a3st/libwebview

Library for the application development using WebView

Features

• Rapid development of desktop applications using the Web technologies
• Minimum application weight due to the use of the WebView system component
• A very simple library with a simple C/C++ interface
• Supports bindings of an async functions (only C++)

Build

Requirements

• Windows

  • WebView2 Edge
  • Python 3.10+ (Optional)
  • Microsoft Visual Studio /or Build Tools 2022

• Linux

  • GTK 4
  • WebkitGTK 6.0
  • LibAdwaita 1.0
  • Python 3.10+ (Optional)
  • Clang 18

Examples

#include <webview.hpp>

int32_t main(int32_t argc, char** argv) {
    try 
    {
        libwebview::App app("TestApp", "Test App", 800, 600, true, true);
        app.run("resources/index.html");
        return EXIT_SUCCESS;
    } 
    catch(std::runtime_error e) 
    {
        std::cerr << e.what() << std::endl;
        return EXIT_FAILURE;
    }
}

#include <webview.hpp>

int32_t main(int32_t argc, char** argv) {
    try 
    {
        libwebview::App app("TestApp", "Async App", 800, 600, true, true);

        app.bind("asyncHelloWorld", []() -> libwebview::result<void> {
            // Emulate high load work
            std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::seconds(5));
            std::cout << "Async hello world!" << std::endl;
            co_return;
        });

        app.run("resources/index.html");
        return EXIT_SUCCESS;
    } 
    catch(std::runtime_error e) 
    {
        std::cerr << e.what() << std::endl;
        return EXIT_FAILURE;
    }
}

Python Bindings

Install

pip install libwebview

Python Example

from libwebview import App

app = App(
    app_name="TestApp",
    title="Test App", 
    size=(800, 600), 
    resizeable=True)
app.set_max_size((0, 0))
app.set_min_size((500, 400))

def window_close():
    app.quit()

app.bind(window_close)

app.run("resources/index.html")

Showcase

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Notes

Roadmap

• Windows implementation (WebView2 Edge)
• Linux implementation (WebKit)