This is an experimental project focused on learning and exploration. Networking is basic (http:// and file:// only), and grid layouts aren’t supported yet, but we’re making progress fast.
We’d love your thoughts and feedback.
https://github.com/webview/webview
The entire point of WebView is that it's a browser embedded inside of a different application, how do you expect it to be a "standalone project"?
Google uses it to power YouTube TV.
Unfortunately, while I'm sure I downloaded a Linux X11 binary a while back to play with, I can't find anything of the like available anymore. The release packages just contain a shared library, and the containers in the registry are just full of compiler toolchains (I installed ncdu in them and checked).
The whole system is mired/buried in layers of hardware integration fluff (because Cobalt is meant to be embedded in set-top boxes) and there is very little in the way of batteries-included demos, potentially to keep the product from gaining cottage-industry traction on older systems. Which does make sense, given that there are specific CSS rules that Cobalt doesn't follow the spec on, and I'm not sure where where its JS support is at.
https://developers.google.com/youtube/cobalt
The compilation docs are about as dense as Chromium's are -.-
https://developers.google.com/youtube/cobalt/docs/developmen...
I know there are quite a few options that try and do something similar. But they are all so incredibly bloated when all you want to do is use html5 for a native application UI.