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Zebkit – Chromium as an embeddable library
Discussion | hackernews | Author: Riiiiichard

#WebPlatform
Zebkit – Chromium as an embeddable library
A slim cross-platform browser engine for applications - ikey4u/zebkit
github.com
November 9, 2026 at 3:07 PM
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Meridian: Web-browser built on GPUI and Servo
Discussion | hackernews | Author: nerdypepper

#WebPlatform
Meridian: Web-browser built on GPUI and Servo
web-browser for macOS built on gpui and servo
tangled.org
November 6, 2026 at 5:54 AM
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uBlock Origin filter to block autoplay videos in TechCrunch
Discussion | hackernews | Author: cornfieldlabs

#WebPlatform
uBlock Origin filter to block autoplay videos in TechCrunch
blog
cornfieldlabs.github.io
November 3, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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Nordstjernen, Northstar, Southstar: minimalist webbrowsers in C and Rust
Discussion | hackernews | Author: Propelloni

#WebPlatform
Nordstjernen, Northstar, Southstar: minimalist webbrowsers in C and Rust
A web browser written from scratch in C.
nordstjernen.org
November 5, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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Show HN: An open source webbluetooth and NFC browser for iOS
Discussion | hackernews | Author: hito

#WebPlatform
Show HN: An open source webbluetooth and NFC browser for iOS
An open-source iOS browser for developers. Test JavaScript web apps on iPhone with WebBluetooth (BLE/GATT) and WebNFC (NDEF tags). - hito-dev/wand-browser
github.com
November 6, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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Project Sync: The journey to sample-perfect audio/video sync with WebCodecs
Discussion | hackernews | Author: vanilagy

#WebPlatform
Project Sync: The journey to sample-perfect audio/video sync with WebCodecs
I talk about what happens if you lose AV sync, why an oversight in WebCodecs' design means it's off by default, and what I did to achieve sample-perfect audio/video sync in Mediabunny anyway.
mediabunny.dev
November 7, 2026 at 5:44 AM
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This Month in Ladybird – October 2026
Discussion | hackernews | Author: BitPirate

#WebPlatform
This Month in Ladybird – October 2026
CSS animations and hover that keep working while JavaScript is busy, a JavaScript JIT, a new WebAssembly engine, and a redesigned UI.
ladybird.org
November 4, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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Safari introduces Adaptive Dark Mode in 27.3
Discussion | hackernews | Author: paddingtone

#WebPlatform
Safari introduces Adaptive Dark Mode in 27.3
We’re excited to announce Adaptive Dark Mode in Safari 27.3 beta.
webkit.org
November 3, 2026 at 9:46 PM
inautilo.bsky.social
#Development #Releases
New to the web platform (October 2026) · Baseline scroll-driven animations, wider JPEG XL support, and more ilo.im/16hkgw by Rachel Andrew

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#Browser #Chrome #Firefox #Safari #WebPlatform #WebPerf #WebDev #Frontend #HTML #CSS #JavaScript
New to the web platform in October  |  Blog  |  web.dev
Discover some of the interesting features that have landed in stable and beta web browsers during October 2026.
ilo.im
November 2, 2026 at 3:16 PM
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Pac-Man's Siren Call
Discussion | hackernews | Author: tobr

#WebPlatform
Pac-Man's Siren Call
A blog about software craft and quality
unsung.aresluna.org
November 1, 2026 at 8:08 AM
dxsrc.org
My Interop 2027 Shortlist, by @chriskirknielsen@front-end.social:

https://chriskirknielsen.com/blog/interop-2027-rankings/?ref=frontenddogma.com

#interoperability #webplatform #css
My Interop 2027 Shortlist
I definitely don’t have a bias for CSS.
chriskirknielsen.com
November 1, 2026 at 8:30 PM
web-features.bsky.social
🟦 Baseline newly available

Scroll-driven animations

The `animation-timeline`, `scroll-timeline`, and `view-timeline` CSS properties advance animations based on the user's scroll position.

#WebPlatform #WebFeatures #Baseline
Web features explorer - Scroll-driven animations
The animation-timeline, scroll-timeline, and view-timeline CSS properties advance animations based on the user's scroll position.
web-platform-dx.github.io
November 2, 2026 at 9:16 PM
web-features.bsky.social
🟦 Baseline newly available

EXT_texture_norm16 WebGL extension

The `EXT_texture_norm16` extension to WebGL 2.0 contexts adds 16 bit signed normalized and unsigned normalized fixed-point texture, renderbuffer, and texture buffer formats.

#WebPlatform #WebFeatures #Baseline
Web features explorer - EXT_texture_norm16 WebGL extension
The EXT_texture_norm16 extension to WebGL 2.0 contexts adds 16 bit signed normalized and unsigned normalized fixed-point texture, renderbuffer, and texture buffer formats.
web-platform-dx.github.io
November 2, 2026 at 9:16 PM
kunalganglani.bsky.social
Updated: CSS Popover API Examples + Accessibility Patterns

Production-ready Popover API recipes for menus, tooltips…

#css #WebPlatform
https://www.kunalganglani.com/blog/css-popover-api-examples-accessibility?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=update&utm_campaign=css-popover-api-examples-accessibility
CSS Popover API Examples + Accessibility Patterns
Production-ready Popover API recipes for menus, tooltips, and non-modal UI. Focus rules, screen reader traps, Anchor Positioning, nesting, and fallbacks—without pulling in a floating UI library by default.
www.kunalganglani.com
November 2, 2026 at 12:48 AM
dxsrc.org
My Top Picks for Interop 2027, by @sarasoueidan@front-end.social:

https://www.sarasoueidan.com/blog/interop-2027-rankings/?ref=frontenddogma.com

#interoperability #webplatform #html #aria #css
My top picks for Interop 2027
— The personal website of Sara Soueidan, inclusive Web UI engineer
www.sarasoueidan.com
October 30, 2026 at 8:30 AM
web-features.bsky.social
🟩 Baseline widely available

Lazy-loading images and iframes

The `loading="lazy"` attribute for `<img>` and `<iframe>` elements blocks loading the external resource until the user scrolls to that element's part of the page.

#WebPlatform #WebFeatures #Baseline
Web features explorer - Lazy-loading images and iframes
The loading="lazy" attribute for <img> and <iframe> elements blocks loading the external resource until the user scrolls to that element's part of the page.
web-platform-dx.github.io
October 31, 2026 at 11:13 AM
web-features.bsky.social
🟩 Baseline widely available

AbortSignal.timeout()

The `AbortSignal.timeout()` static method returns an abort signal that automatically aborts after a specified duration.

#WebPlatform #WebFeatures #Baseline
Web features explorer - AbortSignal.timeout()
The AbortSignal.timeout() static method returns an abort signal that automatically aborts after a specified duration.
web-platform-dx.github.io
October 31, 2026 at 11:13 AM
web-features.bsky.social
🟦 Baseline newly available

alpha()

The `alpha()` CSS function computes a relative color value by adjusting the opacity of an origin color.

#WebPlatform #WebFeatures #Baseline
Web features explorer - alpha()
The alpha() CSS function computes a relative color value by adjusting the opacity of an origin color.
web-platform-dx.github.io
October 31, 2026 at 11:13 AM
web-features.bsky.social
🟩 Baseline widely available

Intl.Segmenter

The `Intl.Segmenter` API creates a locale-aware text splitter that can separate a string into meaningful graphemes, words, or sentences.

#WebPlatform #WebFeatures #Baseline
Web features explorer - Intl.Segmenter
The Intl.Segmenter API creates a locale-aware text splitter that can separate a string into meaningful graphemes, words, or sentences.
web-platform-dx.github.io
October 31, 2026 at 11:13 AM
web-features.bsky.social
🟦 Baseline newly available

Asynchronously iterable streams

Asynchronous iteration of a stream allows you to use `for await … of` loops to iterate through a stream's incoming data.

#WebPlatform #WebFeatures #Baseline
Web features explorer - Asynchronously iterable streams
Asynchronous iteration of a stream allows you to use for await … of loops to iterate through a stream's incoming data.
web-platform-dx.github.io
October 31, 2026 at 11:13 AM
web-features.bsky.social
🟩 Baseline widely available

align-content in block layouts

The `align-content` property vertically aligns content in block layouts, like it does in flex or grid layouts.

#WebPlatform #WebFeatures #Baseline
Web features explorer - align-content in block layouts
The align-content property vertically aligns content in block layouts, like it does in flex or grid layouts.
web-platform-dx.github.io
October 31, 2026 at 11:13 AM
web-features.bsky.social
🟩 Baseline widely available

transform-box

The `transform-box` CSS property sets the position and dimensions of the reference box relative to which an element's transformations are calculated.

#WebPlatform #WebFeatures #Baseline
Web features explorer - transform-box
The transform-box CSS property sets the position and dimensions of the reference box relative to which an element's transformations are calculated.
web-platform-dx.github.io
October 31, 2026 at 11:13 AM
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Show HN: Fraktur, a DJ mixing app in the browser
Discussion | hackernews | Author: janesconference

#WebPlatform
Show HN: Fraktur, a DJ mixing app in the browser
An introduction to Fraktur, the mixing app that (also) runs in a browser.
greenvitriol.com
October 30, 2026 at 4:41 PM
dxsrc.org
The Web Can’t Afford a JavaScript Runtime Monoculture, by @kateholterhoff@hachyderm.io (@redmonk@mastodon.social):

https://redmonk.com/kholterhoff/2026/10/27/js-runtime-monoculture/?ref=frontenddogma.com

#javascript #runtimes #browsers #webplatform
The Web Can't Afford a JavaScript Runtime Monoculture
Earlier this month Deno announced its whole team is joining Cloudflare. In the announcement, Ryan Dahl, who created Node.js and started Deno in 2018, also explains that development of the Deno runtime will stop after one year. That leaves the web with two major general-purpose runtimes, the OpenJ…
redmonk.com
November 1, 2026 at 9:30 AM
web-features.bsky.social
🟦 Baseline newly available

Animation accessors

The `animation` property of an `AnimationEvent` or `TransitionEvent` object is the `Animation` object that represents the animation (and thus the element) that fired an animation event.

#WebPlatform #WebFeatures #Baseline
Web features explorer - Animation accessors
The animation property of an AnimationEvent or TransitionEvent object is the Animation object that represents the animation (and thus the element) that fired an animation event.
web-platform-dx.github.io
October 31, 2026 at 11:13 AM