# SteveSandersonMS/WebWindow

.NET Core library to open native OS windows containing web UI on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Experimental.

Repository: https://github.com/SteveSandersonMS/WebWindow
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/webwindow
Language: TypeScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-01-07T11:53:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2481, "days_push": 1334, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1971, forks 208 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:00.875418+00:00)

## What it is
A .NET Core library for opening native OS windows containing web-based UI on Windows, Mac, and Linux, serving as a lightweight cross-platform webview wrapper. It is no longer maintained and was the precursor to Photino and Blazor hybrid desktop apps.

## Use cases
- build cross-platform desktop apps with .NET core and web UI
- open a native OS window showing a webview from dotnet
- create hybrid desktop+web apps without electron
- host blazor UI in a native desktop window
- lightweight alternative to electron for dotnet apps

## When to choose
- you need a minimal, dependency-light webview wrapper for .NET Core
- you want to study how hybrid desktop+web .NET apps work

## When to avoid
- you want a maintained library - use Photino or .NET MAUI Blazor Hybrid instead
- you need production support or recent platform updates
- you need mobile or advanced desktop features

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: desktop-framework, ui-components
- domain: desktop-applications, cross-platform, web-development
- platform: windows, dotnet, cross-platform
- tags: webview, hybrid-apps, blazor, dotnet-core, native-windows, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- SteveSandersonMS/WebWindow (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:00.875418+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 2026-08-30T03:05:03.846603+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/SteveSandersonMS/WebWindow (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:00.875418+00:00, sha 048b888703ba)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.