Windows
Windows
Today, we are excited to announce that for Win32 C/C++ is generally available and ready for use in production applications! With today’s announcement, we are officially releasing a forward-compatible along with production-ready . These can be used in any Win32 C/C++ application, and are supported across existing . We know a lot of you are also eagerly awaiting our .NET and WinUI 3 GA, and they are coming soon, too. You’ll find some details below, but you can also subscribe to our new or check our to stay up-to-date on everything about WebView2. Before we get into details, we also want to thank all of the developers that have been with us on the journey through preview, helping us shape the product through early adoption and continual . We look forward to continuing to partner on what comes next. So, with that, let’s talk a bit more about WebView2 and what the GA release means. WebView2 is Microsoft’s new embedded web control, built on top of Microsoft Edge (Chromium). This means that as a Windows app developer you will now have access to the latest web tech in both existing and new apps. WebView2 lets you combine the ease and agility of developing for the web with the power of building a native desktop application. If you’re not familiar with WebView2 yet, our Ignite talk this year provides a great overview to bring you up to speed. WebView2 is also a part of , which means it will be available across Win32 and UWP applications, as well as in a few different UI stacks. Here is a quick recap of the current frameworks, and where things are at:
Outlook Desktop (left) using WebView2 to re-use the Room Finder component from the Outlook Web App (right).[/caption] So, how do you get started? It’s easy – take a look at our to learn more, or follow along with our getting started guides for , , , and . We also have a handful of more available and are always looking for . Be sure to also subscribe to our to stay tuned on future WebView2 updates. And with that, happy coding—we can’t wait to see what you build! – Lindsay Kubasik, Principal PM Lead, Microsoft Edge – Limin Zhu, Senior Program Manager, Microsoft Edge
- Win32 C/C++ - GA today
- .NET (WinForms & WPF) – preview available, and GA planned by end of 2020
- WinUI 3 – supported in for UWP and Win32, and GA planned with WinUI 3 GA
- Evergreen – GA today
- Fixed Version – for both Win32 C/C++ and .NET, and GA planned by end of 2020
- An automatic update for apps using Evergreen WebView2 Runtime
- New Fixed Version Runtime for apps opting to bundle the runtime themselves