WICG/webusb resource
Connecting hardware to the web. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
71/100
- Activity 86
- 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 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4135
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 89
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1407 stars · 139 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
The WebUSB API specification, a W3C Community Group draft that defines a JavaScript API for securely accessing USB devices directly from web pages. This repository hosts the specification documents and related test API, with implementations shipping in Chromium-based browsers.
Use cases
- access usb devices from a web page
- control arduino from the browser
- flash firmware to a device without installing drivers
- build a web-based adb client
- control a dslr camera from javascript
- web-enable legacy usb serial devices
When to choose
- you need to communicate with custom USB hardware from a browser without native drivers
- you are targeting Chromium-based browsers on desktop or Android
- you want to build device programming or control tools that run entirely in the web
When to avoid
- you need cross-browser support in Firefox or Safari, which do not implement WebUSB
- you need access to standard USB device classes like keyboards, storage, or audio that the OS already claims
- you are building a native application where direct OS USB APIs are simpler
Facets
learning-resource · maturity active
sdk security developer-tools web-development hardware apis browser-extensions browser cross-platform webusb usb browser-api specification hardware-access w3c chromium nodejs
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/WICG/webusb · fetched 2026-08-28 · db4d51a08974
- homepage: https://wicg.github.io/webusb/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 30c0d4118f87
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| WICG/webusb | main | 71 |
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