Sunrize — A Multi-Platform X3D Editor

Introduction

Sunrize is an easy-to-use editor for X3D files, built on top of the X_ITE framework. It provides an intuitive interface for creating, editing, and previewing interactive 3D scenes directly in the browser. With support for the full X3D standard and X_ITE’s advanced rendering features, Sunrize makes it simple to experiment with nodes, materials, and animations while immediately seeing the results in real time.

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Installer Packages and Binaries

The latest builds of Sunrize are available as installer packages or binaries on the Sunrize releases page on GitHub. From there, you can download precompiled binaries, for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Windows Installer macOS ZIP Linux AppImage hidden

# macOS users first need to remove the quarantine status:
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/Sunrize X3D Editor.app"
# Linux users first need to make the AppImage executable (or use File Manager):
chmod u+x Sunrize.X3D.Editor-2.6.4-x64.AppImage

Run from Console

First you need to install Node.js with npm on your system. To accomplish this, you can use a Node.js installer or nvm, or use Homebrew, or your systems package manager.

Then you can run Sunrize without installing it using npm’s npx command:

npx sunrize@latest [files]

Note: The first time, it may take a while for Sunrize to start.