This Month in Ladybird – July 2026

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Ladybird gained private browsing, browser profiles, undo/redo, geolocation, and WebAudio in July.
The style system and layout engine were moved to Rust for improved safety and parallelism.
New typed language 'flap' for JavaScript interpreter optimizes performance and code generation.
Browser UI improvements include better omnibox behavior, escape to stop loads, and downloads handling.
CSS added relative colors, custom functions, style queries, and rounded border fixes.
Security: ArrayBuffer and Wasm memory are now caged to prevent out-of-bounds access.
WebAssembly performance improved up to 50x on call microbenchmarks; WebGPU compositor faster.

Ladybird browser added file downloads, browsing history management, and DevTools storage inspection in June.
New features include video playback speed control and muted autoplay policy for media.
Security enhancements include sandboxed services on Linux/macOS, heap partitioning, and memory-safe decoding.

Servo 0.4.0 released with 558 commits, featuring new web platform features like 'attr()', 'image()', 'calc()', and expanded media queries.
New DOM APIs added: SharedWorker, console.dir(), customElements, pointer capture, touch events, and crypto.subtle methods for KT128, KT256, ML-KEM, ML-DSA.
Security fixes include updates to SpiderMonkey (140.11.0 and 140.12.0), constant-time RSA and ML-DSA operations, and an HTML injection fix in directory listings.

Firefox is being redesigned with a focus on privacy, speed, and customization, under Project Nova.
Privacy features are prioritized, including easier access to VPN and private browsing, along with redesigned Settings for clearer data controls.
Performance improvements enhance page load times by 9% and introduce productivity features like tab groups and compact mode.

Hyprland 0.55 introduces Lua configs, enabling Lua-based configuration with updated wiki guidance.
User-defined layouts via Layout API in Lua allow custom layouts per workspace or monitor.
Scrolling improvements include fullscreen window support and native trackpad gestures.

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