# webview/webview_deno

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1,596 stars · 79 forks · TypeScript · MIT

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/webview/webview_deno
- Homepage: https://deno.land/x/webview
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/webview-webview-deno.md

## Topics

`deno` `deno-bindings` `deno-module` `deno-plugin` `deno-plugins` `deno-webview` `gui` `hacktoberfest` `typescript` `webview`

## Description

This project is a cross-platform library for building desktop applications using Deno. It enables developers to create software with web-based user interfaces by rendering HTML, CSS, and JavaScript within native desktop windows.

The framework functions as a bridge between the web-based frontend and the host operating system. It provides a communication layer that allows for bidirectional data exchange and code execution between the interface and the underlying system. By integrating with native system event queues, the library maintains window responsiveness and manages the application lifecycle across Windows, macOS, and Linux.

The architecture relies on foreign function interfaces and dynamic binary linking to execute system-level operations. Developers can configure binary assets to use custom or pre-built libraries, overriding default remote sources to suit specific deployment requirements.

## Tags

### Web Development

- [Cross-Platform Desktop Frameworks](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/cross-platform-desktop-frameworks.md) — Enables building native desktop applications using web technologies that run consistently across Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- [Desktop Application Scripting](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/deno-web-frameworks/desktop-application-scripting.md) — Facilitates creating desktop applications by bridging web-based frontends with native system capabilities and local file system access.
- [Web-Native Integration Bridges](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/web-native-integration-bridges.md) — Provides a bidirectional communication layer for exchanging data and executing code between web-based frontends and the host operating system. ([source](https://github.com/webview/webview_deno/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md))
- [Hybrid Desktop-Web Deployments](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/web-development/hybrid-desktop-web-deployments.md) — Combines the flexibility of web interfaces with the performance and control of native system binaries for lightweight desktop software.

### User Interface & Experience

- [Cross-Platform GUI Toolkits](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/cross-platform-gui-toolkits.md) — Provides a toolkit for building desktop applications that leverage standard web technologies across multiple operating systems.
- [Deno-Based GUI Libraries](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/desktop-gui-development/web-technology-desktop-guis/deno-based-gui-libraries.md) — Renders web-based user interfaces within native desktop windows using Deno and system-level webview components.
- [Web-Based UI Renders](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/vector-graphics-rendering/desktop-ui-frameworks/web-based-ui-renders.md) — Renders web-based user interfaces inside native desktop windows using system-level components to display standard web technologies. ([source](https://github.com/webview/webview_deno/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md))
- [Window Event Handling](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/window-event-handling.md) — Manages window lifecycles and system-level event loops to ensure interface responsiveness across different operating systems. ([source](https://github.com/webview/webview_deno/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md))
- [Window Embedding](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/window-managers/window-embedding.md) — Hosts platform-specific web rendering engines inside standard desktop window containers.

### Development Tools & Productivity

- [Native Loop Integration](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/event-loop-integrations/native-loop-integration.md) — Integrates with native system event queues to process user interactions and maintain application responsiveness.

### Programming Languages & Runtimes

- [Foreign Function Interfaces](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/language-interoperability/foreign-function-interfaces.md) — Uses low-level interfaces to bridge the gap between the runtime environment and native system libraries.