Browser rendering engine Servo launches first official 0.0.1 release on GitHub
The Servo project has published its first official release, version 0.0.1, introducing a new approach to distributing its browser rendering engine. These inaugural tagged releases provide developers with dedicated downloads and more predictable references compared to nightly builds.
Tagging v0.0.1, the Servo team released updated servoshell binaries yesterday for all supported platforms. While these builds are based on recent nightlies, they include additional manual testing to identify issues and improve reliability before public distribution.
Building on this milestone, the Servo team will follow a monthly release cadence. Each release is expected to incorporate recent nightly changes and undergo further manual verification to reduce regressions. This approach is designed to keep the distribution process lightweight while offering more stability than standard nightlies.
For now, tagged releases will be published exclusively on GitHub. The team does not plan to distribute these releases via Crates.io or platform-specific app stores at this stage. This channel ensures that developers interested in Servo’s progress can easily access stable, reference versions as development continues.
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Great! Would love to see how this compares to Ladybird as well.
Servo only passes 81.5% of WPT tests when Ladybird is doing about 90.1%, which doesn't mean one is more usable than the other. Ladybird doesn't relies on third party libraries, when Servo is built on top of more than 200 libraries which may mean the experience could be smoother (faster GPU rendering, better media and encryption support, reduced memory usage). As usual, browser compatibility and performances depends more on websites than the underlying technology. Both projects are technically interesting, and no only as ambitious outsiders of the Blink/V8, WebKit, Gecko trio.