{{Short description|Embedded web browser in an application}} A '''WebView''' is a [[web browser]] that is embedded within an [[application software|app]]. Thus, a WebView is a large-scale [[software component]] that enables the use of web content within apps.<ref name="w3">{{cite web |last1=Hazaël-Massieux |first1=Dominique |title=Making WebViews work for the Web |url=https://www.w3.org/blog/2022/making-webviews-work-for-the-web/ |website=w3.org |date=17 March 2022 |access-date=11 March 2024}}</ref> In some cases, the entire functionality of the app is implemented this way.
The prominent ones are bundled in [[operating system]]s:
* [[Android (operating system)|Android]] System WebView, based on [[Google Chrome]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hildenbrand |first1=Jerry |title=What is the Android System WebView and why do so many apps depend on it? |url=https://www.androidcentral.com/what-android-system-webview-and-why-do-so-many-apps-depend-it |website=androidcentral.com |date=23 March 2021 |access-date=9 March 2024}}</ref> * [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]'s WebView for its devices, based on its [[Safari (web browser)|Safari]] browser<ref name="w3"/> * [[Microsoft Edge]] WebView2<ref>{{cite web |title=Introduction to Microsoft Edge WebView2 |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/ |website=learn.microsoft.com |access-date=9 March 2024}}</ref>
Other examples are Microsoft's legacy WebView, based on its deprecated [[EdgeHTML]] and [[MSHTML]] [[browser engine|engines]], and the WebView component in [[JavaFX#WebView|JavaFX]].
==See also== * {{slink|Chromium (web browser)#Use in app frameworks}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/views/layout/webapps/webview Build web apps in WebView | Android Developers]
[[Category:Web browsers]]