What is the progress on Penpot's new rendering engine?

[skorphil]

Hi, I periodically check on how penpot is doing. I’m waiting for new renderer Penpot 2.8: Con altura 💎 - #8 by skorphil
Is there any news on this so far? May I use beta of it? Currently performance is the major factor why i still using figma for my designs

[ladybenko]

Hi @skorphil ! At the time being, we are conducting an internal beta of the new render engine and finishing its integration with the new text editor.

[myfunnyandy]

Hey @skorphil, we’re considering opening a beta test, such as the one we did for Variants. If you don’t want to wait for the official call, you can email us at support@penpot.app to request participation.

[a-ng-d]

Hello @myfunnyandy,
I would like to participate too! As I struggled in generating documentation with my plugin, that took me 60 seconds, and even a crash

[myfunnyandy]

One crash for 60 seconds of work seems like a fair rate

Stay tuned, we’ll write you when the time for the beta test comes.

[claragv]

Hi!!! We’re proud to announce the start of the beta test for the new render! Check in here the details <3

Join as a Beta Tester for the new Penpot Render Engine!

Something big is happening under the hood at Penpot, and we want to invite you to be part of it. [New Penpot render engine] Check here what is coming! We have received many requests for this improvement, and we are very happy to share it, so the community can help us test it. What does this new render engine mean for you? From the outside, everything stays familiar. Under the surface, though, this new engine sets the foundation for better performance, stronger consistency, and mo…

[cmdillon]

I noticed this was discussed about a year ago and was looking for an update. While I’ve enjoyed using the MCP (which I tested in the dev branch), the current rendering engine remains the primary barrier to me switching fully to Penpot.

Every time I check back, the performance issues—specifically blurry images, the lack of background blur, and general sluggishness—prevent me from moving my workflow over. If there is a new beta available that addresses these rendering limitations, I’d love the opportunity to test it out.

[findut]

I completely agree. I find it magnificent to use AI to create astonishing things, but if when I export a red square I end up seeing an orange blob, the whole house of cards seems to be standing on rather shaky foundations. I have great admiration for the Penpot team and I’m sure the render engine will be fixed, just as the override issue will be addressed as well, which I also consider to be very limiting… it’s just that the priorities seem to be distributed in a strange way, but since I’m not part of the team, I don’t know what’s going on behind the scenes!

[hambandana]

The app is unusable in its current state, it crashes like every couple of minutes, I am not exaggerating. I cannot use this app at all. Please get it together I am begging for a Figma alternative that actually works.