This Month in Ladybird: November 2025
8 days ago
- #browser-engine
- #web-development
- #open-source
- Ladybird merged 215 PRs from 34 contributors in November 2025.
- New sponsors include 37signals ($10,000), Coursiv ($1,000), and Andrew Mead ($1,000).
- Web Platform Tests (WPT) progress: 7,497 new test passes added, totaling 1,972,556.
- Variable fonts support implemented, allowing dynamic font adjustments.
- CSS properties 'perspective' and 'perspective-origin' added for 3D design control.
- Unbuffered Fetch mode now standard, improving streaming data handling.
- WebGL now respects UNPACK_PREMULTIPLY_ALPHA_WEBGL for correct texture rendering.
- SVG improvements: support for <feComponentTransfer> and <feMorphology>, better text rendering.
- Base64 conversion performance improved significantly (3.8x faster fromBase64, 38.4x faster toBase64).
- CSS @import rules now block first render to avoid FOUC.
- SVG images in <img> tags now GPU-accelerated for faster rendering.
- setInterval() timing improved, enabling smoother gameplay (e.g., Diablo at 20 fps).
- Native functions can now be written in JavaScript, enabling use of JS features.
- DNS-over-HTTPS support in progress, pending UI completion.
- Shopify checkout successfully tested by a team member.
- Media improvements: WebM/Matroska demuxer enhancements, H.264 playback fixes.
- Windows support improvements: fixed image loading, correct font display via DirectWrite.