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TimOliver/TOWebViewController

A view controller class for iOS that allows users to view web pages directly within an app. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/TimOliver/TOWebViewController · homepage · Objective-C · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases 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: n/a
  • age_days: 4867
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 2543
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1471 stars · 205 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

TOWebViewController is an Objective-C UIViewController subclass for iOS that embeds an inline web browser with navigation controls and a progress bar, so users can view web pages without leaving the app. It is built on the now-deprecated UIWebView and is defunct on iOS 13+, where Apple rejects apps using UIWebView.

Use cases

  • show a web page inside my iOS app without opening Safari
  • embed an in-app browser view controller in Objective-C
  • add back/forward/refresh navigation to an embedded web view
  • display web content with a page load progress bar
  • support inline browsing on old iOS versions like iOS 7

When to choose

  • you must support very old iOS versions (iOS 5-12) with an inline browser
  • you need a ready-made web view controller UI in an legacy Objective-C codebase

When to avoid

  • targeting iOS 13 or later, since UIWebView apps are rejected by Apple
  • starting a new project - use WKWebView or SFSafariViewController instead
  • you need ongoing support or new features

Facets

library · maturity abandoned

ui-components http-client mobile-development web-development objective-c uikit in-app-browser webview cocoapods deprecated ios mobile

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
TimOliver/TOWebViewControllermain32

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