JavaScript Browser (Microsoft)

Microsoft sample browser written in JavaScript, HTML and CSS as a Windows 10 Universal app around the WebView control, to showcase the capabilities of the Windows Web platform (ES2015 on Chakra); also published on the Microsoft Store.

Facts

Developer

Microsoft (Microsoft Edge team)

Website

microsoftedge.github.io

Engine

EdgeHTML

Derived from

UWP WebView control

Platforms

Windows

Details

Windows 10 (UWP); version 1.0 in August 2015, last features in August 2016, repository archived

Popularity

32/100 — ≈790 GitHub stars (×5–10 ≈ 4–8k); Microsoft Store app

Key versions

1. Aug. 11, 2015
   v1.0First release published on GitHub. Also the latest one.

Version sources: MicrosoftEdge/JSBrowser (GitHub) · 1 releases published · Full history → · Milestones taken automatically from the releases published on GitHub.

Sources

1. https://github.com/MicrosoftEdge/JSBrowser