WebView

{{Short description|Embedded web browser in an application}}

A WebView is a web browser that is embedded within an app. Thus a WebView is a large-scale software component, enabling the use of web content within apps.{{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 |access-date=11 March 2024}} In some cases, the entire functionality of the app is implemented this way.

The prominent ones are bundled in operating systems:

• Android System WebView, based on Google Chrome{{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 |access-date=9 March 2024}}
• Apple's WebView for its devices, based on its Safari browser
• Microsoft Edge WebView2{{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}}

Other examples are Microsoft's legacy WebView, based on its deprecated EdgeHTML and MSHTML engines, and the WebView component in JavaFX.