diff --git a/src/app/mod.rs b/src/app/mod.rs
index 604d8e656..f9d749440 100644
--- a/src/app/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/mod.rs
@@ -3723,6 +3723,7 @@ pub fn run_web() -> iced::Result {
     .subscription(OpenCADStudio::subscription)
     .title(|_state: &OpenCADStudio| "Open CAD Studio".to_string())
     .theme(|state: &OpenCADStudio| state.active_theme.clone())
+    .backend(iced::Backend::Hardware(iced::backend::Api::OpenGL))
     .font(iced_aw::ICED_AW_FONT_BYTES)
     .run()
 }
diff --git a/src/scene/pipeline/device_capabilities.rs b/src/scene/pipeline/device_capabilities.rs
index 3f41b0964..bef328986 100644
--- a/src/scene/pipeline/device_capabilities.rs
+++ b/src/scene/pipeline/device_capabilities.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 use iced::wgpu;
 
 /// Renderer-relevant limits of the selected GPU device.
-///
-/// Native devices select by limits; browser builds use compatibility paths.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct DeviceCapabilities {
     pub max_storage_buffers_per_shader_stage: u32,
diff --git a/src/scene/pipeline/mod.rs b/src/scene/pipeline/mod.rs
index c1c3dba10..a59fc1a60 100644
--- a/src/scene/pipeline/mod.rs
+++ b/src/scene/pipeline/mod.rs
@@ -560,12 +560,12 @@ impl Pipeline {
         );
 
         // ── Wire pipeline ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
-        // Browser shader support can lag behind advertised WebGPU limits.
+        // Select the renderer tier from device limits.
         let device_caps = DeviceCapabilities::detect(device);
         #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
         let force_compat_renderer = crate::cli::gui_config().compat_renderer;
         #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
-        let force_compat_renderer = true;
+        let force_compat_renderer = false;
         let wire_mode =
             wire_gpu::WirePipelineMode::select(device_caps, force_compat_renderer);
         let wire_const_bgl = wire_mode