apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

An Apache Cordova plugin that opens an in-app browser window, letting users view web pages, articles, and videos without leaving the app. It provides a JavaScript API (cordova.InAppBrowser.open()) with options for controlling the browser view across Android, iOS, and browser platforms.

Use cases

• show web content inside a mobile app without leaving it
• open external links in an in-app browser view
• implement oauth login flows in a cordova app
• display help articles or videos within a hybrid mobile app
• load a url in a webview with custom toolbar options

When to choose

• you are building a Cordova hybrid mobile app and need to display external web content
• you need oauth or third-party web flows that stay inside the app
• you want cross-platform (Android/iOS/browser) in-app browsing with one API

When to avoid

• you are building a fully native app without Cordova
• you need a full embedded browser engine with advanced scripting control
• your project uses Capacitor, which has its own browser plugin

Facets

plugin · maturity stable

web-framework http-client plugin-system mobile-development web-development cross-platform cross-platform browser cordova in-app-browser webview hybrid-apps oauth-flows mobile-plugin android ios mobile nodejs

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