Webbrowser not shown in Toolbox

Roland Löffler 21

I have activated the Webbrowser in Extras/Toolboxelements but its not shown in the Toolboxlist.

What do i wrong?

Daniel Page 1 Reputation point

2021-05-26T19:07:27.247+00:00

Same problem. Creating a new C# WinForms project, tried with both .NET 3.1 and 5. WebBrowser component is not showing up in the toolbox, even after resetting it.

Adding components, the WebBrowser component is ticked, so I'm at a total loss why I cannot add this component in the UI.

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Vivzi 6 Reputation points

2022-06-23T10:21:14.45+00:00

I'm really sorry to say, but you must recreate your winforms project with the version which has the .NET Framework.
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Henri 6 Reputation points

2022-09-29T19:15:55.493+00:00

I had the same problem as Roland. I could not find WebBrowser in the toolbox, and none of the tips above worked for me.

What I did instead: I added a Button control where I wanted my WebBrowser control. Then I manually changed the code in the Designer.cs file to replace the button with a WebBrowser instance. Once the control is on the form, I can reposition it normally in the GUI editor.

A bit clunky, but maybe this workaround can help others as well.
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1mag1n33 1 Reputation point

2022-11-07T18:29:02.783+00:00

I'm new to this stuff but would you mind sending me the web browser instance, the problem that you guys are having is happing to me.
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Dylan Zhu-MSFT 6,406 Reputation points

2020-12-08T02:36:10.397+00:00

Hi RolandLffler,

The web browser control works in windows form project. So please confirm if your project is winform project.

And if it doesn't work, please try to right-click the toolbox, then click "Reset Toolbox".

Best Regards,
Dylan

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rennan Vieira 16 Reputation points

2021-03-22T15:50:24.07+00:00

Hi there,

I am now facing the same issue as the first question.

I am working with a windows form project, however the WebBrowes tool does not show up. I reset toolbox as mentioned but still not working.
With right click and check "Show all" I could see the Webbrowser tool however it is gray and I can't use it still.

Could you help about that? I am beginner with this, having online class but I got stuck on web browser lesson.

Tks!

Barrett Lewis 16 Reputation points

2021-03-22T23:39:42.177+00:00

I, also, coincidentally on the same day as rennanVieira-6359 ran into the same issue.

The web browser shows up in the Choose Items list. It is checked already. I can uncheck it, click ok, check again, click ok, and it is not shown. If I click "Show All", it lists it with a bunch of other things that are greyed out and cannot be used in the designer.

I'm wondering if this is some dotnet core vs old dotnet framework issue. My project is core 3.1. WebBrowser components which are already existing in other forms (this project was upgraded from .NET 4) work fine, but the designer will not allow me to add new ones.
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Sepehr Estaki 0

can you solve this problem ? it is 2024 and still can not find webbrowser in toolbox!!!

Ngô Khánh Dương 0

you can add the code in InitializeComponent() function in file .designer.cs:

private void InitializeComponent()
{
    webBrowser1 = new WebBrowser();
    // 
    // webBrowser1
    // 
    webBrowser1.Location = new Point(14, 87); //you can edit to see the WebBrowser 
    webBrowser1.Margin = new Padding(5, 3, 5, 3);
    webBrowser1.MinimumSize = new Size(27, 27);
    webBrowser1.Name = "webBrowser1";
    webBrowser1.Size = new Size(772, 351);
    webBrowser1.TabIndex = 27;
    Controls.Add(webBrowser1);
}


#endregion
private System.Windows.Forms.WebBrowser