webview

Tiny cross-platform webview library for C/C++. Uses WebKit (GTK/Cocoa) and Edge WebView2 (Windows). observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/webview/webview · C++ · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

64/100

Activity 71
Release rhythm 35
Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

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: 3301
days_rel: n/a
days_push: 177
n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

14209 stars · 1090 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A tiny cross-platform webview library for C/C++ that lets developers build modern desktop GUIs using HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. It abstracts platform web engines (WebKitGTK on Linux, Cocoa WebKit on macOS, Edge WebView2 on Windows) and supports two-way JavaScript bindings.

Use cases

build a cross-platform desktop app with an HTML5 UI
embed a webview in a C++ application
create a native GUI using web technologies
call C++ functions from JavaScript in a desktop app
make a lightweight alternative to Electron
wrap a web app in a native desktop window

When to choose

you want a tiny, dependency-light desktop GUI in C/C++ using web tech
you need native webview rendering per platform instead of bundling a browser
you want two-way JavaScript/C++ bindings in a small single-header library

When to avoid

you need a full-featured UI toolkit with native widgets
you want identical rendering across platforms (each uses its own web engine)
you need rich built-in features like auto-update, packaging, or Node.js integration that Electron provides

Facets

library · maturity active

gui web-framework sdk desktop-applications cross-platform web-development developer-tools windows cpp c cross-platform webview webkit webview2 gtk cocoa single-header html5-ui javascript-bindings hybrid-apps linux macos desktop

1 source

readme: https://github.com/webview/webview · fetched 2026-08-28 · 52c2493df08c

Member repositories

Repository	Role	Health v2
webview/webview	main	64
webview/webview_deno	sdk	29

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