This Month in Ladybird - April 2026
In April 2026, the Ladybird browser project merged 333 pull requests from 35 contributors, including seven first-time committers. The team introduced several performance and feature improvements, such as an inline PDF viewer, rich address bar autocomplete, and off-thread JavaScript compilation. Ladybird also welcomed new sponsors, including the Human Rights Foundation and individual supporter Jakub Stęplowski.
- ▪Ladybird merged 333 PRs from 35 contributors in April 2026, with 7 making their first commit.
- ▪The project added an inline PDF viewer using pdf.js, enabling features like text selection, zoom, and find-in-document.
- ▪Browsing history is now backed by a SQLite database, enabling rich address bar suggestions with favicons and titles.
- ▪JavaScript engine optimizations include O(1) bytecode register allocation and cached for-in iteration, improving Speedometer scores.
- ▪Off-thread JavaScript compilation shifts ~200ms of main thread work to background threads when loading YouTube.
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This Month in Ladybird — April 2026 Hello friends! In April we merged 333 PRs from 35 contributors, 7 of whom made their first-ever commit to Ladybird! Here’s what we’ve been up to. Welcoming new sponsors Ladybird is entirely funded by the generous support of companies and individuals who believe in the open web. This month, we’re excited to welcome the following new sponsors: Human Rights Foundation (via the “AI for Individual Rights” program) with $50,000 Jakub Stęplowski with $1,000 We’re incredibly grateful for their support. If you’re interested in sponsoring the project, please contact us. Inline PDF viewer PDFs now render inline through the bundled pdf.js viewer (#9132).
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