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Expand Up @@ -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.
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