WebVM
A server-less virtual environment running fully client-side in HTML5/WebAssembly, designed to be Linux ABI-compatible, supporting x86 binaries on any browser, powered by the CheerpX engine, with a Debian OS and developer tools for secure, sandboxed execution.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application types
Platforms
- Linux
- Online
- WebAssembly
- Self-Hosted
Features
Properties
- Privacy focused
- Serverless
Features
- Ad-free
- Dark Mode
- No Tracking
- No registration required
- Support for WebAssembly
- Web-Based
- Virtualization
- Based on Debian
WebVM News & Activities
Recent News
- POX published news article about WebVM
WebVM 2.0 brings a full Linux environment to your web browser with Xorg & desktop supportLeaning Technologies has unveiled WebVM 2.0, a full Linux environment that operates entirely within...
Recent activities
WebVM information
Developed by
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Open Source (Apache-2.0) and Free product.Written in
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- English
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What is WebVM?
WebVM is a server-less virtual environment running fully client-side in HTML5/WebAssembly. It's designed to be Linux ABI-compatible. It runs an unmodified Debian distribution including many native development toolchains.
WebVM is powered by the CheerpX virtualization engine, and enables safe, sandboxed client-side execution of x86 binaries on any browser. CheerpX includes an x86-to-WebAssembly JIT compiler, a virtual block-based file system, and a Linux syscall emulator.
Comments and Reviews
Really interesting project! In short, WebVM is a complete Linux desktop environment that runs in
WebAssembly in the browser — and uses 
Tailscale for networking.