OSS + ELC EU 2026

WPE WebKit is the WebKit port for Linux-based embedded devices, powering Web-based user interfaces on platforms such as set-top boxes, smart appliances, and industrial systems. With the 2.54 release, a stable version of the new WPEPlatform API is now available, radically simplifying how the Web engine is embedded: thanks to built-in support for Wayland, DRM/KMS, and headless rendering, libwpe and external backends are no longer needed unless you target a different platform. Zero-copy buffer sharing via DMA-BUF is also available for efficient video and graphics pipelines on modern Linux kernels and supported platforms.

After a quick introduction to WPE WebKit, the session will demonstrate the new API in practice, showing how simple it has become to write a custom launcher to run Web-based applications on embedded devices. It will also offer practical guidance for migrating existing integrations to WPEPlatform, whether they are based on Cog or built directly on the legacy API.

Whether you are evaluating WPE for the first time or maintain devices already shipping it and wonder what it means for you, this talk will help you get started with the next generation of the WPE public API.