Layout HTML frame shows error: WebKit not available!
Author: kaledenCreated Mar 11, 2026Updated Sep 17, 2026
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### What is the bug or the crash?
With QGIS 4.0.0, adding an HTML frame to a layout results in a red box with the the following message: "WebKit not available! This item cannot be rendered because this QGIS install was built without WebKit support."
### Steps to reproduce the issue
1. Download and Install QGIS 4.0.0 from latest release binary on Windows 11
2. Open QGIS and create a new layout
3. Add an HTML frame to the layout
4. Note the contents of the HTML frame do not change whether using a URL or providing custom HTML source code
### Versions
### Supported QGIS version
- [x] I'm running a supported QGIS version according to [the roadmap](https://www.qgis.org/en/site/getinvolved/development/roadmap.html#release-schedule).
### New profile
- [x] I tried with a new [QGIS profile](https://docs.qgis.org/latest/en/docs/user_manual/introduction/qgis_configuration.html#working-with-user-profiles)
### Additional context
_No response_
| QGIS version | 4.0.0-Norrköping |
| QGIS code revision | 1ddcee3d0e4 |
| Libraries | |
| Qt version | 6.8.1 |
| Python version | 3.12.13 |
| GDAL version | 3.12.2 — Chicoutimi |
| PROJ version | 9.8.0 |
| EPSG Registry database version | v12.049 (2026-02-14) |
| GEOS version | 3.14.1-CAPI-1.20.5 |
| SFCGAL version | No support |
| GeographicLib version | 2.7.0 |
| SQLite version | 3.50.4 |
| PDAL version | 2.10.0 |
| PostgreSQL client version | 17.3 |
| SpatiaLite version | 5.1.0 |
| QWT version | 6.3.0 |
| QScintilla2 version | 2.14.1 |
| OS version | Windows 11 Version 24H2 |
| Active Python plugins | |
| MetaSearch | 0.3.6 |
| db_manager | 0.1.20 |
| grassprovider | 2.12.99 |
| processing | 2.12.99 |
Source: qgis/QGIS