# pwnall/chromeview

Proof of concept Android WebView implementation based on Chromium code

Repository: https://github.com/pwnall/chromeview
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/chromeview
Language: Java
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2014-11-12T08:22:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4913, "days_push": 4312, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1683, forks 427 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:21.803909+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: web-framework, ui-components
- domain: android-tools, web-development, mobile-development
- platform: jvm
- tags: webview, chromium, android-library, deprecated, proof-of-concept, android

## Member repositories
- pwnall/chromeview (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:21.803909+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:41:20.032823+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pwnall/chromeview (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:21.803909+00:00, sha 91d477d8f2bc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.