# apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser

Apache Cordova InAppBrowser Plugin

Repository: https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser
Homepage: https://cordova.apache.org/
Language: Java
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: cordova, library, objective-c, java, nodejs, javascript, mobile, android, hacktoberfest, ios
Last push: 2026-08-13T21:51:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 95/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 89, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4820, "days_push": 20, "days_rel": 72, "gap_med": 14, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1139, forks 2205 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:44.147866+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: stable
- function: web-framework, http-client, plugin-system
- domain: mobile-development, web-development, cross-platform
- platform: cross-platform, browser
- tags: cordova, in-app-browser, webview, hybrid-apps, oauth-flows, mobile-plugin, android, ios, mobile, nodejs

## Member repositories
- apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser (main) score 95

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:44.147866+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 2026-08-30T06:35:51.365473+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugin-inappbrowser (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:44.147866+00:00, sha 2515a64aba06)
  - homepage: https://cordova.apache.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:40:55.375361+00:00, sha 61ef0d580abf)
  - site_page: https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest (fetched 2026-08-29T12:40:55.385035+00:00, sha 9bf11e836c16)
  - site_page: https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/index.html (fetched 2026-08-29T12:40:55.387476+00:00, sha e3368b992065)
  - site_page: https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/guide/overview (fetched 2026-08-29T12:40:55.389607+00:00, sha 80d9eb745f4a)
  - site_page: https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/guide/cli (fetched 2026-08-29T12:40:55.391638+00:00, sha 7936fa183bd2)
  - site_page: https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/config_ref/images.html (fetched 2026-08-29T12:40:55.393612+00:00, sha c72c8580154e)
  - site_page: https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/config_ref (fetched 2026-08-29T12:40:55.396031+00:00, sha 21cba3d9e13b)
  - site_page: https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/guide/support/index.html (fetched 2026-08-29T12:40:55.399152+00:00, sha e58a40b330c2)
  - site_page: https://www.apache.org/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:40:55.401618+00:00, sha 478d57b94d9f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.