--- title: "Explore What’s New in SkiaSharp 4.0" url: https://daily.dev/posts/explore-what-s-new-in-skiasharp-4-0-pbe3w4yhs source_url: https://platform.uno/blog/skiasharp4-whats-new type: article source: "Uno Platform" published: 2026-08-13T14:04:09.591Z updated: 2026-08-13T14:04:37.752Z tags: [".net"] reading_time: 9 upvotes: 17 comments: 1 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Explore What’s New in SkiaSharp 4.0 **[Uno Platform](https://daily.dev/sources/uno-platform)** · 9 min read · 17 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary SkiaSharp 4.0, now stable and co-maintained by Uno Platform and Microsoft, ships as version 4.148.0 on NuGet, syncing the underlying Skia engine to milestone m148. It brings a cleaner API with legacy APIs retired, up to 24% faster GPU rendering (up to 30% for Uno Platform apps), 6x faster Perlin-noise shaders on CPU, variable font support, color font palettes, animated WebP encoding, and fixes for use-after-free crashes via proper reference counting. Going forward, releases follow a predictable cadence with Stable and Preview channels tracking Chrome's Skia milestones. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What's new in SkiaSharp 4.0 compared to previous versions? SkiaSharp 4.148.0, the first stable v4 release, updates the native Skia engine to milestone m148, retires legacy APIs for a cleaner surface, fixes use-after-free crashes through proper native reference counting, and adds variable font support, color font palettes, and animated WebP encoding. GPU-accelerated rendering is up to 24% faster, and Perlin-noise shaders run about 6x faster on CPU. _Developers planning a SkiaSharp upgrade can track rendering and API changes like these on daily.dev._ ### How much faster is rendering in SkiaSharp 4.0 on the GPU backend? Rendering that relies on shadows and layered surfaces, such as elevated cards, is up to 24% faster on SkiaSharp 4.0's GPU-accelerated backend compared to the previous stable release. A dashboard of shadowed cards went from 65 to 80 FPS, and a scrolling activity feed improved from 47 to 58 FPS; Uno Platform apps saw up to 30% improvement in early testing. _Teams weighing a rendering engine upgrade can follow real-world performance benchmarks like this on daily.dev._ ### What release cadence does SkiaSharp follow after version 4.0? SkiaSharp now ships on a predictable cadence with two channels tied to upstream Skia milestones: a Stable channel matching Skia milestones in Chrome's Stable and Extended Stable channels, and a Preview channel matching the milestone in Chrome's Beta channel. This replaces unpredictable prior release timing for teams maintaining production applications. _Developers planning dependency upgrades can track release cadence changes like this on daily.dev._ ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@agustinbarrientos** · 0 upvotes > Smart move aligning stable and preview releases with Chrome's Skia milestones ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Announcing SkiaSharp 4.0](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-skiasharp-4-0-1jg4xwdz1) · We Are .NET · 47 upvotes · 0 comments - [SkiaSharp 4.0 is here: announcing the first stable release](https://daily.dev/posts/skiasharp-4-0-is-here-announcing-the-first-stable-release-i6cab6h9v) · .NET Blog · 30 upvotes · 4 comments - [SkiaSharp 4.0 Establishes Milestone-Aligned Release Cadence](https://daily.dev/posts/skiasharp-4-0-establishes-milestone-aligned-release-cadence-cnqoznuu4) · InfoQ · 4 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#.net](https://daily.dev/tags/.net) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/explore-what-s-new-in-skiasharp-4-0-pbe3w4yhs)