WebUSB API

The web platform API to support programming USB devices.

Comments

Future iteration on the API may look at shared worker and service worker support.

Demo

• https://sowbug.github.io/weblight

Documentation

• https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2016/03/access-usb-devices-on-the-web

Specification

Editor's draft

Status in Chromium

Blink components: Blink>USB

Enabled by default (launch bug) in:

• Chrome for desktop release 61
• Chrome for Android release 61

Consensus & Standardization

• Firefox: No public signals
• Edge: No public signals
• Safari: No public signals
• Web Developers: Positive

Owners

• reillyg@chromium.org
• scheib@chromium.org

Last updated on 2017-06-14