Loïc Le Page: The WPE Platform API

123 · Blogs Igalia · July 21, 2026, 10:14 a.m.
Summary
This blog post discusses the new WPE Platform API introduced in WPE WebKit 2.50, which simplifies the integration of WPE WebKit into applications by eliminating the need for a separate backend. It explains how to create a web view inside an X11 window using GLFW and provides detailed instructions for setting up and building example projects using this API. The post also addresses implementation details for key components like WPEDisplay, WPEToplevel, and WPEView, and shares rendering techniques that optimize performance and resource management in applications using the WPE Platform.