Experimental JCEF Web Browser API support for Android Studio

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We’re excited to announce that the JCEF (Java Chromium Embedded Framework) web browser API is now experimentally available for Android Studio — a capability previously limited to other JetBrains IDEs.

This brings the full embedded browser API to Android Studio builds.

What’s New

We’ve published an experimental plugin — Web Browser (JCEF) — that enables JCEF APIs in Android Studio. The plugin delivers native JCEF binaries bundled within its resources, so everything you need is included out of the box.

How to Use It

To leverage JCEF in your Android Studio plugin, add a dependency on the com.intellij.modules.jcef module. It is safe to declare this dependency starting from 2025.3.1 versions — JetBrains IDE builds define this plugin alias when bundling JCEF binaries. Starting with 2026.2, JetBrains IDEs also bundle this plugin directly.

<depends>com.intellij.modules.jcef</depends>

or for plugin format v2:

<dependencies>
  <plugin id="com.intellij.modules.jcef"/>
</dependencies>

When users install your plugin depending on Web Browser (JCEF) to Android Studio this plugin will be installed automatically.

For full API documentation, see the official guide: Using JCEF in a Plugin.

Target Platform

We are targeting Android Studio 2026.1. At the moment, experimental support is available in the Nightly 2026.1.4 build, which you can install via JetBrains Toolbox.

JetBrains Toolbox
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Android Studio with JCEF
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Get Started

  1. Install the Web Browser (JCEF) plugin in Android Studio Nightly 2026.1.4.
  2. Add com.intellij.modules.jcef as a dependency in your plugin descriptor.
  3. Follow the JCEF documentation to integrate an embedded browser into your plugin.

Please try it out and share your feedback!

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