Software:List of software related to augmented reality
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The following is a list of notable augmented reality software including programs for application development, content management, gaming and integrated AR solutions. For a list specifically for AR video games, see List of augmented reality video games.
Proprietary
| Software name | Year of release | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8th Wall | End-to-end Web AR solutions | ||
| ARCore | AR development toolkits | A Google SDK, currently designed exclusively for Android 8.0+ app creation. | |
| ARKit | AR development toolkits | An Apple SDK, currently designed exclusively for iOS 11+ app creation. Formerly Metaio, purchased by Apple in 2015. | |
| Arti AR | Broadcast Media | Cloud-based AR platform for the broadcast media industry from Israeli-based company Arti.[1][2] | |
| Augment | AR content management systems | A web based platform for managing 3D models and creating augmented reality experiences. | |
| Aurasma (HP Reveal)[3] | 2011 | End-to-end branded app solutions | |
| Blippbuilder | AR content management systems | A web-based system for creating AR experiences with image recognition by Blippar | |
| BUNDLAR | 2020 | AR content management system | BUNDLAR: No-code augmented reality platform for creating, managing and publishing augmented reality. |
| Effect House | 2022[4] | AR development toolkits | TikTok's AR filter creation tool released from Beta in April 2022.[4] |
| Genee | End-to-end Web AR solutions | ||
| Hololink [1] | 2021 | End-to-end Web AR solutions | Web-based editor with Academy and editable templates. Web-based AR viewer based on proprietary image recognition and OpenCV. |
| Layar SDK | AR development toolkits | An augmented reality SDK for iOS and Android apps.[5][6] | |
| Lens Studio | 2017[7] | AR development toolkits | Snap Inc.'s AR filter creation tool.[7] |
| Nokia City Lens | End-to-end branded app solutions | ||
| Spark AR Studio | 2019[8] | AR development toolkits | AR development tool developed by Meta and used to make Instagram filters. |
| Vuforia Augmented Reality SDK | AR development toolkits | Formerly Qualcomm's QCAR, is a Software Development Kit for creating augmented reality applications for mobile devices.[9][10] | |
| Web-AR.Studio [2] | AR content management systems | a free web-based system for creating WebAR experiences with image and QR recognition with single and multitracking | |
| Webcam Social Shopper | AR content management systems | Web based software for integrating apparel visualization on e-commerce sites. | |
| Wikitude SDK | AR development toolkits | Augmented reality SDK for mobile platforms originated from the works on the Wikitude World Browser app by Wikitude GmbH.[11] | |
| Zappar | End-to-end Web AR solutions | ||
| zSpace for Education | Education | interaction with 3D objects in lesson plans that align with Common Core[12] | |
| ARmony[13] | Software package to help people to learn an instrument | ||
| AR Mixer[14] | app that allows one to select and mix between songs by manipulating real-world objects | ||
| Word Lens[15][16] | Translation tool | ||
| Talk2Me[17] | Social interaction tool for sharing and viewing others' published information in a shared setting |
Open source
| Software name | Year of release | License | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| A-Frame (virtual reality framework) | 2015[18] | MIT[18] | A framework that adds HTML tags for most of the functionality in three.js and other JavaScript features as a superset of this lower level underlying 3-D framework. |
| ApertusVR | 2016 | MIT | An embeddable, open-source, framework-independent, platform-independent, network-topology-independent, distributed AR /VR/MR engine. Written in C++; with JavaScript and HTTP Rest API (in Node.js). It creates a new abstraction layer over the hardware vendors in order to integrate the virtual and augmented reality technologies into any developments and products. |
| ARToolKit | LGPLv3 | An open source C-library to create augmented reality applications; was ported to many different languages and platforms like Android, Flash or Silverlight; very widely used in augmented reality related projects. | |
| OpenIllusionist | Provides software libraries for generating images, interpreting user input, modelling the behaviour of virtual objects (or 'agents'), and threading all of the above to provide the illusion of reality. | ||
| AR.js | MIT | A library to allow development of marker-based, Natural Feature Tracking and location-based AR applications on the web. It can be used in conjunction with A-Frame (virtual reality framework) or three.js | |
| MindAR | 2021[19] | MIT | A library to allow development of image-tracking and face-tracking types of AR applications on the web. It can be used in conjunction with A-Frame or three.js. |
Other
References
- ↑ "BBC News turns to Arti for election night data-driven augmented reality" (in en-US). https://www.newscaststudio.com/2020/11/23/bbc-news-turns-to-arti-for-election-night-data-driven-augmented-reality/?og=1.
- ↑ Vidal, Elihay (2020-04-21). "AR Studio On-the-Go Platform Arti Closes $4 Million Seed Investment". https://www.calcalistech.com/ctech/articles/0,7340,L-3809616,00.html.
- ↑ "HP Reveal – Augmented Reality Platform | Scarfe Digital Sandbox". https://scarfedigitalsandbox.teach.educ.ubc.ca/aurasma-augmented-reality-platform/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sato, Mia (2022-04-12). "TikTok opens AR effects tool to all users" (in en). https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/12/23021780/tiktok-ar-effect-house.
- ↑ Layar Solutions (Archived), Layar
- ↑ House of Fraser adds AR to mobile app, NFC World
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Newton, Casey (2017-12-14). "Snap releases Lens Studio, a tool for creating your own AR effects" (in en). https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/14/16770088/snap-lens-studio-snapchat-lenses-filters-download-mac-windows.
- ↑ Lee, Dami (2019-08-13). "Facebook now lets anyone make an Instagram face filter" (in en). https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/13/20802620/facebook-spark-ar-instagram-story-face-filters.
- ↑ Vuforia (Augmented Reality), Verious.com
- ↑ Goodwin, Richard. Qualcomm’s Vuforia shows massive potential for Augmented Reality, 11 September 2012
- ↑ Wikitude SDK
- ↑ "Where is VR/AR and Education Now?" (in en). 25 July 2017. https://vrscout.com/news/vr-ar-education-now/.
- ↑ "ARmony – Using Augmented Reality to learn music". 24 August 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wolO1lbKzAw.
- ↑ "This app can mix music while you mix drinks, and proves augmented reality can be fun". Digital Trends. 20 November 2013. http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/augmented-reality-mixer-app/.
- ↑ Tsotsis, Alexia. Word Lens Translates Words Inside of Images. Yes Really. TechCrunch (16 December 2010).
- ↑ N.B. Word Lens: This changes everything The Economist: Gulliver blog 18 December 2010.
- ↑ Shu, Jiayu; Kosta, Sokol; Zheng, Rui; Hui, Pan (March 2018). "Talk2Me: A Framework for Device-to-Device Augmented Reality Social Network". 2018 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom): 1–10. doi:10.1109/PERCOM.2018.8444578. ISBN 978-1-5386-3224-6. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8444578.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Sean (2015-12-18). "Mozilla Releases A-Frame WebVR Framework" (in en-US). https://arvrmagazine.com/mozilla-releases-a-frame-webvr-framework/.
- ↑ Yuen, HiuKim (2021-03-17). "Develop a web augmented reality app with MindAR in 5 minutes!" (in en). https://medium.com/web-augmented-reality-development/develop-a-web-augmented-reality-app-with-mindar-in-5-minutes-6b57a724bb94.
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