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=== {{Anchor|WebKitGTK}}Ports === The week after Hyatt announced WebKit's open-sourcing, Nokia announced that it had ported WebKit to the [[Symbian]] operating system and was developing a browser based on WebKit for mobile phones running S60. Named [[Web Browser for S60]], it was used on Nokia, Samsung, LG, and other Symbian S60 mobile phones. Apple has also ported WebKit to [[iOS]] to run on the [[iPhone]], [[iPod Touch]], and [[iPad]], where it is used to render content in the device's web browser and e-mail software.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://webkit.org/blog/87/safari-on-the-iphone/ |title=The Obligatory iPhone Post |last=Stachowiak |first=Maciej |date=January 10, 2007 |work=Surfin' Safari weblog |access-date=January 24, 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219013741/http://webkit.org/blog/87/safari-on-the-iphone/ |archive-date=February 19, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The [[Android (operating system)|Android]] mobile phone platform used WebKit (and later versions its [[Blink (browser engine)|Blink fork]]) as the basis of its web browser<ref name="andport">{{cite web|url=https://webkit.org/blog/142/android-uses-webkit/|title=Android Uses WebKit|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113134900/https://webkit.org/blog/142/android-uses-webkit/|archive-date=January 13, 2017|df=mdy-all|access-date=January 12, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://webkit.org/blog/143/webkit-in-the-news/|title=WebKit in the News|date=2007-11-13|work=WebKit|access-date=2018-11-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gigaom.com/2007/11/13/webkit/|title=The Amazing Rise of WebKit Mobile|date=2007-11-13|website=gigaom.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-11-17}}</ref> and the [[Palm Pre]], announced January 2009, has an interface based on WebKit.<ref name="palmPre">{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/palm-pre-in-depth-impressions-video-and-huge-hands-on-gallery/|title=Palm Pre in-depth impressions, video, and huge hands-on gallery|date=January 9, 2009 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113134056/https://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/palm-pre-in-depth-impressions-video-and-huge-hands-on-gallery/|archive-date=January 13, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The [[Amazon Kindle]] 3 includes an experimental WebKit based browser.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/new-amazon-kindle-announced-139-wifi-only-version-and-189-3g/|title=New Amazon Kindle announced: $139 WiFi-only version and $189 3G model available August 27th in the US and UK|last=Topolsky|first=Joshua|date=July 28, 2010 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113134059/https://www.engadget.com/2010/07/28/new-amazon-kindle-announced-139-wifi-only-version-and-189-3g/|archive-date=January 13, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> In June 2007, Apple announced that WebKit had been ported to [[Microsoft Windows]] as part of Safari. Although Safari for Windows was silently discontinued<ref>{{cite web|title=Safari 6 available for Mountain Lion and Lion, but not Windows|author=Lex Friedman|date=July 26, 2012|website=macworld.com|publisher=International Data Group|language=en|url-status=live|url=https://www.macworld.com/article/218624/safari-6-available-for-mountain-lion-and-lion-but-not-windows.html|access-date=August 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808110011/https://www.macworld.com/article/218624/safari-6-available-for-mountain-lion-and-lion-but-not-windows.html|archive-date=August 8, 2021|df=mdy-all}}</ref> by the company, WebKit's ports to Microsoft's operating system are still actively maintained.<ref>{{cite web|title=Buildbot: builder Apple-Win-10-Debug-Build|publisher=Apple, Inc.|website=build.webkit.org|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=August 8, 2021|url=https://build.webkit.org/#/builders/56|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210808113400/https://build.webkit.org/%23/builders/56|archive-date=August 8, 2021|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Buildbot: builder WinCairo-64-bit-WKL-Release-Build|publisher=Apple, Inc.|website=build.webkit.org|language=en|url-status=live|url=https://build.webkit.org/#/builders/27|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210808112550/https://build.webkit.org/%23/builders/27|archive-date=August 8, 2021|df=mdy-all|access-date=August 8, 2021}}</ref> The Windows port uses Apple's proprietary libraries to function and is used for iCloud<ref>{{cite web|title=About the security content of iCloud for Windows 12.3 - Apple Support|publisher=Apple, Inc.|website=support.apple.com|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=August 8, 2021|url=https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212321|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808112027/https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212321|archive-date=August 8, 2021|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and iTunes<ref>{{cite web|title=About the security content of iTunes 12.11.3 for Windows - Apple Support|publisher=Apple, Inc.|website=support.apple.com|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=August 8, 2021|url=https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212319|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808112513/https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT212319|archive-date=August 8, 2021|df=mdy-all}}</ref> for Windows, whereas the "WinCairo" port is a fully open-source and redistributable port.<ref>{{cite web|title=BuildingCairoOnWindows β WebKit|date=June 8, 2021|url=https://trac.webkit.org/wiki/BuildingCairoOnWindows|website=trac.webkit.org|publisher=Apple, Inc.|access-date=August 8, 2021|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808103951/https://trac.webkit.org/wiki/BuildingCairoOnWindows|archive-date=August 8, 2021|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=GitHub - WebKitForWindows/WebKitRequirements: Build scripts for the requirements of the WinCairo port of WebKit|publisher=Apple, Inc.|website=github.com|language=en|url-status=live|access-date=August 8, 2021|url=https://github.com/WebKitForWindows/WebKitRequirements|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808113405/https://github.com/WebKitForWindows/WebKitRequirements|archive-date=August 8, 2021|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[File:GNOME Web 47 - gnome.org.png|thumb|[[GNOME Web]] is a web browser on Linux that uses WebKitGTK.]] WebKit has also been ported to several toolkits that support multiple platforms, such as the [[GTK]] toolkit for [[Linux]], under the name ''WebKitGTK'' which is used by Eolie,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/eolie|title=World / Eolie}}</ref> [[GNOME Web]],<ref name="gtkportweb">{{cite web|url=https://webkitgtk.org/|title=WebKitGTK+ project website|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170130054419/https://webkitgtk.org/|archive-date=January 30, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref name="gtkport">{{cite web|url=http://www.atoker.com/blog/2007/06/12/webkitgtk-is-coming/|title=Alp Toker β WebKit/Gtk+ is coming|date=June 12, 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080325050544/http://www.atoker.com/blog/2007/06/12/webkitgtk-is-coming/|archive-date=March 25, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Adobe Integrated Runtime]], [[Enlightenment Foundation Libraries]] (EFL), and the Clutter toolkit.<ref name="clutterportweb">{{cite web|url=https://trac.webkit.org/wiki/clutter|title=WebKitClutter project website}}</ref> [[Qt Software]] included a WebKit port in the Qt 4.4 release as a module called QtWebKit<ref name="Qt WebKit">{{cite web|url=http://www.qtsoftware.com/products/library/modular-class-library#info_webkit |title=QT WebKit |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803123246/http://www.qtsoftware.com/products/library/modular-class-library |archive-date=August 3, 2009}}</ref> (since superseded by [[Qt WebEngine]], which uses Blink instead). The [[Iris Browser]] on Qt also used WebKit. The Enlightenment Foundation Libraries (EFL) port β EWebKit β was developed (by [[Samsung]] and ProFusion<ref>{{cite web|url=http://profusion.mobi |title=ProFusion | Home |publisher=Profusion.mobi |access-date=January 13, 2013}}</ref>) focusing the embedded and mobile systems, for use as stand alone browser, widgets-gadgets, rich text viewer and composer.{{Citation needed|date=February 2014}} The Clutter port is developed by [[Collabora]] and sponsored by [[Robert Bosch GmbH]]. There was also a project synchronized with WebKit (sponsored by Pleyo)<ref name="pleyo">{{cite web|url=http://www.pleyo.org|title=pleyo|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080325144513/http://www.pleyo.org/|archive-date=March 25, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref> called ''[[Origyn Web Browser]]'', which provided a meta-port to an abstract platform with the aim of making porting to embedded or lightweight systems quicker and easier.<ref name="owb">{{cite web|url=http://www.sand-labs.org/owb|title=See OWB forge|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509022705/http://www.sand-labs.org/owb/|archive-date=May 9, 2008|df=mdy-all}}</ref> This port is used for embedded devices such as [[set-top box]]es, PMP and it has been ported into [[AmigaOS]],<ref name="owb_amiga">{{cite web|url=http://strohmayer.org/|title=AmigaOS OWB official page}}</ref><ref name="owb_AmigaOS3.9">{{cite web |url=http://amigaweb.net/index.php?function=view_news&id=962 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502200402/http://www.amigaweb.net/index.php?function=view_news&id=962 |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 2, 2008 |title=Amiga β Powering through, dead or alive! |publisher=amigaweb.net |access-date=June 2, 2010 }}</ref> [[AROS]]<ref name="owb_AROS">{{cite web|url=http://sszymczy.rootnode.net/index.php?menu=projects&submenu=owb|title=AROS OWB developer page|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304120818/http://sszymczy.rootnode.net/index.php?menu=projects&submenu=owb|archive-date=March 4, 2009|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and [[MorphOS]]. MorphOS version 1.7 is the first version of [[Origyn Web Browser]] (OWB) supporting [[HTML5]] media tags.<ref name=mosport>{{cite web |title=Origyn Web Browser for MorphOS |url=http://fabportnawak.free.fr/owb/ |publisher=Fabian Coeurjoly |access-date=January 4, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317031009/http://fabportnawak.free.fr/owb/ |archive-date=March 17, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name=OWB_html5>{{cite web |title=Origyn Web Browser 1.7 Supports HTML5 Media, More |url=http://www.osnews.com/story/22971/Origyn_Web_Browser_1_7_Supports_HTML5_Media_More |publisher=OSNews |last=Holwerda |first=Thom |date=March 8, 2010 |access-date=March 8, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100312050728/http://www.osnews.com/story/22971/Origyn_Web_Browser_1_7_Supports_HTML5_Media_More |archive-date=March 12, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> ==== Web Platform for Embedded ==== '''Web Platform for Embedded (WPE)''' is a WebKit port designed for embedded applications; it further improves the architecture by splitting the basic rendering functional blocks into a general-purpose routines library (libwpe), platform backends, and engine itself (called WPE WebKit). The GTK port, albeit self-contained, can be built to use these base libraries instead of its internal platform support implementation. The WPE port is currently maintained by Igalia.
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