Core features · In-app browser

In-app browser

An in-app browser tab is a native child webview rather than an iframe, so clicking links and going back/forward feels as natural as a real browser. The address bar and navigation sit at the top, and the page is rendered crisply in the area below.

Address bar · back · forward · reload

The navigation buttons back (‹) · forward (›) · reload (⟳) sit to the left of the address bar. The capsule address bar in the middle shows a lock on the left when on https, and the button at the far right hands the current page off to the system browser.

orchterm — in-app browser

orch-term · GitHub

PowerShell

github.com/zendy00/orch-term

zendy00 / orch-term Public

Orch term

A Tauri 2 desktop terminal — Windows · macOS.

① Back ‹ · forward › (dimmed when there's no history) · reload ⟳ · on https, a lock on the left , and on the right open in the system browser.

New-window links open in place

Links that would normally open in a new window or tab — like a mailbox's 'new window' link — open in place in the same tab. Links don't break; they follow through naturally.

Flows that genuinely need a new window are the exception — flows that must pop a new window, like OAuth login or payment pop-ups, don't work in the in-app webview. Use the at the right of the address bar to continue in the system browser.

Open local files

Local files from the Explorer, such as HTML and images, open directly in an in-app browser tab. You can check a build report or a preview HTML without leaving the app.

Local file — asset protocolconvertFileSrc

report.html

asset.localhost/D%3A/orch-term/target/report.html

Build report

file:// → asset.localhost (http scheme, no lock)

① Local files open via a private host, so there's no lock in the address bar.

Open in the system browser

Pressing the button at the right of the address bar opens the current page in your OS default browser. When you need a pop-up or login flow the in-app webview can't support, it hands off in one step. Zoom the page in and out with Ctrl++ / Ctrl+− / Ctrl+wheel.

Right-click · on-screen menu

Right-clicking the page brings up a menu: reload · copy address · open in system browser · close tab. While a menu or modal is open, the page hides briefly and reappears once it closes.

Hides the webview when a pop-up appears

orch-term · GitHub

github.com/zendy00/orch-term

Webview temporarily hidden · DOM pop-up showing

① When a menu appears, the page drops out briefly (the hatched area), and it's restored when the menu closes.

Keyboard shortcuts

Key	Action
`Ctrl`+`+`	Zoom in
`Ctrl`+`−`	Zoom out
`Ctrl`+`wheel`	Zoom in/out