Documentation

Ladybird Documentation

Ladybird development moves quickly, so some of these might be out of date. Please let us know if something here is wrong. If you have any questions that are not answered here or in the FAQ, you are welcome to ask on Discord.

Building and Running

• Build Instructions
• Advanced Build Instructions
• Troubleshooting
• Testing
• Profiling the Build

Configuring Editors

• Android Studio
• CLion
• Emacs
• Helix
• NVim
• Qt Creator
• Vim
• VS Code

Development

• Project Participation
• Code Policy
• Coding Style
• Common Patterns
• Guidelines for Text in UI
• EventLoop
• Smart Pointers
• String Formatting

Browser/LibWeb

• General Architecture
• Omnibox Design
• LibWeb: From Loading to Painting
• LibWeb: Browsing Contexts and Navigables
• How to Add a CSS Property
• How to Add an IDL File
• LibWeb Code Style & Patterns
• CSS Generated Files
• Media Pipeline Design