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ToTom818
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July 24, 2026
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STM32MP257 support for chromium or any web-based multimedia with hardware acceleration

  • July 24, 2026
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Hi ST,
I am working on STM32MP257 platform and I have read some of the previous topic and thread, seems that web multimedia is somewhat supported now by using Qt at its minimalist setting. But the previous claim of “ST is working on enabling chromium/ web browser, and expected to have it out by late 2025” hasn’t really got any update.

Can we know if we really have a definitive answer or status update or is there any example or demo? 

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    Windows
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    July 26, 2026

    Hi ​@ToTom818 

    The ST Dev Team have tried Qt Nano Web Browser from Qt and what they have been telling is that:

    • It works like a charm
    • Kiosk mode (no menu buttons etc.) has been tested
    • No benchmark has been tested
    • Youtube 360p is working with STM32MP257 without lagging (no hardware acceleration enabled) 
    • They are going to release a Web Browser in the half of 2025….
    • JavaScript and other functionality was disabled in Qt Nano Browser

    I assume that ST Dev Team have quit working on the Web Browser for STM32MP due to other priorities e.g solving bugs. 

    My advice for you is that you try to use WPE WebKit meta-layer ( https://github.com/Igalia/meta-webkit ) in your Yocto project when you’re compiling/building OpenSTLinux. WPE WebKit ( https://wpewebkit.org/ ) has a huge support for embedded systems and its features. Just look at this: https://wpewebkit.org/wpt-status/

    The WPE WebKit web browser engine is now using the GPU for rendering (stable release in September this year), which is much faster than letting the CPU do the job.

    I don’t think Qt WebEngine have a such feature. 

    To add this meta-layer to your Yocto project, just follow the documentation: 

     

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