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‎data/technologies/webview2.json

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{
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"$schema": "../schemas/technology.json",
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"name": "webview2",
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"platforms": {
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"Windows": "✅",
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"macOS": "⚒",
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"Linux": "",
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"Android": "",
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"iOS": ""
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},
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"languages": {
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"C++": "✅",
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"C#": "✅",
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"Go": "",
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"Java": "",
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"Node.js": "",
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"Rust": ""
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},
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"releases": [
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{
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"version": "1.0.818.41",
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"date": "2021-04-21T00:00:00Z"
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}
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],
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"url": "https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/",
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"community": "https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback",
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"documentation": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/"
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}

‎docs/browser-engine/webview2.md

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title: WebView2
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---
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# WebView2
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WebView2 (WV2) is a control built by Microsoft that allows developers to render web content in their
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native applications. Underneath it uses the Microsoft Edge browser (which is Chromium based). This
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control replaces the old [WebBrowser control] (Internet Explorer based) and [WebView control] (based
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on EdgeHTML) with a modern and secure rendering engine. It is currently available on Windows
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platforms for developers of Win 32 C/C++, .NET, and under development for [UWP] and macOS.
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Its first production ready release was in [October 2020][WebView2 GA Blog]. Since then, some
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of the most relevant applications and companies that have adopted it are Microsoft Office, Outlook,
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and [Morgan Stanley].
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## Release cadence, version support and update model
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There are 2 parts to WebView2:
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1. The [WebView2 SDK], which comes in the form of a NuGet package.
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1. The [WebView2 Runtime], which is essentially an Edge browser binary, optimized for WV2 use.
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The SDK and Runtime get updated every 6 weeks, in alignment with Edge. WebView2 offers a pre-release
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SDK with up-and-coming experimental features and a stable release SDK with only stable APIs. There
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is only 1 major version for the time being, and minor versions get released every 6 weeks. The
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reason is that the WV2 team guarantees a stable API with no breaking changes thus why a new major
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release is not needed.
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One important characteristic of WV2 is the two distribution modes it provides for developer
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flexibility:
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* **Evergreen**: With the Evergreen model, the WV2 control is updated automatically with the latest
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features, security patches, and bug fixes. There is no need for developer intervention or
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application re-release.
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* **Fixed**: For developers wanting more control over their apps updates, WV2 offers the Fixed
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distribution mode. Here, developers are responsible for manually updating the WV2 version used by
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their applications.
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:::note
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Chrome has announced that starting in Chrome 94 (Q3 2021) they will switch to a 4 week release
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cadence. Edge and WebView2 will follow this updated cadence and move to 4 week release cycles as
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well.
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:::
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## Governance
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WebView2 is developed by Microsoft, and built on top of the Edge browser platform. It is close
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source and developers can provide feedback via this
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[GitHub repository]({{technologies.webview2.community}}).
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## Summary
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| Characteristic | |
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| -------------- | :----: |
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| Website | [{{technologies.webview2.url}}]({{technologies.webview2.url}}) |
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| Platforms | Desktop |
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| Type | [Browser engine] |
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| Software type | Close source |
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| License | https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Web.WebView2/0.9.430/License |
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| Copyright | Microsoft |
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| Documentation | [{{technologies.webview2.documentation}}]({{technologies.webview2.documentation}}) |
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| Community | [{{technologies.webview2.community}}]({{technologies.webview2.community}}) |
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| Latest version | {{technologies.webview2.releases.0.version}} |
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| Release cadence | Major versions: not scheduled <br/> Minor/patch: 6 weeks |
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| Release support | 6 weeks |
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| Update model | [Evergreen or fixed][WebView2_DistributionDoc] |
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| Governance model | Microsoft driven |
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**Platform support:**
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{{ table technologies.webview2.platforms.{} }}
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:::note
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[UWP] and macOS support coming soon!
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:::
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**Language support:**
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{{ table technologies.webview2.languages.{} }}
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<!-- Ref links -->
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[Browser engine]: ./browser-engine.md
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[Morgan Stanley]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8y3ZCzw3LtA
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[UWP]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/get-started/universal-application-platform-guide
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[WebBrowser control]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/desktop/winforms/controls/webbrowser-control-overview?view=netframeworkdesktop-4.8
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[WebView Control]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/communitytoolkit/controls/wpf-winforms/webview
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[WebView2 GA Blog]: https://blogs.windows.com/msedgedev/2020/10/19/edge-webview2-general-availability/
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[WebView2 SDK]: https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Web.WebView2
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[WebView2 Runtime]: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/
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[WebView2_DistributionDoc]: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/webview2/concepts/distribution?view=webview2-1.0.864.35

‎sidebars.js

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'browser-engine/overview',
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'browser-engine/webview2',
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