WidgetImplementation

This document includes Implementation data regarding the W3C's Widgets Family of Specifications.

Disclaimers regarding the data in this document:

• The contents of this document are subject to change without warning.

• Neither the W3C nor the Web Applications Working Group has verified the data in this document.

• Implementations cited in this document may or may not implement the latest version of the related specification.

Please send reports of other implementations, corrections, and related information to public-webapps@w3.org.

See Also ...

• Widgets Publication Status
• Widgets Testing Wiki

Widget Packaging and XML Configuration (P&C)

Resources: P&C Test Suite and P&C Implementation Report.

Implementation data:

• Wookie; Apache Incubator Project

• widgeon; "A W3C Widgets implementation using XULRunner"

• LG; The LG Mobile Widgets solution is based on the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Widgets 1.0 specifications

• Microsoft; Windows Mobile 6.5

• Research in Motion (RIM); BlackBerry Widget SDK

• Samsung; uses ACCESS NetFront Widgets that are "based on open, standard W3C Widget 1.0 specifications"

• Oregan Networks; "Implemented as per W3C Widgets 1.0 specification, represents a client-side web application for displaying and updating data."

• GPAC by Telecom ParisTech; MPEG-U; "a conformant MPEG Widget is by default a W3C conformant widget and that a conformant MPEG Widget Manager is a fully compliant W3C Widget User Agent."

• Bitstream BOLT 1.7; BOLT users can discover, select and install specific Web apps through a BOLT Widget Gallery. BOLT’s widgets are written as standard W3C widgets (www.w3.org/TR/widgets/), a standard with broad industry support.

• Aplix Android Widget runtime

• Nokia Qt Web Runtime; for N900 (Work in Progress)

• Obigo Widget Runtime; supports W3C Widgets

• Opera Widgets; the basis for creating the W3C Widget specs.

• Opera Unite; offline web applications in the browser (with additional Unite APIs and functionality).

• Opera Extensions; built on the W3C Widget specs (with additional extension APIs and functionality)

• PhoneGap; see related article by Scott Wilson

Digital Signatures for Widgets

Implementation data:

• See Andreas Kühne's announcement (Trustable Ltd) on 21-Oct-2009 and 12-Feb-2010 followup

• BONDI SDK - a LiMo Foundation project

The Widget Interface (TWI)

See TWI Test Suite and TWI Implementation Report.

Implementation information:

• Wookie; Apache Incubator Project

• Opera Widgets

Widget Access Request Policy (WARP)

A Candidate Recommendation of the WARP spec was published 20-Apr-2010. See WARP Test Suite and WARP Implementation Report.

Implementation data:

• Apache's Wookie Incubator; first reported by Scott Wilson on 5-March-2010

• RIM's BlackBerry Widget SDK includes support for the WARP spec. See How to Secure your BlackBerry widget

Widget Updates

• Opera Extensions;