI.

Features:

Contains specifications for all known extensions, written as modifications to the appropriate specification documents
Defines naming conventions, guidelines for creating new extensions, and writing suitable documentation
Displays the vendor name, the version implemented, the renderer name, and the extensions of the current OpenGL 3D accelerator
With internet connection, retrieves the specifications that explain the available extensions

What's new in OpenGL Extensions Viewer

Version 6.3.0:

Updated rendering tests for OpenGL
Submit database now includes Metal renderer information
Other bug fixes and improvements

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Derekcurrie

May 16 2021

6.3.0

Version: 6.3.0

GLView = new name. When installed, it removes the old OpenGL Extensions Viewer app.

neko-gundam

Jun 21 2017

5.0.1

4.5

Version: 5.0.1

greet

James

Apr 29 2014

4.2.5

Version: 4.2.5

While this may be academically interesting of what practical use is it, given that all Mac's, other for Mac Pro's have non-swapable graphics cards? Even with MacPro's the 3rd party graphic card, options are limited. The time that knowing such parameters is actually useful is when making a purchase decision on a new Mac, or when replacing a graphics card in a Mac Pro. In either case you have to rely mostly on the vendors published specifications.

Abramurkwian

Sep 26 2013

4.2.2

Version: 4.2.2

Nothing has changed since 4.1.1. It still crashes on my Mac Pro. Older versions (prior 4.1.1) work fine. Any ideas?

Sep 21 2013

4.2.1

Version: 4.2.1

This version crashes on my Mac Pro 5.1 (Radeon 5870, 10.8.5). Anyone has the same issue?

Xenophile

Jul 7 2012

4.0.7

Version: 4.0.7

Now I have to download this via the App Store? Dear Developer, Please, pretty please, with sugar on top, offer a direct download!

umaromc

Aug 30 2011

4.0.3

Version: 4.0.3

"Detects OpenGL 4.2 feature set" So this is more useful for Linux/Windows users... *sigh* C'mon, Apple!

Glenn-Braid

Aug 31 2010

3.32

Version: 3.32

Something strange I noticed is how in the previous version my OpenGL 2.1 scores were incredibly low but with the latest release (3.32) I'm getting close to 400fps - I am wondering whether the GLviewer has been optimised thus when it is properly optimised for the Apple OpenGL implementation the performance improves. My 2.1 score for the record went from 122 to 391 - something definitely must have changed - I've yet to test it on my iMac but I'm pretty certain that I'll see the same sorts of results.

Libertyforall1776

Jul 28 2010

3.30

Version: 3.30

3.3.1 is out!

Dokter-mac

Mar 4 2010

3.17

Version: 3.17

The download link did not worked for me, for some reason... This link worked well, after some searching: ftp://ftp2.realtech-vr.com/realtechv/pub/glview317.dmg

Talaatharb

Jan 9 2010

3.16

Version: 3.16

OS X 10.5.8 on PPC: launches and quits with this error in the system.log 09.01.10 17:36:59 OpenGL Extensions Viewer[19987] Unable to load nib file: MainMenu, exiting

Low-Flyer

Nov 18 2009

3.15

Version: 3.15

Downloaded what was supposed to be v3.15 but got v3.14. Happens all too frequently on MacUpdate.

Beige

Feb 11 2009

3.11

4.0

Version: 3.11

great but I wish there was more demanding geometry/normal/parallax/Cg shader stuff in it for the benchmark. It's hard to see the benefits of my Quadro FX 5600 with a cube. Throw a few models in - a million-poly spec and normal mapped ZBrush model or something.

Ayub

Jun 6 2008

3.04

5.0

Version: 3.04

Great app. Handy for knowing Graphics info about your mac. Can also search for other graphics stuffs.

Mitch-de

Feb 12 2008

3.0

Version: 3.0

Indeed an great tool. Also great for OpenGL Benches (Test Tab), running it an native+higher resolutions above 1024x768. Xbench OpenGL : forget it.

Demoray

Jan 25 2008

2.33

Version: 2.33

What a kick-a** little utility! Provides everything you ever wanted to know about your Mac's graphic capabilities... and much more. It runs great on my Tiger 10.4.11. A bargain at twice the price.

Thefinaleofseem

Oct 29 2007

2.32

Version: 2.32

I had hoped to use this to bench Leopard vs Tiger on a less than supported machine. G4 450mhz, Radeon 7000, 512MB of RAM. Leopard was surprisingly responsive on it, and OpenGL Extensions Viewer ran fine, benching up to 1.4 and pegging it around 73-74fps on each. In 10.4.10...it crashed. Every time. So there's something buggy in this release, because I could not bench it on the old, supported OS, but I could on the new, unsupported (on that machine) OS. Strange.

Ray16

Oct 17 2006

2.27

3.3

Version: 2.27

Hi guys, its Ray again, I've read the replies that were posted below. All have good points, what I was saying was that 2.15, only worked with my last build of 10.2.8 Jaguar. I now have the last build of 10.3.9 Panther, I also plan to upgrade my ATI card. I have a G3B&W, 500 mghz, and 1024 of RAM I also plan to upgrade the Processor too. After the upgrades I'm sure that 2.27 will work fine.

Nov 2 2005

2.22

Version: 2.22

Why is it that version 2.15 is last to launch in 10.2.8? I tried later versions but they didn't. I've had a longtime habit of saving files of software that work.

Guest

May 8 2005

2.18.194

Version: 2.18.194

...I'd suggest utilizing options in the installer to allow specific directory installation... not that this really needed an installer, did it?

Apr 9 2005

2.17

4.8

Version: 2.17

Great tool. Easily shows everything you would possibly want to know about the state of extensions on OSX. Thanks!

Jan 29 2005

2.15

Version: 2.15

Great Tool - no other shows that Informations. Interesting informations about what OpenGL funct. are implemented and which are not (NV, Apple(ATI) has to work). MAC OS X OpenGL is a bit behind other OpenGL Systems.

Definitely a pretty hot app! Appreciated intuitiveness despite the amount of information that can be culled from this app... and a built-in OpenGL benchmark and compatibility tester (well, more compatibility than a benchmarker- an old Rage128 could handle those tests)!