Discover WICG/dbsc Open Source project by Web Incubator CG (@WICG)

How to control the behavior of JavaScript imports

4,306

import-maps

Polyfill for `:focus-visible`

2,634

virtual-scroller

1,997

focus-visible

Connecting hardware to the web.

1,606

webusb

webpackage

EventListenerOptions

An extension to the DOM event pattern to allow authors to disable support for preventDefault

A proposal for enabling seamless navigations between sites or pages

1,166

portals

This proposal has been replaced by the Topics API.

945

floc

Polyfill for the inert attribute and property.

933

inert

APIs for scheduling and controlling prioritized tasks.

914

scheduling-apis

A design and spec for ServiceWorker-based background synchronization

896

view-transitions

785

background-sync

Expose the file system on the user’s device, so Web apps can interoperate with the user’s native applications.

638

file-system-access

Proposal to allow specifying a text snippet in a URL fragment

635

scroll-to-text-fragment

Wouldn't it be nice if `User-Agent` was a (set of) client hints?

577

ua-client-hints

Accessibility Object Model

575

aom

[On hold] A proposal for an async key/value storage API for the web

553

kv-storage

550

observable

Observable API proposal

turtledove

navigation-api

The new navigation API provides a new interface for navigations and session history, with a focus on single-page application navigations.

Proposed Web Monetization standard

474

webmonetization

trust-token-api

attribution-reporting-api

Attribution Reporting API

Direct Sockets API for the web platform

337

direct-sockets

Detection of shapes (faces, QR codes) in images

302

shape-detection-api

A repository for the Display Locking spec

299

display-locking

API proposal for background downloading/uploading

295

background-fetch

Shell

279

resize-observer

This repository is no longer active. ResizeObserver has moved out of WICG into

Serial ports API for the platform.

256

serial

first-party-sets

priority-hints

A browser API to enable developers signal the priorities of the resources they need to download.

is-input-pending

sanitizer-api

proposals

A home for well-formed proposed incubations for the web platform. All proposals welcome.

199

spatial-navigation

Directional focus navigation with arrow keys

Proposal for a programmable JS profiling API for collecting JS profiles from real end-user environments

197

js-self-profiling

Use cases and requirements for standardizing element queries.

196

cq-usecases

A place for browsers and web developers to collaborate on user agent interventions.

185

interventions

178

visual-viewport

A proposal to add explicit APIs to the Web for querying and setting the visual viewport

frame-timing

layout-instability

A proposal for a Layout Instability specification

Lifecycle API to support system initiated discarding and freezing

155

page-lifecycle

speech-api

nav-speculation

Proposal to enable privacy-enhanced preloading

Asynchronous access to cookies from JavaScript

141

cookie-store

API for constructing CSS stylesheet objects

138

construct-stylesheets

Web API for accessing Human Interface Devices (HID)

138

webhid

Repository for explainers and other documents related to the Isolated Web Apps proposal.

135

isolated-web-apps

132

color-api

A proposal and draft spec for a Color object for the Web Platform, loosely influenced by the Color.js work. Heavily WIP, if you landed here randomly, please move along.

devtools-protocol

fenced-frame

Proposal for a strong boundary between a page and its embedded content

A way to format SMS messages for use with browser autofill features such as HTML’s autocomplete=one-time-code.

117

sms-one-time-codes

Bundles of multiple resources, to improve loading JS and the Web.

109

bundle-preloading

103

netinfo

Proposal to add an intrinsicsize attribute to media elements

intrinsicsize-attribute

window-controls-overlay

container-queries

🚫 Old repository for AnimationWorklet specification ➡️ New repository: https://github.com/w3c/css-houdini-drafts

animation-worklet

Before install prompt API for installing web applications

manifest-incubations

A way to create DOM and add it to the document without blocking the main thread.

async-append

Prototyping and discussion around indexeddb observers.

privacy-preserving-ads

Privacy-Preserving Ads

indexed-db-observers

WebIDL

compression

Standard text for CompressionStream and DecompressionStream API

API for web applications to handle files

file-handling

compression-dictionary-transport

shared-storage

Explainer for proposed web platform Shared Storage API

Proposed web platform feature to add color management, wide gamut and high bit-depth support to the <canvas> element.

canvas-color-space

canvas-formatted-text

Web API for enumerating fonts on the local system

local-font-access

performance.measureMemory API

performance-measure-memory

A simple starter kit for incubations

starter-kit

This is the repo where the CSS Houdini parser API will be worked on

css-parser-api

A set of policies that a site guarantees to adhere to, browsers enforce, and embedders can count on.

ContentPerformancePolicy

web-app-launch

Web App Launch Handler

Handwriting Recognition Web API Proposal

pwa-url-handler

handwriting-recognition

eyedropper-api

A web API proposal for watching for close requests (e.g. Esc, Android back button, ...)

close-watcher

Explainer showcasing a new web storage API, NativeIO

storage-foundation-api-explainer

idle-detection

A proposal for an idle detection and notification API for the web

Specification for the Client Hints infrastructure - privacy preserving proactive content negotiation

video-editing

uuid

UUID V4

client-hints-infrastructure

A proposal for an Element Timing specification.

sparrow

element-timing

↔️ Proposal for local communication between browsers without the aid of a server.

local-peer-to-peer

video.requestVideoFrameCallback() incubation

video-rvfc

Digital Credentials, like driver's licenses

digital-identities

Repository for hosting TTI specification and discussions around it.

time-to-interactive

digital-goods

private-network-access

An explainer for the Raw Clipboard Access feature

raw-clipboard-access

document-picture-in-picture

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admin

Heuristics to detect Single Page Apps soft navigations

soft-navigations

pending-beacon

A better beaconing API

Proposal for the addition of Curve25519 and Curve448 to the Web Cryptography API

webcrypto-secure-curves

Spec defining browser support for file/directory upload by drag-and-drop

entries-api