PhotinoX

Lightweight .NET wrapper for native OS WebView windows:

• Windows: WebView2
• macOS: WKWebView
• Linux: WebKitGTK 4.1

PhotinoX is a maintained fork of Photino.NET focused on stability, compatibility, and predictable cross‑platform behavior.

What is PhotinoX?

PhotinoX builds on the original Photino design: native desktop windows hosted by modern Web UI technologies (Blazor, React, Vue, Angular, etc.), without bundling a full Chromium runtime.
It relies entirely on OS‑native WebView engines, keeping apps small and efficient.

Note: PhotinoX is an independent fork of tryphotino/photino.NET under the Apache‑2.0 license and is not affiliated with the original project or organization.

Core (ecosystem)

• PhotinoX.Native - native binaries for Windows/macOS/Linux.
• PhotinoX.Blazor - Blazor integration for native desktop apps.
• PhotinoX.Server - optional static-file server (avoids CORS/ESM issues).
• PhotinoX.Samples - sample projects showcasing common scenarios.

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Install

dotnet add package PhotinoX

(Ensure PhotinoX.Native is available at runtime for your target RID.)

Package targets net8.0; net9.0; net10.0. CI builds use the latest .NET 10 SDK.

Samples

See real, working examples here:

• PhotinoX.Samples
• PhotinoX.Blazor (with Blazor support, samples inside /Samples)

Docs (original Photino concepts): https://docs.tryphotino.io/

Requirements

• .NET 10 SDK (build)
• Target frameworks: net8.0; net9.0; net10.0 (package supports all three)
• Runtime deps: see PhotinoX.Native (runtimes/<rid>/native/)
• Windows: WebView2 Runtime
  Required component: Microsoft.Web.WebView2 (Edge WebView2)
  https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge/webview2/
• macOS: WKWebView (system WebKit)
  https://developer.apple.com/documentation/webkit/wkwebview/
• Linux: WebKitGTK 4.1 development/runtime packages
  https://webkitgtk.org/

Build from source

dotnet restore Photino.NET/PhotinoX.csproj
dotnet build   Photino.NET/PhotinoX.csproj -c Release
dotnet pack    Photino.NET/PhotinoX.csproj -c Release -o artifacts

CI: see .github/workflows/build.yml (build + pack + upload .nupkg/.snupkg).

Contributing

Issues and PRs are welcome. Keep PRs focused, minimal, and consistent with the rest of PhotinoX.

License

PhotinoX is licensed under Apache‑2.0.