Igalia, an open source engineering consulting firm with over 25 years of experience in Linux-based systems and Web engine development, is pleased to announce a collaboration under the umbrella of the Yocto Project with Wind River, a global leader in embedded Linux platforms, to deliver a production-ready Web runtime for embedded devices.

The joint solution combines WPE WebKit, the open source Web engine port created and maintained by Igalia specifically for embedded Linux environments, with Wind River Linux, a commercially supported, Yocto-based embedded platform. Together, the two companies provide embedded product teams with a fully integrated, standards-based Web runtime backed by direct access to upstream maintainers.

A critical component of the solution is the meta-webkit Yocto layer, maintained by Igalia since 2017. This layer contains the necessary build recipes, supports multiple Yocto versions, and provides backported security fixes. It also serves as the foundation for upstream WebKit’s continuous integration (CI) infrastructure on real hardware targets, including the popular Raspberry Pi platform. This CI infrastructure allows to identify and resolve issues before they reach downstream product teams, meaningfully reducing risks for product teams.

Together, Wind River and Igalia provide embedded developers and product teams with:

• A production-grade embedded Linux platform integrated with WPE WebKit
• A standards-based Web runtime designed for constrained and headless devices
• Direct access to upstream maintainers of WebKit and the WPE stack
• A fully open source solution, minimizing dependency on proprietary frameworks

A Web engine provides a full application runtime that includes rendering, scripting, networking, and multimedia support, making it a compelling alternative to proprietary UI stacks. This is why modern embedded devices are increasingly adopting Web-based runtimes, including devices such as industrial human-machine interfaces, automotive systems, home appliances, smart TVs, and set-top boxes. Igalia’s deep and broad experience with Web engines, along with our foundational focus on open source development, gives us a unique skill set to bring to projects that use Web engines and similar open technologies.

This collaboration between Igalia and Wind River is the latest entry in our long history of helping others meld the power of the Web with their projects to deliver truly robust solutions, creating a strong foundation for building modern, Web-based embedded applications. It allows product teams to accelerate development, reduce integration complexity, and maintain long-term control over their software stacks using open source technologies. Embedded teams that need upstream support and long-term WebKit alignment now have a production-grade Linux platform to pair with it.

If you’d like to work with us, please get in touch to learn more and see how we can help your project get further, faster.