WebKit

E72094

open-source software project web browser engine

WebKit is an open-source web browser engine, originally developed by Apple, that powers the rendering and execution of web content in browsers like Safari.

Aliases (3)

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	open-source software project → web browser engine →
basedOn	KHTML → KJS →
component	JavaScriptCore → WebCore → WebKit layer APIs →
developer	Apple Inc. → WebKit community →
forkedFrom	KHTML →
implementsFeature	DOM bindings → JavaScript engine → Web Inspector developer tools → accessibility support → hardware-accelerated compositing → layout engine → multimedia support → networking stack → rendering engine → sandboxing mechanisms →
license	BSD-style license → LGPL →
maintainedBy	Apple Inc. → contributors worldwide →
notableComponent	JavaScriptCore JIT compiler →
notableFork	Blink → QtWebKit → WebKitGTK →
operatingSystem	Linux → Windows → iOS → iPadOS → macOS → tvOS → watchOS →
origin	fork of KDE's KHTML and KJS for Safari →
primaryUserInterface	WebKit API for embedding browsers →
programmingLanguage	C → C++ →
repository	https://webkit.org/ →
sourceCodeRepository	https://github.com/WebKit/WebKit →
supportsPlatform	desktop → embedded systems → mobile →
supportsStandard	CSS → CSS3 → DOM → HTML → HTML5 → HTTP → JavaScript → SVG → WebGL →
usedBy	App Store → Epiphany web browser → GNOME Web → Mail (Apple software) → Nintendo Switch system software browser → PlayStation 4 system software browser → Safari → many iOS applications →
usedFor	executing client-side scripts → handling web standards-compliant content → rendering web pages →
website	https://webkit.org/ →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Apple Safari → Safari →	usesEngine
Blink →	basedOn
WebKit ("WebKit layer APIs") →	component
WebKit ("WebKit community") →	developer
Blink →	forkedFrom
JavaScriptCore →	openSourceProject
JavaScriptCore ("WebKit project") →	partOf
Chromium →	previousEngine
Chromium ("WebKit project") →	splitFrom
JavaScriptCore →	usedIn