WebKit

Open source browser engine

Softwarebrowser engine free softwareQ654034

Also known as AppleWebKit · WebCore · Webkit

Developer: Apple Inc.
, Chris Dumez
, Darin Adler
+1 more
Latest version: 7617
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1.“Release 7617”github.com/WebKit/WebKit/releases/tag/WebKit-7617Retrieved 2024-02-20
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License: GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0 or later
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1.webkit.org/licensing-webkit/
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, 2-clause BSD License
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1.webkit.org/licensing-webkit/
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Website: webkit.org

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia · Read full article · Text CC BY-SA 4.0

WebKit is a browser engine primarily used in Apple's Safari web browser, as well as almost all web browsers on iOS and iPadOS. WebKit is also used by the PlayStation consoles starting with the PS3, the Tizen mobile operating systems, the Amazon Kindle e-book reader, Nintendo consoles starting with the 3DS Internet Browser, GNOME Web, and the discontinued BlackBerry Browser.

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Different from: WebKitGTK
Copyright status: copyrighted
Social media followers: 35,543(February 2, 2023) x (twitter) numeric user id: 14315023
32,925(February 27, 2022) x (twitter) numeric user id: 14315023
30,387(January 4, 2021) x (twitter) numeric user id: 14315023
29,109(April 24, 2020) x (twitter) numeric user id: 14315023
Based on: KHTML
KJS
Compatible with: Origin Private File System
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1.webkit.org/blog/12257/the-file-system-access-api-with-origin-private-file-system/
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Uses: Bare Bones Backend(since 2016)
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1.webkit.org/blog/5852/introducing-the-b3-jit-compiler/
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Has version, edition or translation: WebKitGTK

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