{"id":30856,"date":"2020-11-20T07:30:19","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T14:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/?p=30856"},"modified":"2020-11-20T08:21:08","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T15:21:08","slug":"announcing-general-availability-for-microsoft-edge-webview2-for-net-and-fixed-distribution-method","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/announcing-general-availability-for-microsoft-edge-webview2-for-net-and-fixed-distribution-method\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing General Availability for Microsoft Edge WebView2 for .NET and Fixed Distribution Method"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, we are excited to announce\u00a0that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Faka.ms%2Fwebview2&amp;data=04%7C01%7COlia.Gavrysh%40microsoft.com%7Cd42112a4d33d4f2c5b4508d88ce692c9%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637414269219133498%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=aiB%2BvsSdVWjHWrdjCYqm%2Fv5LV%2FbAxMbAZYpk2ClZDF8%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Microsoft Edge WebView2<\/a> is now generally available for use in production .NET 5, .NET Core, and .NET Framework Windows Forms and WPF applications on <a href=\"https:\/\/nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Fmicrosoft-edge%2Fwebview2%2F%23supported-platforms&amp;data=04%7C01%7COlia.Gavrysh%40microsoft.com%7Cd42112a4d33d4f2c5b4508d88ce692c9%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637414269219143496%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=H%2FrgU33rRJIYhZ%2FzrltQfxECrUZ3nQkIKV6QB24FfUg%3D&amp;reserved=0\">existing Windows versions<\/a>!\u00a0Additionally, we are thrilled to announce that\u00a0WebView2\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdeveloper.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Fmicrosoft-edge%2Fwebview2%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7COlia.Gavrysh%40microsoft.com%7Cd42112a4d33d4f2c5b4508d88ce692c9%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637414269219153494%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=hXXepEkeCRk1ieDxlpEzFT76YDg0lrdRhDE67KnRoqY%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Fixed Version Distribution\u00a0mode<\/a>\u00a0is also generally available for production applications.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, at Build, we introduced the .NET preview of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Faka.ms%2Fwebview2&amp;data=04%7C01%7COlia.Gavrysh%40microsoft.com%7Cd42112a4d33d4f2c5b4508d88ce692c9%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637414269219153494%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=HEaGERZCl5Js%2B%2Ba1ZrapiLmqCOdJRSL1zYUmJ8oITp8%3D&amp;reserved=0\">WebView2<\/a>,\u00a0Microsoft\u2019s latest browser control built\u00a0on\u00a0the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge that renders web content (HTML \/ CSS \/ JavaScript) in .NET applications.\u00a0In October, we announced that WebView2 would be generally available for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.windows.com%2Fmsedgedev%2F2020%2F10%2F19%2Fedge-webview2-general-availability%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7COlia.Gavrysh%40microsoft.com%7Cd42112a4d33d4f2c5b4508d88ce692c9%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637414269219163486%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=%2FPPHutucnz6qegvcshfiNXZinEfuzbFfuQ8Of8EW3Jw%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Win32 C\/C++ applications<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We want to thank\u00a0all of\u00a0our early users and developers that engaged with us throughout the WebView2 Preview period.\u00a0The\u00a0tremendous\u00a0amount of support and enthusiasm\u00a0we\u2019ve\u00a0received from the community has been\u00a0unparalleled. Constant feedback, bug reports, and feature requests have helped shape the WebView2 product roadmap and we\u00a0look forward to\u00a0continuing\u00a0to respond to the needs of the community.<\/p>\n<p>To learn\u00a0more\u00a0check\u00a0out\u00a0our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Faka.ms%2Fwebview2&amp;data=04%7C01%7COlia.Gavrysh%40microsoft.com%7Cd42112a4d33d4f2c5b4508d88ce692c9%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637414269219173484%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=9%2BwxiYJWDrpxBGb2%2BqdjpikWV1a0O%2BHReXcjuAUF4gI%3D&amp;reserved=0\">documentation<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdevblogs.microsoft.com%2Fdotnet%2Fbring-the-best-of-the-web-to-your-net-desktop-applications-with-webview2%2F%23about-the-control&amp;data=04%7C01%7COlia.Gavrysh%40microsoft.com%7Cd42112a4d33d4f2c5b4508d88ce692c9%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637414269219183476%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=obU35m1t%2FdW%2BddRqBtD%2FrS8i4W6bgqNjSrOB0AWbFkw%3D&amp;reserved=0\">a history of .NET browser controls<\/a>, our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.windows.com%2Fmsedgedev%2F2020%2F10%2F19%2Fedge-webview2-general-availability%2F&amp;data=04%7C01%7COlia.Gavrysh%40microsoft.com%7Cd42112a4d33d4f2c5b4508d88ce692c9%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637414269219183476%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=25175lSbhg4Gt5%2BGf6ve2XclPbny%2F4OzIdg9lU9RNrg%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Win32 announcement<\/a>, additional\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Fmicrosoft-edge%2Fwebview2%2F%23next-steps&amp;data=04%7C01%7COlia.Gavrysh%40microsoft.com%7Cd42112a4d33d4f2c5b4508d88ce692c9%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637414269219193477%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=xwpoHHODCjRi2ulwZjtHffVqXi2gSolm%2F9tVprNkZ88%3D&amp;reserved=0\">WebView2 resources<\/a>, and watch the demo of the usage of the WebView2 control from the .NET Conf 2020 keynote below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\".Net 5 launch | .NET Conf 2020 - Day 1\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cIkr4OQ62Jo?start=666&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Going forward, we will continue updating the WebView2 SDK approximately every 6 weeks driven by your feedback. To keep up with the latest updates checkout our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Fmicrosoft-edge%2Fwebview2%2Freleasenotes&amp;data=04%7C01%7COlia.Gavrysh%40microsoft.com%7Cd42112a4d33d4f2c5b4508d88ce692c9%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637414269219213467%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=eKyAChqSU0LZueZmnoNQVEmB54q8zMcLUFO5WmDlFrQ%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Release Notes<\/a>\u00a0and follow the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2FMicrosoftEdge%2FWebView2Announcements&amp;data=04%7C01%7COlia.Gavrysh%40microsoft.com%7Cd42112a4d33d4f2c5b4508d88ce692c9%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637414269219213467%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=x4fjWHqjd6bFAdxqf0F7LxWWH4u8DIIrVAen4SEyQxM%3D&amp;reserved=0\">WebView2 Announcements Repo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Getting Started<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To get started with WebView2,\u00a0check\u00a0out\u00a0our getting started guides:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.microsoft.com%2Fmicrosoft-edge%2FWebView2%2Fgettingstarted%2Fwinforms&amp;data=04%7C01%7COlia.Gavrysh%40microsoft.com%7Cd42112a4d33d4f2c5b4508d88ce692c9%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637414269219223463%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=tJywXzCg8xe1718hvefbf3pBwiH4syGklnV3b7BW%2Fio%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Getting started guide for Windows Forms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.microsoft.com%2Fmicrosoft-edge%2FWebView2%2Fgettingstarted%2Fwpf&amp;data=04%7C01%7COlia.Gavrysh%40microsoft.com%7Cd42112a4d33d4f2c5b4508d88ce692c9%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637414269219233457%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=zHyh%2Fiecf3STJNY7%2BeXsU6CmQUuWXbuHzLJBHdWZfT4%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Getting started guide for WPF<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Fmicrosoft-edge%2Fwebview2%2Fgettingstarted%2Fwinui&amp;data=04%7C01%7COlia.Gavrysh%40microsoft.com%7Cd42112a4d33d4f2c5b4508d88ce692c9%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637414269219243454%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=1yynjjpSnh1iIpHKN99khOg%2Bg8yOtwdxclGSa8s84vI%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Getting started guide for WinUI 3.0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.microsoft.com%2Fen-us%2Fmicrosoft-edge%2Fwebview2%2Fgettingstarted%2Fwin32&amp;data=04%7C01%7COlia.Gavrysh%40microsoft.com%7Cd42112a4d33d4f2c5b4508d88ce692c9%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637414269219243454%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=YtxLnH6ofcWZIhqBeMan9dLKM58vnJ7NuxBttlG8O%2F0%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Getting started guide for Win32<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Give us your feedback<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Your feedback is our main factor in creating the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.microsoft.com%2Fmicrosoft-edge%2Fwebview2%2Froadmap&amp;data=04%7C01%7COlia.Gavrysh%40microsoft.com%7Cd42112a4d33d4f2c5b4508d88ce692c9%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637414269219253450%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=43gviGCO0DJNdTbI9oa%2BUdovXVW0cYku7hJ7oVVUIwk%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Roadmap<\/a>\u202fand prioritizing work items. Please share your opinions, suggestions, and details on your scenarios in our \u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/nam06.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Faka.ms%2FWebViewFeedback&amp;data=04%7C01%7COlia.Gavrysh%40microsoft.com%7Cd42112a4d33d4f2c5b4508d88ce692c9%7C72f988bf86f141af91ab2d7cd011db47%7C1%7C0%7C637414269219263443%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=fwQB5t7ERYATysLMntGMAXEkOnLBQifD%2Fd%2FGHMcqIH8%3D&amp;reserved=0\">feedback repo<\/a>. 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