cefsharp/CefSharp
.NET (WPF and Windows Forms) bindings for the Chromium Embedded Framework observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
98/100
- Activity 98
- Release rhythm 98
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 20.0
- age_days: 5752
- days_rel: 17
- days_push: 17
- n_releases_24m: 35
Adoption not part of the score
10246 stars · 2924 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
CefSharp is a .NET wrapper around the Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF) that lets you embed a full Chromium browser in WPF, WinForms, or offscreen .NET applications. It supports JavaScript interop, DevTools access, HTML5/WebGL, and headless browser automation.
Use cases
- embed a web browser in a wpf application
- display html5 ui inside a winforms desktop app
- run headless chromium for web automation in c#
- execute javascript from .net and expose .net classes to javascript
- render remote web content in a native desktop application
- scrape or automate web pages with chromium in .net
When to choose
- you need a full-featured, standards-compliant browser engine (HTML5, WebGL, PDF) inside a Windows .NET app
- you need deep JS/.NET interop or direct DevTools protocol access
- you want headless Chromium automation without a remote debugging port
When to avoid
- you target macOS or Linux - CefSharp is Windows-only
- you only need a lightweight web view and can use WebView2 instead
- you cannot tolerate ~120 MB of added binaries in your app
Facets
library · maturity active
ui-components web-framework developer-tools web-development desktop-applications cross-platform windows dotnet chromium cef wpf winforms browser-control webview headless-browser javascript-interop desktop
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp · fetched 2026-08-28 · 14305acf0c23
- homepage: http://cefsharp.github.io/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 317e92fc528b
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| cefsharp/CefSharp | main | 98 |
For agents
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