VRML became X3D, which is still around though not very popular. X3D is pretty much an XML translation of VRML. There's project called X3DOM that uses JS and We

VRML became X3D, which is still around though not very popular. X3D is pretty much an XML translation of VRML. There's project called X3DOM that uses JS and WebGL to view X3D models in the browser without a plugin. [https://www.x3dom.org https://www.x3dom.org] I don't think it can view VRML files directly, but there are tools around to convert VRML to X3D.