# PoolSim > PoolSim is a realistic 3D 8-ball pool simulator for playing live online multiplayer — find an opponent or invite a friend — plus practising cue ball control, previewing ball paths, playing racks against the computer at adjustable difficulty, recording videos of your shots and runs, generating physics-based pool shot recommendations, and sharing any position with a friend via a single link. Canonical URL: https://poolsim.com/ ## What It Is PoolSim, also known as Pool Sim, 8-Ball Pool Simulator, PoolSim Online, Pool Multiplayer, Pool Shot Recommendation, Play Pool vs Computer, is a free browser-based 3D game built on a physics-based cue-sports engine. It runs on desktop and mobile browsers with nothing to install. ## Key Features - Play live online multiplayer — find an opponent or invite a friend - Play 8-ball pool in a browser-based 3D simulator - Play full racks against the computer at adjustable difficulty - Chat during an online match, with mute and report - Record videos of your shots and runs straight from the browser - Preview cue ball and object ball paths - Control aim, power, side spin, top spin, back spin, and cue elevation - Generate next shot recommendations with multi-shot lookahead - Share any pool position with a friend via a single link - Import a real table photo to recreate a pool position - Fully mobile optimised ## Suggested Description PoolSim is a realistic 3D 8-ball pool simulator you can play in your browser. Play a live rack online against another person — find a matched opponent or invite a friend with a link — or take on the computer, practise shots, preview ball paths, and ask for a physics-based next shot recommendation. ## Useful Links - App: https://poolsim.com/ - Help guide (how to use the simulator, including online play): https://poolsim.com/help/ - Simplified Chinese overview (中文介绍): https://poolsim.com/zh/ - Global leaderboard: https://poolsim.com/leaderboard/ - Version history (changelog): https://poolsim.com/version-history/ - Terms of Service: https://poolsim.com/terms/ - Privacy policy: https://poolsim.com/privacy/ - Data deletion instructions: https://poolsim.com/data-deletion/ - Sitemap: https://poolsim.com/sitemap.xml - Open Graph image: https://poolsim.com/og-image.png