---
title: "pywebview 5"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/pywebview-5-ruiw9zxbf
source_url: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Mar/13/pywebview-5/
type: article
source: "Simon Willison"
published: 2024-03-13T14:20:51.810Z
updated: 2026-07-23T02:12:47.481Z
tags: ["android", "electron", "javascript", "python"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 1
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# pywebview 5

**[Simon Willison](https://daily.dev/sources/simonwillison)** · 1 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

pywebview is a library for building desktop and Android applications using Python. It allows for displaying windows that use the system default browser to hide the fact that they run on HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Unlike Electron, it doesn't bundle a full browser engine, resulting in a smaller dependency.

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Tags: [#android](https://daily.dev/tags/android), [#electron](https://daily.dev/tags/electron), [#javascript](https://daily.dev/tags/javascript), [#python](https://daily.dev/tags/python)

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