# New rendering engine - when?

**URL:** <https://community.penpot.app/t/new-rendering-engine-when/10525>\
**Category:** Ask the community\
**Created:** [April 27, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/new-rendering-engine-when/10525 "2026-04-27T16:18:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![mkeida](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@mkeida](https://community.penpot.app/u/mkeida)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2026, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/new-rendering-engine-when/10525/1 "2026-04-27T16:18:56Z")

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So when the new rendering engine will be ready for public? Until then, tool is unusable. Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Dylan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/dylan/32/8603_2.png) [@Dylan](https://community.penpot.app/u/Dylan)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/new-rendering-engine-when/10525/2 "2026-05-19T19:24:42Z")

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Is there more information about the new render engine ? We really need a better performance.

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**Author:** ![girafic](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/girafic/32/11061_2.png) [@girafic](https://community.penpot.app/u/girafic)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 8:26am UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/new-rendering-engine-when/10525/3 "2026-05-20T08:26:14Z")

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Its already there, as beta, just add `&wasm=true` in the URL and reload the page. Then you will see “WASM RENDERER” in the corner.

![grafik](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/uploads/penpot/original/2X/b/b51c9365020305a54af53817cc6f949763ab7cbc.png)

 ![grafik](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/uploads/penpot/original/2X/6/68fda659f6cd38be3c08096cbdeb0cb84595a059.png)

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**Author:** ![mkeida](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@mkeida](https://community.penpot.app/u/mkeida)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/new-rendering-engine-when/10525/4 "2026-05-20T19:11:01Z")

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![Snímek obrazovky 2026-05-20 v 21.10.21](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/uploads/penpot/original/2X/a/a32f27233b96ff432c150360c4743dde695aaae5.png)  
Nice.

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**Author:** ![girafic](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/girafic/32/11061_2.png) [@girafic](https://community.penpot.app/u/girafic)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 8:38am UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/new-rendering-engine-when/10525/5 "2026-05-21T08:38:56Z")

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self hosting or [https://design.penpot.app](https://design.penpot.app) ? try to create a new file and then test once again

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**Author:** ![Beryesa](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/beryesa/32/1868_2.png) [@Beryesa](https://community.penpot.app/u/Beryesa)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 1:32am UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/new-rendering-engine-when/10525/6 "2026-06-03T01:32:29Z")

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It’s available for a beta test in penpot 2.16!

 ![image](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/uploads/penpot/original/2X/3/3535ecbb505026c3206edb7aeaae16ac7ea893da.png)

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**Author:** ![carolina.portugal](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.penpot.app/carolina.portugal/32/36_2.png) [@carolina.portugal](https://community.penpot.app/u/carolina.portugal)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 7:46am UTC](https://community.penpot.app/t/new-rendering-engine-when/10525/7 "2026-06-03T07:46:42Z")

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More info about it: [What's next for the Penpot WebGL renderer](https://community.penpot.app/t/whats-next-for-the-penpot-webgl-renderer/10627)