pwnall/chromeview
Proof of concept Android WebView implementation based on Chromium code observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases archived no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4913
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 4312
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1683 stars · 427 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
ChromeView is a proof-of-concept Android library that provides a WebView replacement backed by the latest Chromium code, letting apps ship their own Chromium instead of relying on the OS-provided WebView. It is explicitly unmaintained, with the Crosswalk Project recommended as the alternative.
Use cases
- embed a Chromium-based webview in an Android app
- use the newest Chromium features regardless of Android version
- avoid inconsistencies between WebView implementations across Android versions
- render web content in a native Android view with JavaScript support
- expose Java methods to JavaScript via a JS interface
When to choose
- you are studying historical approaches to embedding Chromium on Android
- you must support very old Android versions with a self-shipped Chromium engine
When to avoid
- you need a maintained webview library for a new Android project
- you target modern Android where the system WebView is updatable via Play Store
- you want production support or recent Chromium features
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
web-framework ui-components android-tools web-development mobile-development jvm webview chromium android-library deprecated proof-of-concept android
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/pwnall/chromeview · fetched 2026-08-28 · 91d477d8f2bc
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| pwnall/chromeview | main | 10 |
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