--- title: Servo 0.5 Released: DuckDuckGo Properly Rendering, Up To... description: Servo 0.5, the monthly release of the open-source Rust-based browser engine, adds new CSS features, visible DOM text selections, and new DOM APIs. It fixes an... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/servo-0-5-released-duckduckgo-properly-rendering-up-to-10x-faster-text-rendering-hlji4ley7 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Servo 0.5 Released: DuckDuckGo Properly Rendering, Up To 10x Faster Text Rendering | daily.dev og:description: Servo 0.5, the monthly release of the open-source Rust-based browser engine, adds new CSS features, visible DOM text selections, and new DOM APIs. 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It fixes an SVG image preload bug so DuckDuckGo's landing page and other real-world sites now render correctly, adds multi-threaded 2D canvas rendering for better frame rates, and delivers up to 10x faster text rendering. Dependencies were updated for security fixes, including a newer ANGLE pulled from Firefox 140 ESR. The release also improves documentation for embedding Servo via its Rust crate, extends Servoshell support down to Android 10, and adds Linux AArch64 binaries alongside x86_64 builds. ## 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 Servo 0.5 browser engine release? Servo 0.5 fixes an SVG image preload bug that previously broke rendering of the DuckDuckGo landing page and other real-world sites, adds multi-threaded rendering for the 2D canvas to improve frame rates, and delivers up to 10x faster text rendering. It also updates dependencies including a newer ANGLE from Firefox 140 ESR for security fixes, improves Rust crate embedding documentation, extends Android support down to version 10, and adds Linux AArch64 binaries. _Track fast-moving browser engine releases like Servo on daily.dev to keep embedding and rendering work current._ ### Does Servo support ARM64 Linux binaries? Yes, starting with Servo 0.5 the project publishes Linux AArch64 binaries in addition to the existing x86_64 builds, making it easier to run or embed Servo on ARM-based Linux systems. _Developers targeting ARM Linux builds can follow engine updates like this via daily.dev._ ### What is the minimum Android version supported by Servoshell? Servoshell, the Servo browser engine's shell application, now runs on Android 10 and above as of Servo 0.5, down from the previous requirement of Android 13 or newer. _Keep up with platform support changes for embeddable engines like Servo through daily.dev._ --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#rust](https://daily.dev/tags/rust) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/servo-0-5-released-duckduckgo-properly-rendering-up-to-10x-faster-text-rendering-hlji4ley7) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Servo 0.5 Released: DuckDuckGo Properly Rendering, Up To 10x Faster Text Rendering","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/servo-0-5-released-duckduckgo-properly-rendering-up-to-10x-faster-text-rendering-hlji4ley7","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/servo-0-5-released-duckduckgo-properly-rendering-up-to-10x-faster-text-rendering-hlji4ley7"},"datePublished":"2026-08-31T10:43:11.957Z","dateModified":"2026-08-31T10:44:26.356Z","description":"Servo 0.5, the monthly release of the open-source Rust-based browser engine, adds new CSS features, visible DOM text selections, and new DOM APIs. 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