# WebView

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Embedded web browser in an application

A **WebView** is a [web browser](/source/Web_browser) that is embedded within an [app](/source/Application_software). Thus, a WebView is a large-scale [software component](/source/Software_component) that enables the use of web content within apps.[1] In some cases, the entire functionality of the app is implemented this way.

The prominent ones are bundled in [operating systems](/source/Operating_system):

- [Android](/source/Android_(operating_system)) System WebView, based on [Google Chrome](/source/Google_Chrome)[2]

- [Apple](/source/Apple_Inc.)'s WebView for its devices, based on its [Safari](/source/Safari_(web_browser)) browser[1]

- [Microsoft Edge](/source/Microsoft_Edge) WebView2[3]

Other examples are Microsoft's legacy WebView, based on its deprecated [EdgeHTML](/source/EdgeHTML) and [MSHTML](/source/MSHTML) [engines](/source/Browser_engine), and the WebView component in [JavaFX](/source/JavaFX#WebView).

## See also

- [Chromium (web browser) § Use in app frameworks](/source/Chromium_(web_browser)#Use_in_app_frameworks)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-w3_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-w3_1-1) Hazaël-Massieux, Dominique (17 March 2022). ["Making WebViews work for the Web"](https://www.w3.org/blog/2022/making-webviews-work-for-the-web/). *w3.org*. Retrieved 11 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Hildenbrand, Jerry (23 March 2021). ["What is the Android System WebView and why do so many apps depend on it?"](https://www.androidcentral.com/what-android-system-webview-and-why-do-so-many-apps-depend-it). *androidcentral.com*. Retrieved 9 March 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Introduction to Microsoft Edge WebView2"](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/). *learn.microsoft.com*. Retrieved 9 March 2024.

## External links

- [Build web apps in WebView | Android Developers](https://developer.android.com/develop/ui/views/layout/webapps/webview)

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