Zebkit embeds Chromium as a library
The gist
ikey4u released zebkit 0.4.0, which embeds Chromium's engine as a library rather than a runtime.
Its benchmarks claim a 34% smaller package and faster cold start than Electron 45.2.1.
How it unfolded
- Nov 6, 2026 to Nov 7, 2026ikey4u's team measured zebkit and Electron 45.2.1 on Linux x86-64 with the same harness and pages for its benchmark report.
- Nov 9, 2026ikey4u released zebkit 0.4.0, a library that puts Chromium's engine inside an application, built on Chromium 157.0.8103.38.
- Nov 9, 2026A Hacker News post titled "Zebkit – Chromium's engine as a library you link, not a runtime you live in" reached 10 points with 1 comment.
Key terms
- Chromium
- A free, open-source web browser project whose codebase underlies Google Chrome and many other browsers.
- Electron
- A free, open-source framework for building desktop applications with web technologies, using Chromium and Node.js.
- CEF
- An open-source framework for embedding a Chromium web browser inside another application.
Source: Wikipedia