Manuel Rego
@rego.bsky.social
Web Engines Hacker (Chromium & WebKit reviewer, @servo.org TSC chair) - CSSWG member - Free Software/Open Source Developer - @igalia.com partner - he/him
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Latest Servo release hints at a real Rust alternative to Chromium
Latest Servo release hints at a real Rust alternative to Chromium
As Mozilla stumbles into 'AI everywhere,' you might be glad of a non-Google browser engine
Servo is an all-new and all-Rust browser rendering engine. As Mozilla falters, it's the world's best option for avoiding a Google monopoly.…
dlvr.it
November 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Latest Servo release hints at a real Rust alternative to Chromium
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Reposted by Manuel Rego
October in Servo…
🌳🍃 XPath enabled by default
🗜️📦 Compression Streams too
🦾🍎 native macOS arm64 releases
🤖☢️ Android experimental mode
🪆🤝 new input and zoom API
servo.org/blog/2025/11...
🌳🍃 XPath enabled by default
🗜️📦 Compression Streams too
🦾🍎 native macOS arm64 releases
🤖☢️ Android experimental mode
🪆🤝 new input and zoom API
servo.org/blog/2025/11...
November 15, 2025 at 5:21 AM
October in Servo…
🌳🍃 XPath enabled by default
🗜️📦 Compression Streams too
🦾🍎 native macOS arm64 releases
🤖☢️ Android experimental mode
🪆🤝 new input and zoom API
servo.org/blog/2025/11...
🌳🍃 XPath enabled by default
🗜️📦 Compression Streams too
🦾🍎 native macOS arm64 releases
🤖☢️ Android experimental mode
🪆🤝 new input and zoom API
servo.org/blog/2025/11...
The video of my @servo.org talk at GOSIM Hangzhou is now available www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU3n...
If you prefer a text version you can check my last blog post blogs.igalia.com/mrego/servo-...
If you prefer a text version you can check my last blog post blogs.igalia.com/mrego/servo-...
【GOSIM HANGZHOU 2025】Manuel Rego：Servo: A new web engine written in Rust
YouTube video by GOSIM Foundation
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:44 AM
The video of my @servo.org talk at GOSIM Hangzhou is now available www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU3n...
If you prefer a text version you can check my last blog post blogs.igalia.com/mrego/servo-...
If you prefer a text version you can check my last blog post blogs.igalia.com/mrego/servo-...
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Registration form for the Web Engines Hackfest 2026 is now open: forms.gle/7gSwfFebFW7s...
A couple of reminders, it'll happen in June 15 to 17 in A Coruña (Galicia, Spain) and you only need to register if you're planning to attend onsite.
More info about the event at webengineshackfest.org
A couple of reminders, it'll happen in June 15 to 17 in A Coruña (Galicia, Spain) and you only need to register if you're planning to attend onsite.
More info about the event at webengineshackfest.org
Web Engines Hackfest 2026 - Data
Please complete this short form to confirm your onsite participation in the Web Engines Hackfest 2026 (15-17 June in A Coruña, Galicia, Spain). Remember that you don't need to fill out this form to pa...
forms.gle
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Registration form for the Web Engines Hackfest 2026 is now open: forms.gle/7gSwfFebFW7s...
A couple of reminders, it'll happen in June 15 to 17 in A Coruña (Galicia, Spain) and you only need to register if you're planning to attend onsite.
More info about the event at webengineshackfest.org
A couple of reminders, it'll happen in June 15 to 17 in A Coruña (Galicia, Spain) and you only need to register if you're planning to attend onsite.
More info about the event at webengineshackfest.org
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🎙️ New Episode of Igalia Chats: Accessibility and the Free Labor Funnel
@bkardell.com and @meyerweb.com chat with their colleagues Alice Boxhall and Valerie Young about the challenges facing standards and accessibility.
www.igalia.com/chats/a11y-t...
@bkardell.com and @meyerweb.com chat with their colleagues Alice Boxhall and Valerie Young about the challenges facing standards and accessibility.
www.igalia.com/chats/a11y-t...
November 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
🎙️ New Episode of Igalia Chats: Accessibility and the Free Labor Funnel
@bkardell.com and @meyerweb.com chat with their colleagues Alice Boxhall and Valerie Young about the challenges facing standards and accessibility.
www.igalia.com/chats/a11y-t...
@bkardell.com and @meyerweb.com chat with their colleagues Alice Boxhall and Valerie Young about the challenges facing standards and accessibility.
www.igalia.com/chats/a11y-t...
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This month in Servo…
☢️🕸️ experimental mode button
🕵🏼♀️🍲 Trusted Types now stable
👻✍️ strokeText() on 2D canvases
🗜️📄 ‘Content-Encoding: zstd’
🧾🥺 new funding request process
servo.org/blog/2025/10...
☢️🕸️ experimental mode button
🕵🏼♀️🍲 Trusted Types now stable
👻✍️ strokeText() on 2D canvases
🗜️📄 ‘Content-Encoding: zstd’
🧾🥺 new funding request process
servo.org/blog/2025/10...
October 25, 2025 at 3:40 AM
This month in Servo…
☢️🕸️ experimental mode button
🕵🏼♀️🍲 Trusted Types now stable
👻✍️ strokeText() on 2D canvases
🗜️📄 ‘Content-Encoding: zstd’
🧾🥺 new funding request process
servo.org/blog/2025/10...
☢️🕸️ experimental mode button
🕵🏼♀️🍲 Trusted Types now stable
👻✍️ strokeText() on 2D canvases
🗜️📄 ‘Content-Encoding: zstd’
🧾🥺 new funding request process
servo.org/blog/2025/10...
Reposted by Manuel Rego
The Servo project is starting to publish releases, version 0.0.1 is out today! 🚀
You can learn more about the goals and plans behind these releases in our blog: servo.org/blog/2025/10...
You can learn more about the goals and plans behind these releases in our blog: servo.org/blog/2025/10...
Servo 0.0.1 Release - Servo aims to empower developers with a lightweight, high-performance alternative for embedding web technologies in applications.
A brief update on the goals and plans behind the new Servo releases on GitHub.
servo.org
October 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The Servo project is starting to publish releases, version 0.0.1 is out today! 🚀
You can learn more about the goals and plans behind these releases in our blog: servo.org/blog/2025/10...
You can learn more about the goals and plans behind these releases in our blog: servo.org/blog/2025/10...
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Igalia is honored to have been awarded a commission from the Sovereign Tech Fund to advance the @servo.org web engine. STF’s support will advance a multi-pronged effort focused on improving Servo’s accessibility, WebView API support, and project maintenance. Details: www.igalia.com/2025/10/09/I...
Igalia, Servo, and the Sovereign Tech Fund | Igalia
Igalia is an open source consultancy specialised in the development of innovative projects and solutions. Our engineers have expertise in a wide range of technological areas, including browsers and cl...
www.igalia.com
October 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Igalia is honored to have been awarded a commission from the Sovereign Tech Fund to advance the @servo.org web engine. STF’s support will advance a multi-pronged effort focused on improving Servo’s accessibility, WebView API support, and project maintenance. Details: www.igalia.com/2025/10/09/I...
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Come work with me at Igalia! We're hiring a programming languages engineer to primarily work on JavaScript standardization and specification. Igalia is a worker-owned cooperative and all jobs are 100% remote.
www.igalia.com/jobs/javascr...
www.igalia.com/jobs/javascr...
JavaScript Engine Developer | Igalia - Open Source Consultancy and Development
The Igalia's compilers team works across a broad range of technologies. One such technology is JavaScript engines, where the team contributes to compilers and runtimes including V8, JavaScriptCore, Sp...
www.igalia.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Come work with me at Igalia! We're hiring a programming languages engineer to primarily work on JavaScript standardization and specification. Igalia is a worker-owned cooperative and all jobs are 100% remote.
www.igalia.com/jobs/javascr...
www.igalia.com/jobs/javascr...
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Igalia is excited to announce a new commission from the Sovereign Tech Fund to advance the Servo web engine.
www.igalia.com/2025/10/09/I...
www.igalia.com/2025/10/09/I...
Igalia, Servo, and the Sovereign Tech Fund | Igalia
Igalia is an open source consultancy specialised in the development of innovative projects and solutions. Our engineers have expertise in a wide range of technological areas, including browsers and cl...
www.igalia.com
October 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Igalia is excited to announce a new commission from the Sovereign Tech Fund to advance the Servo web engine.
www.igalia.com/2025/10/09/I...
www.igalia.com/2025/10/09/I...
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From the community: Servo GTK
blogs.gnome.org/nacho/2025/1...
blogs.gnome.org/nacho/2025/1...
October 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
From the community: Servo GTK
blogs.gnome.org/nacho/2025/1...
blogs.gnome.org/nacho/2025/1...
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“A threat model for accessibility on the web”
alice.boxhall.au/articles/a-t...
A deep, well-researched & cited piece detailing systemic failures down the web stack (standards bodies, browsers vendors, etc) which marginalize #accessibility and its voices — but with proposed solutions.
#a11y
alice.boxhall.au/articles/a-t...
A deep, well-researched & cited piece detailing systemic failures down the web stack (standards bodies, browsers vendors, etc) which marginalize #accessibility and its voices — but with proposed solutions.
#a11y
A threat model for accessibility on the web - Alice
A explanation of the primary threat to accessibility on the web, and a call to action for the web standards community
alice.boxhall.au
October 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
“A threat model for accessibility on the web”
alice.boxhall.au/articles/a-t...
A deep, well-researched & cited piece detailing systemic failures down the web stack (standards bodies, browsers vendors, etc) which marginalize #accessibility and its voices — but with proposed solutions.
#a11y
alice.boxhall.au/articles/a-t...
A deep, well-researched & cited piece detailing systemic failures down the web stack (standards bodies, browsers vendors, etc) which marginalize #accessibility and its voices — but with proposed solutions.
#a11y
Reposted by Manuel Rego
Save the date! The Web Engines Hackfest 2026 will be held from June 15 to 17 in A Coruña (Galicia, Spain) www.igalia.com/2025/10/01/A...
Announcing the 16th Web Engines Hackfest | Igalia
Igalia is an open source consultancy specialised in the development of innovative projects and solutions. Our engineers have expertise in a wide range of technological areas, including browsers and cl...
www.igalia.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Save the date! The Web Engines Hackfest 2026 will be held from June 15 to 17 in A Coruña (Galicia, Spain) www.igalia.com/2025/10/01/A...
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If you're into new browser engines free from corporate control – maybe skip the latest 'benevolent dictator', and check out @servo.org
They have nightly snapshots you can install, and they're rolling out new features regularly:
servo.org
They have nightly snapshots you can install, and they're rolling out new features regularly:
servo.org
Servo aims to empower developers with a lightweight, high-performance alternative for embedding web technologies in applications.
Servo is a web rendering engine written in Rust, with WebGL and WebGPU support, and adaptable to desktop, mobile, and embedded applications.
servo.org
September 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
If you're into new browser engines free from corporate control – maybe skip the latest 'benevolent dictator', and check out @servo.org
They have nightly snapshots you can install, and they're rolling out new features regularly:
servo.org
They have nightly snapshots you can install, and they're rolling out new features regularly:
servo.org
Reposted by Manuel Rego
This month in Servo…
📐🖼️ inline SVG rendering
↔️🖋️ OpenType variable fonts
🃏🎛️ CSS.registerProperty()
🔣🤖 TextEncoderStream
🫗⏳ Iterator map(), filter(), flatMap()
servo.org/blog/2025/09...
📐🖼️ inline SVG rendering
↔️🖋️ OpenType variable fonts
🃏🎛️ CSS.registerProperty()
🔣🤖 TextEncoderStream
🫗⏳ Iterator map(), filter(), flatMap()
servo.org/blog/2025/09...
September 26, 2025 at 3:20 AM
This month in Servo…
📐🖼️ inline SVG rendering
↔️🖋️ OpenType variable fonts
🃏🎛️ CSS.registerProperty()
🔣🤖 TextEncoderStream
🫗⏳ Iterator map(), filter(), flatMap()
servo.org/blog/2025/09...
📐🖼️ inline SVG rendering
↔️🖋️ OpenType variable fonts
🃏🎛️ CSS.registerProperty()
🔣🤖 TextEncoderStream
🫗⏳ Iterator map(), filter(), flatMap()
servo.org/blog/2025/09...
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Detailed description slide by slide of my @servo.org talk at GOSIM Hangzhou 2025 blogs.igalia.com/mrego/servo-...
Servo: A new web engine written in Rust
Detailed description slide by slide of my Servo talk at GOSIM Hangzhou 2025.
blogs.igalia.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Detailed description slide by slide of my @servo.org talk at GOSIM Hangzhou 2025 blogs.igalia.com/mrego/servo-...
Reposted by Manuel Rego
In 2025 we already have more PRs merged than in the whole of 2024!
2024 PRs: 1,771
2025 PRs: 1,983*
*At the last count of the data this month.
2024 PRs: 1,771
2025 PRs: 1,983*
*At the last count of the data this month.
September 17, 2025 at 11:25 AM
In 2025 we already have more PRs merged than in the whole of 2024!
2024 PRs: 1,771
2025 PRs: 1,983*
*At the last count of the data this month.
2024 PRs: 1,771
2025 PRs: 1,983*
*At the last count of the data this month.
The slides of my @servo.org talk at GOSIM Hangzhou today are available at blogs.igalia.com/mrego/resour...
September 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
The slides of my @servo.org talk at GOSIM Hangzhou today are available at blogs.igalia.com/mrego/resour...
Gregory Terzian is talking about how to embed @servo.org at GOSIM Hangzhou
September 13, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Gregory Terzian is talking about how to embed @servo.org at GOSIM Hangzhou
Martin Robinson and Oriol Brufau from @igalia.com giving a deep dive into @servo.org's layout engine at GOSIM Hangzhou
September 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Martin Robinson and Oriol Brufau from @igalia.com giving a deep dive into @servo.org's layout engine at GOSIM Hangzhou
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After updating Servo's embedding API, servoshell can now display favicons for different tabs!
It's a small thing but it makes the browser feel much more complete.
github.com/servo/servo/...
It's a small thing but it makes the browser feel much more complete.
github.com/servo/servo/...
August 27, 2025 at 11:39 PM
After updating Servo's embedding API, servoshell can now display favicons for different tabs!
It's a small thing but it makes the browser feel much more complete.
github.com/servo/servo/...
It's a small thing but it makes the browser feel much more complete.
github.com/servo/servo/...
Reposted by Manuel Rego
#Interop2026 has opened for proposals! This annual cross-vendor project to increase browser compatibility will take your suggestions through September 24. Learn more and speak up: www.igalia.com/2025/09/04/C...
Call for Proposals: Interop 2026 | Igalia
Igalia is an open source consultancy specialised in the development of innovative projects and solutions. Our engineers have expertise in a wide range of technological areas, including browsers and cl...
www.igalia.com
September 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
#Interop2026 has opened for proposals! This annual cross-vendor project to increase browser compatibility will take your suggestions through September 24. Learn more and speak up: www.igalia.com/2025/09/04/C...
Reposted by Manuel Rego
August 27, 2025 at 10:09 AM