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Tap into the industry's largest immersive platform.

Meta Connect 2026

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Watch the keynote with Mark Zuckerberg and the developer state of the union, live September 23-24. Go deeper on agentic development workflows, SDK updates and the roadmap fueling what you build next.

Design new realities. Develop your vision. Distribute to a growing audience.

Unity

Develop immersive experiences for Meta VR on Unity, a versatile and intuitive 3D engine designed for new and seasoned developers.

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Unreal Engine

Develop immersive experiences for Meta VR using the powerful and customizable Unreal Engine.

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Native and OpenXR

OpenXR enables developers to create high-performance, custom VR experiences on Meta VR, unlocking new possibilities for immersive and interactive content.

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Android apps

Make your existing Android app compatible and differentiate it using unique Meta VR features to give your users an innovative spatial experience.

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Meta Spatial SDK

Transform your 2D apps with innovative VR elements and ensure compatibility across many VR devices.

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Web

Build 2D sites, screen-based 3D experiences, and immersive WebXR content for the browser, with optional PWA distribution.

Documentation

Immersive Web SDK

Build screen-based and immersive 3D web experiences for Meta VR with Immersive Web SDK, and test on desktop with Immersive Web Emulator Runtime.

Documentation

Dive deeper into all of the development options available on Meta VR.

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Get inspired

Inspire your next project with showcases from around the developer community. Find examples of projects expanding the limits of what can be achieved and learn how teams are deploying the latest capabilities, features and tools to deliver high-quality experiences that grow their business.

FEATURED

Animal Company

In just one year, Animal Company drove over 1 billion organic views on social media, reached over 1 million monthly active users and became a #1 Top Seller on Meta Quest. Discover how Wooster Games engineered “social chaos” and how their approach to game development, community, monetization and virality drove Animal Company’s explosive growth.

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FIND AND GROW YOUR AUDIENCE

Over $2 billion

has been spent on Meta Quest titles, with 1 in 12 titles having earned more than $10 million in gross revenue.

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Blend physical and virtual worlds with mixed reality

Your apps can intelligently understand and interact with objects in physical space with new and improved mixed reality features.

What is mixed reality?

Build on the most advanced platform for VR

Harness cutting-edge tools and capabilities like full body tracking and advanced graphics optimizations to develop immersive experiences that can only be built on Meta VR.

Explore capabilities

Explore use casesDiscover nearly endless opportunities to follow your passion and deliver innovative experiences that enrich entertainment, productivity, relaxation, social interaction and more.

Gaming

Let the good times roll with casual and competitive multiplayer experiences that bring people closer together and spark action-filled moments.

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Fitness, health, and wellness

Explore nearly endless possibilities to design immersive or blended environments that get people’s hearts pumping and sweat flowing.

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Entertainment

Meta Horizon OS empowers you to create epic entertainment experiences where spatial audio immerses audiences in the action with live sports, 4K...

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Skill building and creativity

Reimagine physical workspaces with mixed reality to enable people to design with greater ease, achieve tasks with greater efficiency,...

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Unlock new possibilities by bringing your apps and experiences to life on Meta VR

Build experiences that look great, feel real, and run smoothly.

Meta Quest 3 headset with advanced mixed reality features

Meta Quest 3S

Stereoscopic color passthrough

XR2 Gen 2 Processor

TruTouch Haptics

Runs all Meta Quest 3 apps

Meta Quest 3

Stereoscopic passthrough with depth sensor

Highest resolution display

Pancake optics

TruTouch haptics

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Programs and resources to help you build with Meta VR

Start Program

Start is an exclusive program for developers interested in building in VR or MR who have either launched or are actively preparing an app for launch. Meta provides qualifying developers with benefits, technical support, and membership in a community of like-minded developers.

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Meta VR Academy

A self-paced interactive learning platform built to supplement Meta VR developer resources. From requirements to best practices across development, submission, and post-launch growth, you'll get guidance to help you succeed at every stage.

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Latest news

Introducing Meta XR Operator: Close the Build-Test-Verify Loop for VR

Meta XR Operator lets any MCP-compatible AI agent see, navigate, and interact with your running VR app in Meta XR Simulator, closing the build-test-verify loop.

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