diff --git a/src/content/docs/reference/webview-versions.md b/src/content/docs/reference/webview-versions.mdx similarity index 96% rename from src/content/docs/reference/webview-versions.md rename to src/content/docs/reference/webview-versions.mdx index 84e9ce001b..30d4c6ff2f 100644 --- a/src/content/docs/reference/webview-versions.md +++ b/src/content/docs/reference/webview-versions.mdx @@ -14,6 +14,21 @@ WebView2 is supported on Windows 7 and newer and comes preinstalled on Windows 1 Tauri uses WebKit on macOS (through [WKWebView](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/webkit/wkwebview?language=objc)) and Linux (through `webkit2gtk`). +:::caution[`webkitgtk` Issues] + +`webkitgtk` is infamous for its security, compatibility, and performance issues: + +- [Tauri 2.0 tries to make mobile apps crossplatform · Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39487010) +- [Show HN: Electrico – Electron Without Node and Chrome · Hacker News](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41565913) +- [[bug] Bad performance on linux · Issue #3988 · tauri-apps/tauri](https://github.com/tauri-apps/tauri/issues/3988#issuecomment-1447098957) +- [Bundle chromium renderer · Issue #1064 · tauri-apps/wry](https://github.com/tauri-apps/wry/issues/1064#issuecomment-2094904381) + +If you're looking for first class Linux support, Tauri might not currently be your best option. + +Providing alternatives to `webkitgtk` is [on the roadmap](/blog/tauri-20/#roadmap). + +::: + ### Interpreting WebKit Version Numbers Webkit version numbers are quite complicated, so below is some helpful information to understand them.