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zserge/webview

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Webview

This is a lightweight, header-only C/C++ library used to embed browser engines into native desktop applications. It serves as a desktop GUI framework that allows developers to build native applications using HTML and CSS for the user interface layer.

The library provides a unified cross-platform browser component that wraps WebKit on Linux and macOS and WebView2 on Windows. It includes a native code bridge to bind JavaScript functions to C++ logic, enabling high-performance operations and data exchange across language boundaries.

The project handles platform-specific browser integration and provides mechanisms for main-thread UI dispatching to ensure thread-safe visual updates. It further supports the transfer of data and function calls between the web environment and native code via a message-based interop bridge.

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Features

  • Embedded Browser Components - Renders web-based user interfaces inside native applications by integrating a full browser component.
  • Header-Only Webview Libraries - Offers a lightweight, header-only C/C++ library for embedding browser engines across desktop platforms.
  • Browser Engine Integrations - Integrates native platform APIs like WebKit and WebView2 to embed browser engines directly into application windows.
  • JavaScript-to-Native Bridges - Binds JavaScript functions to native C++ logic for high-performance operations.
  • Native C Interoperability - Provides interfaces to call native C++ functions directly from the JavaScript environment.
  • C Function Bindings - Maps native C/C++ functions to JavaScript methods for high-performance execution.
  • Desktop GUI Frameworks - Serves as a framework for building native desktop applications using HTML and CSS.
  • Desktop Development - Allows the creation of desktop applications using web technologies for the user interface.
  • Embedded Web Views - Displays HTML5 interfaces within native applications across different desktop operating systems.
  • Message Bridges - Transfers data and function calls between web and native layers using serialized string messages.
  • Cross-Platform GUI Wrappers - Wraps WebKit and WebView2 to provide a consistent cross-platform GUI experience.
  • Cross-Platform Abstraction Layers - Implements unified interfaces to access browser engine functionality across different operating systems.
  • Main Thread Dispatchers - Ensures visual updates are safely executed on the primary UI thread to prevent crashes.
  • Lightweight Embedding Utilities - Provides a minimal browser component for native projects without the overhead of a full browser distribution.
  • Desktop and GUI Development - Cross-platform webview library.
  • Graphical User Interfaces - Cross-platform webview with JavaScript bindings.
  • GUI and Desktop Development - Cross-platform webview window for embedding web content.
  • GUI Development - Cross-platform webview window with JS bindings.
  • GUI Frameworks - Provides a cross-platform webview with JavaScript bindings.
  • User Interface Frameworks - Cross-platform webview integration.
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Frequently asked questions

What does zserge/webview do?

This is a lightweight, header-only C/C++ library used to embed browser engines into native desktop applications. It serves as a desktop GUI framework that allows developers to build native applications using HTML and CSS for the user interface layer.

What are the main features of zserge/webview?

The main features of zserge/webview are: Embedded Browser Components, Header-Only Webview Libraries, Browser Engine Integrations, JavaScript-to-Native Bridges, Native C Interoperability, C Function Bindings, Desktop GUI Frameworks, Desktop Development.

Which projects share features with zserge/webview?

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