List of software related to augmented reality

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
MyWebAR.com		End-to-end Web AR solutions	No-code augmented reality platform for creating, managing and publishing augmented reality.
MAXST AR SDK	2010	AR Development Toolkits
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.
echo3D	2018	AR content management systems	3D asset management platform for managing, updating, and streaming 3D/AR/VR content in real-time
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	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. Meta shutdown spark ar studio in Jan 2025
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		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
MAKAR	2018	End-to-end Web AR solutions	No-code AR/VR/MR platform for creating, MAKAR SDK for iOS and Android apps & web
Youtube Effect Maker [18] https://effects.youtube.com/	2024	AR development toolkits	YouTube's AR filter creation tool for creating effects for YouTube Shorts and enabling creators to build interactive AR experiences

Open source

Software name	Year of release	License	Description
A-Frame (virtual reality framework)	2015 [19]	MIT [19]	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 [20]	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.

See also

• Fyuse

References

1. "BBC News turns to Arti for election night data-driven augmented reality". NewscastStudio. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
2. Vidal, Elihay (2020-04-21). "AR Studio On-the-Go Platform Arti Closes $4 Million Seed Investment". CTECH - www.calcalistech.com. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
3. "HP Reveal – Augmented Reality Platform | Scarfe Digital Sandbox". scarfedigitalsandbox.teach.educ.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
4. Sato, Mia (2022-04-12). "TikTok opens AR effects tool to all users". The Verge. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
5. Layar Solutions (Archived), Layar
6. House of Fraser adds AR to mobile app, NFC World
7. Newton, Casey (2017-12-14). "Snap releases Lens Studio, a tool for creating your own AR effects". The Verge. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
8. Lee, Dami (2019-08-13). "Facebook now lets anyone make an Instagram face filter". The Verge. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
9. Vuforia (Augmented Reality), Verious.com
10. Goodwin, Richard. Qualcomm’s Vuforia shows massive potential for Augmented Reality, 11 September 2012
11. Wikitude SDK
12. "Where is VR/AR and Education Now?". 25 July 2017.
13. "ARmony – Using Augmented Reality to learn music". YouTube. 24 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2019-06-05. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
14. "This app can mix music while you mix drinks, and proves augmented reality can be fun". Digital Trends. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
15. Tsotsis, Alexia. Word Lens Translates Words Inside of Images. Yes Really. TechCrunch (16 December 2010).
16. N.B. Word Lens: This changes everything The Economist: Gulliver blog 18 December 2010.
17. 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). pp. 1–10. doi:10.1109/PERCOM.2018.8444578. ISBN   978-1-5386-3224-6. S2CID   44017349.
18. lensblogadmin (2024-10-31). "AR Effects on YouTube Shorts! #1 Effect Maker Selection". Lenslist Blog (in Polish). Retrieved 2025-08-13.
19. Sean (2015-12-18). "Mozilla Releases A-Frame WebVR Framework". AR/VR Magazine. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
20. Yuen, HiuKim (2021-03-17). "Develop a web augmented reality app with MindAR in 5 minutes!". Web Augmented Reality Development. Retrieved 2022-04-14.