What's in this update

In this update, we'll cover some of Equo's news from this August. We've joined the Eclipse IDE Working Group, giving us a direct hand in shaping the future of the Eclipse IDE. And Equo Chromium reaches v150 (now available in Community Edition, and in Beta for Enterprise) bringing the latest Chromium engine with current web standards and security.

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Equo joins the Eclipse IDE Working Group

Equo is officially a member of the Eclipse IDE Working Group, and we could not be more proud of it.

The Eclipse IDE Working Group is made up of companies that do more than fund a platform: they actively shape its future. These are organizations that have invested years, sometimes decades, into applications built on the Eclipse ecosystem, applications too large, too valuable, and too deeply embedded to simply abandon. The Working Group exists to make sure that foundation stays alive: maintained, updated, and reliable for the teams that depend on it. That is not a small thing; it is the collective commitment that keeps one of the most widely used development ecosystems in the world standing.

The Eclipse ecosystem has survived because companies have been willing to invest in it, not just use it, but actively maintain it. The Working Group is how that commitment gets organized, and it needs more participants. The more organizations that join, the stronger the foundation every team in this community builds on.

Equo joined because we believe that foundation is worth defending, and because we think we can contribute more than just support. Keeping Eclipse alive and working is the group's mission. Helping teams go further is what Equo brings on top of that. We are proud to be in this room, and we intend to make it count.

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Equo Chromium v150 lands in Community Edition, enters Beta for Enterprise

Equo Chromium v150 is here. Community Edition is available now, and current customers can access the Enterprise Beta of v150 today. This is the most substantial platform update Equo Chromium has seen in a while: it tracks the Chromium 150 engine directly, which means the latest web standards, layout features, and security land in your Java application as soon as you update.

The CSS and layout additions alone are broad. Element-scoped view transitions, the ability to animate between UI states on any element, not just at the page level, bring the kind of polish that web users now expect. CSS Gap Decorations give precise control over the visual treatment of grid and flex gaps. flex-wrap: balance distributes content evenly across wrapping flex lines. border-shape opens the door to non-rectangular UI elements. contrast-color() automates accessible text selection. Together, they make the embedded UI significantly more expressive.

On the platform side, IndexedDB has been rewritten on top of SQLite, improving reliability in embedded scenarios. WebGPU compatibility mode now extends to older graphics APIs, including OpenGL and Direct3D 11, relevant for teams running on hardware that predates the modern GPU pipeline. The Sanitizer API arrives with built-in XSS protection. Lazy loading lands for video and audio elements.

Security has also moved forward. Local Network Access now uses granular permission prompts, extended to WebSocket, WebTransport, and Service Workers. Device Bound Session Credentials tie sessions to the device, reducing credential theft risk. Reduced User-Agent strings ship by default.

And one more addition worth noting: the Prompt API, giving the embedded browser direct access to on-device Gemini Nano. WebNN (Web Neural Network API) for on-device ML acceleration ships alongside it. These are early-stage capabilities, but they are now part of the platform your Java application sits on.

Documentation

Getting started guide

Equo Chromium v150 release notes

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Equo Chromium v138 & v144 — updates

Shared improvements:

Both versions also received reliability fixes: app resources are now properly cleaned up when the application closes via Ctrl+C on Linux, and the download save dialog reopens at the last used folder with custom download paths from the before-download listener correctly applied; a fix that ships across Windows, macOS, and Linux.

v144 — additional improvements:

v144 picks up additional fixes across its recent sub-releases: a hang when closing after using multiple browsers on SWT, unexpected application exits in Swing and Standalone when opening developer tools, and close failures on Wayland when a focused browser window is involved or when showing tooltips and the right-click menu. v144.0.12 resolves an exception with multi_threaded_message_loop=true on Linux and Windows. The required GLIBCXX version on Linux has also been reduced from 3.4.26 to 3.4.19, lowering the barrier for teams on older Linux distributions.

Full Release Notes

Equo Chromium v144 release notes

Equo Chromium v138 release notes

One path forward for every Java stack

The teams we work with span automotive, healthcare, finance, industrial, and semiconductor; different industries. Different architectures, one shared reality: software built and maintained for years that still holds real business value, now expected to keep pace with modern expectations.

Equo exists to help those teams move forward without throwing away what already works. Whether it's keeping your embedded browser current, staying aligned with the Eclipse platform, or modernizing a legacy desktop app, there's a path that doesn't require starting over. We would love to show you what it looks like in practice.

More is on the way. Thank you for being part of this journey.

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